Ok so where to start with this one... For a start I will not bother reading every exact word in each post but I gathered the basic idea of staff being unhappy with the reported incident.

For a start I would like to mention that I myself and countless other long time staff members have done several stupid things like this due to us just having a laugh or a little bit of fun while there is no F1's. I understand it is probably not the smartest idea to do it to a new staff member that wasn't in on the gag but at the same time I would like every to lay off the professionalism ordeal since he just got promoted and we all know ModMan is an eccentric character that was clearly just having a bit of banter with Angelus.

I will have a word with him later about it and make sure he doesn't do it again to anyone that is not willing to have a bit of staff fun.

Also I understand you made this post to get the point across but next time I strongly suggest just poking one of the SA or Community Managers over TS as we were all active and online at the point you posted this, the post does no favours for the staff member and reporting it to us over TS would've had it dealt with more swiftly and easily.

Anyway I will leave the topic unlocked incase a Community Manager wants to have any input into this but as I said I will speak to ModMan about it and make sure he knows it was unacceptable and not to let something like this happen again.
Thanks.

Ok so where to start with this one... For a start I will not bother reading every exact word in each post but I gathered the basic idea of staff being unhappy with the reported incident. For a start I would like to mention that I myself and countless other long time staff members have done several stupid things like this due to us just having a laugh or a little bit of fun while there is no F1's. I understand it is probably not the smartest idea to do it to a new staff member that wasn't in on the gag but at the same time I would like every to lay off the professionalism ordeal since he just got promoted and we all know ModMan is an eccentric character that was clearly just having a bit of banter with Angelus. I will have a word with him later about it and make sure he doesn't do it again to anyone that is not willing to have a bit of staff fun. Also I understand you made this post to get the point across but next time I strongly suggest just poking one of the SA or Community Managers over TS as we were all active and online at the point you posted this, the post does no favours for the staff member and reporting it to us over TS would've had it dealt with more swiftly and easily. Anyway I will leave the topic unlocked incase a Community Manager wants to have any input into this but as I said I will speak to ModMan about it and make sure he knows it was unacceptable and not to let something like this happen again. Thanks.