Alright. This has been an issue for a while now, but I'm going to come clean with the state of the TRS chat.
Now, you see, I've always been in the view that taking a stance of neutrality was the best course of action. No matter what happened, I would just let it be and let the chat handle problems among themselves. I figured that if I went along moderating the chat, TRS itself would be branded as a hugbox community, which is exactly what I'm avoiding. Therefore, I never took action no matter how severe things have gotten. I've felt that not having to silence or ban people is the best case scenario for everyone involved.
This is clearly not the case as of now, however. The chat has been absolutely disgusting. Toxicity is rampant among people's runs, disrespect throughout the stream, random trolling and shitposting. Particularly among a few individuals, whose sole purpose is to show up to the chat to troll and talk with a blatant tone of sarcasm. What's even worse is that a few such people even hid behind alts to do so, and specific submissions were done with the intention to mock TRS and what I do. These are all problems I could initially let slide, but I know that if I keep letting this happen every single stream, things will not end well. In fact, signs of drama had already begun sparking and quite a few people dislike the state of the chat as is.
Therefore, from here on out, I will enforce a zero-tolerance policy. The moment you step out of line, or the moment I know that your intentions on TRS are ill-willed, I will be permanently banning you. It's one thing to be a harmless troll, it's another to breed blatant toxicity. It doesn't matter what kind of a run is shown, you are expected to show some decency to the players. Remember, YOU are submitting those runs. We simply broadcast them for the viewers' enjoyment. Several of you have already clearly shown to be problematic in the chat - you know exactly who you are. Whether or not you play the games, whether or not you are skilled at scoring or survival, I will not discriminate. This applies to everyone.
If, after enforcing this zero-tolerance policy, problems continue to persist, I will be shutting down Touhou Replay Showcase forever. It has been an enjoyable time, but I will not encourage breeding a community that consists of rude and elitist pricks with zero tactfulness.
Thank you for listening, and thank you for watching.