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Thank you EVERYONE!! I would not be where I am today without all of the personal and professional growth developed within the scene. And I'll still be around for LANs especially to see those who I've grown close with!

But for now, it's time for me to start focusing a little more on my next chapter.

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · 19d

As my passion starts to be overshadowed by burnout and exhaustion, SuperJump 5 closed out that chapter for me. I'll still be around, but in more of an advisory role for any events I will remain involved in. I have started to miss out on more IRL things and want to make way for new TOs to take over.

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · 19d

Hey everyone!

I've had a great run since 2020, being able to help with so many different events within the community. I've gotten to a point where life has gotten so busy, and the scene has gotten even busier. I believe my time has come to start moving away from online events to focus on life 🧵

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · Sep 10

HMU if you ever wanna chat photography! Been doing it since like 2018 and def learned a thing or two 🫡

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · Sep 10

➡️🚪

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · Sep 10

Sureeeelllyyyy

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · Sep 10

Both teams won on it by that point I was dying laughing on stage

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · Sep 8

Riptide always manages to out-do itself year after year, thank you to everyone who always makes it so special 🫶

And the toasty cam !!!

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · Sep 4

Doesn’t feel real that riptide is here?? Soon!!!!

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · Sep 2

Back before 9am, gotta account for traffic, bag check, and walking time, and inevitably forgetting something in your room

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · Aug 29

Dibs

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · Aug 23

Yes, I did note this in the thread. I’m not discussing the case, just the actions that followed.

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · Aug 23

Yes, she reposted and shared the dox on socials, and both Six and IMAD actively encouraged the mob-like behavior. I suggest you watch the video posted by splat safety, yes it’s two hours, but it is very insightful.

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · Aug 23

Unfortunately, due to the general age of players in the community, I don't think it would have. A lot of members may not have the same level of critical analysis that some TOs do when it comes to these situations, but definitely happy to see some new projects with a lot more support!

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · Aug 23

But that was before it was super easy to set up a tournament on sendou ink, so who knows.

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · Aug 23

No, there was an overwhelming amount of support within the guild for a blackout, but we mostly agreed that it would have been too hasty. I personally think there would have been immediate shock, then things would resume a few weeks later but not any sort of take-over.

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · Aug 23

All of us volunteers, work without a simple thank you, sent threats due to the resulting behavior and actions of the community by encouraging the community to become the judge, jury and executioner. It becomes dangerous and creates a hostile environment that does not promote productive conversation.

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · Aug 23

by her enabling and encouraging this behavior and spreading the dox. I'm not here to discuss the case, but wanting to share how much this single action created shockwaves that most never felt the impact of, and it's the main reason I have since lost interest in supporting the scene and TOing.

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toastγ 🔜 SeaBattle @toastyspl.bsky.social · Aug 23

As volunteer TOs, some were calling for a blackout to stop running events. As this case had been turned public by Six, it caused irreparable damage to the community and all of it's volunteer force. The threats made to TOs was beyond unacceptable as "backlash" -

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