Zoongate
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[edit] Background
Loki, one of the board's most prolific members, has a tendency to get into hissyfits over nonsense. Nonetheless, overall he was a productive member of the board and in fact started becoming very open with the board about his personal life and beliefs. If someone were to say something especially cruel about a disability of his, it would be so reprehensible due to its nature, that sparks were for certain to fly. Zoon, a respected member in his own right that would not easily be reprimanded for a transgression, would be in the best (or worse depending upon one's perspective) positive to set off the largest controversy the board has seen since Flightgate.
[edit] Origins of Their Conflict
Some observers postulate that since the foundations of the world were laid at the beginning of time, the Zoongate controversy was ingrained in the fabric of time and inevitable. However, the metaphysical attributes of the controversy are not known. What is known is that on July 12th, during a disagreement in which Loki was arguing in favor of the exploitive and genocidal political system of imperialism, Zoon accused Loki's argumentation of being irrational. However, the way in which he argued his position was an ad hominem, using Loki's schizophrenia as evidence that his entire beliefsystem was faulty.
[edit] Board Members' Response to the Initial Conflict
Generally, prominent members of the board ignored the remark, even though One of the Few came to Zoon's defense, albeit indirectly. Loki asked Big Brother to consider settling the issue, but he received no response with a span of 24 hours. The preceding resulted in a predictable temper tantrum on the part of Loki. Loki believed he was justified in his anger and a forum poll showed that most members believed Zoon stepped over the line. Seeing that Zoon was not punished and that he did not apologize, Loki announced on June 13, 2007 that he was going to leave the board, reminding its members of his impressive contributions. Even though it was implied the leave of absence would be permanant, this was not made explicit.
[edit] Leave of Absence Ends
A mere hours after declaring he would leave the board, Loki announced that he planned to stay for an indeterminate period of time. First he began sporting a new signature which said derogatory things about Zoon and Big Brother, who apparently ignored Loki concerning the matter. Loki then went about asking Zoon to fellate him--probably as a method of retribution that he thinks is necessary.
[edit] Zoon's Apology
Zoon apologized for his comments, making clear that he was not intending to personally insult Loki. He also asked for Loki to forgive Big Brother. Loki never formally accepted the apology, but in time his anger wore off and Zoongate became a mere footnote in the history of the board.
