Trigger Warning: Mentions of child exploitation via coercion, child p*rnography
I profusely apologize for my spotty activity on this wiki, but I felt the need to issue this statement on behalf of the Melanie Martinez Wiki staff.
To whom it may concern,
It has come to our attention that a former member of staff, Doja The Cat (aka Tristian, DrunkEyelash) has allegedly coerced various minors into sending inappropriate pictures of themselves. We are shocked and disgusted upon learning this, this has NO PLACE on this wiki. We are aware that this fandom and wiki are not shy of extreme drama, though I can assure you that this is most likely not an allegation. Bringing up this Discussion post created by SX0B3R, highlights the allegations.
Following this, one of our very own members of staff Another Melanie Fan aka Urro (who is a minor) had told us that Tristian had coerced him as well into sending sexually explicit images of himself. Urro has given us permission to discuss this in this post. It is unknown as of this post if Tristian is a minor or an adult due to various claims, though I want to emphasize, taking advantage of ANYONE sexually is not alright under any circumstances. Additionally, with screenshots provided, Tristian had allegedly promoted leaked child pornography and sent sexually explicit images of himself to minors.
We contacted FANDOM upon the discovery, and they were sent everything in terms of evidence. We will not be sharing said information on the wiki due to privacy concerns, so please take this statement seriously.
Moving forward, we will be taking added safety precautions on this site with moderation and ensuring the safety of everybody of all ages in the future. Action has been taken now, and we are building on everything. While under COPPA, anybody under 13 is not allowed to create an account, but people do indeed lie about their true age on FANDOM. We ensure you, this behavior is NOT taken lightly and has real consequences.
Tristian has been blocked and revoked of his administrator permissions, myself and other staff will be working extremely hard to make sure this site is safe, starting now. Normally staff demotions are not made public, though, with the strong possibility that he is indeed a predator, we must tell our users of this.
As much as this has devastated us, we are moving forward on building a safer wiki. One where you can edit and comment on safely. There was a time when the community was smaller where you could do this, though times have changed, we can for sure have this feeling again. We will work hard to have this be a reality. To the victims, we hear you firsthand and send our love.
Our sincerest apologies everyone.
-MarsDy
EDIT: I have noticed users calling this "drama", and I can assure you this is far from drama. It is shocking and horrible, though it is serious. Drama is gossip tier level, this is legal authorities could possibly get involved tier level. Please remember that dismissing allegations of any sort of sexual misconduct as "drama" or "rumors" is dangerous. Not only are you putting victims in a position where they feel unheard, but you are also making a serious situation seem not that bad. Please understand. Thank you once more.