You’re missing the point.
I don't care who the ums are. They need to follow and enforce the rules.
Nobody questioned whether you think UMs should follow the rules. Nobody questioned whether you've known Fairy and Princessa longer than we have. You brought all of that up to justify your position, but none of it actually addresses what my post was about.
My post was about the fact that you and Kim repeatedly take shots at the UMs for supposedly not doing our jobs, while simultaneously continuing to engage in the very behavior you're complaining about. You can't keep feeding the drama, participating in the back-and-forth, and then point at staff when the thread inevitably turns into a shitshow and call it “bad management.”
If @Kim or I would show in any thread and throw out 8 posts in 3 mins of half exclaimtion points and 6 lines of random emojis or 6 posts of gifs we'd both get a ban.
Your interpretation of the rules doesn't automatically make you right, just as your interpretation of a situation doesn't automatically make the UM who handled it incompetent. If you believe a rule was applied incorrectly, that's something you can raise with Chatmaster - but disagreeing with a moderation decision doesn't make the decision wrong simply because you would have handled it differently.
As for the history you've laid out about Fairy and Princessa, I'm not going to debate every incident you've ever had with either of them. If there's a specific rule violation, report it. If there’s not, use ignore. Their history with you doesn't change the point I made.
Being part of a dysfunctional "team" has never worked out here.
What I find genuinely comical is that the blame always seems to land on staff, while the possibility of any self-reflection somehow never enters the conversation. If Forums is supposedly losing users because of other people, perhaps it's worth considering that constantly insulting people, continuing arguments you're supposedly tired of, and then blaming staff for the resulting atmosphere might also be contributing to the problem you're referring to.
And no, you're not the only ones who have opinions about the UMs. You're simply among the loudest about them. Staff also hear plenty from people who don't want to participate on Forums because of the constant hostility and drama from its longtime members, too.
But hey, you've made your position very clear. We've heard it. All of us. And countless times.
You don't have to like the way the UMs moderate, and you certainly don't have to agree with every decision. That’s the beauty of being a chatter - you don't have to concern yourself with moderation decisions, because they're not yours to make.
If you're going to continually tell us we're the problem, though, then yes - my original suggestion still stands:
Come back as a UM and help fix the problem you're convinced exists.
Otherwise, maybe consider that being part of the solution sometimes means knowing when to stop feeding the problem.
And on that note, kitchen’s closed.