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A couple of notes on 'Jay' (@/JayyBio on twt)'s reply on behalf of Quackity Studios, from a Public Relations and Crisis Management perspective.
Preface:
This analysis attempts to keep as neutral of a stance as I can on this. I will support any worker's right to fair pay, especially with the hours that the QSMP admins put into this project. That being said, we, the viewers, cannot fully understand everything that has gone one with regards to privacy and confidentiality within the project.
Delivery:
The source of this media release comes from Twitter account JayyBio, an account created within the last 24 hours for the purpose of posting this message. The verification for this account was a follow from the official Quackity Studios account. This is absolute bare minimum and really shouldn't be done for anything, ever. I understand that they may wish to reduce the impact on viewers following the Quackity Studios account that are unaware of the situation, but doing this (and attaching a seemingly personal account to it) significantly impacts both the credibility and visibility of the statement.
Removal of Lea from the team:
Immediately, the attacks on Lea attempt to put the admin on the defensive. The evidence regarding her removal (including the 'grooming' screenshots, which she refers to vaguely, and even calls the notion crazy) is designed to target a sore spot within the community, and further complicate the situation.
As a managing body, it is administration's responsibility to clarify things like pay, fair compensation, and work. The screenshots don't call it 'stuff to do' or anything that would imply casual activities. Lea calls it work. As Lea was in a paid position instead of a volunteer one, the responsibility falls on the Studio's head to clarify these things.
The only proof of unavailability is two screenshots, a month apart, with the responding manager enthusiastically giving confirmation with no warning or advice. The only thing this proves is that Lea was not scolded (in the images provided) for taking unavailability.
This whole unavailability thing is a huge, underlying managerial issue, because a discussion should be had if a paid employee is unable to make what the team believes is the minimum activity. Both extremes claimed by both parties, i.e a full on scolding OR complete blind support are not viable solutions.
In short, either they're still not releasing the full reason for release (due to privacy or confidentiality reasons), or someone is lying. Regardless, the whole situation is underpinned by a much larger issue for the managing team.
NDAs:
Honestly, the fact that they weren't using NDAs right off the bat shocked me. In business (and a lot more frequently than you think) NDAs are used to preserve confidentiality within an organisation for a variety of reasons that I don't have time to cover. Depending on your labour laws however, they cannot be used to hide information regarding employee wages.
Quackity Studio's NDA was valid for the use of:
Protecting Copywrited Assets
Minimising Security Breaches and/or Risks
Protecting Storylines and "Lore Leaking"
Protecting the Privacy of team members and CCs
The NDA was *not* valid for:
Penalizing the formation of personal relationships (yes, even parasocial ones)
Communicating with other members of the team, even regarding Wages and Working Conditions
That isn't to say that the cases not covered by the NDA can't be called unprofessional (especially in the case of parasocial relationships) but they are not grounds for being sued.
You know what is grounds for being sued?
DOING A Q&A REGARDING SENSITIVE INFORMATION ON TWITTER!
The threats from QStudios from Lea's initial posts, while deeply unprofessional and drawing a fairly worrying image of the working environment, were just empty threats. Now that Lea has well and truly broken an Actual Signed NDA, this gets real complicated.
I'm not in law, so I'll leave it up to the armchair law students, but this is just a summary of my thoughts while reading up on the reply PDF.
Items not Covered:
Pay for the overall position (I do not know enough about french labour laws)
Treatment of staff who spoke out prior to Lea's statement (too much back and forthing)
Further Action:
Quackity Studios, please set up an account for statements and releases. I cannot emphasise how D-tier this is reading it through a brand new unbranded account.
ALSO GET YOUR CEO'S APPROVAL BEFORE POSTING A STATEMENT?
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JESUS CHRIST THAT STREAM WAS CRAZY
THERES SO MUCH LORE TO DIGEST SHAKJQJWIAKAJHDISIWK
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For your gaze will be met with those of unyielding fury
I kinda just fucked around and found out making this, I didn't really have a plan, just a feeling. The feeling of Bolas Rojas.
#bolas rojas#qsmp#qsmp purgatory#qsmp fanart#qsmp bolas#qsmp philza#qsmp jaiden#qsmp cellbit#qsmp carre#qsmp foolish#qsmp slimecicle#qsmp baghera#team bolas#quackity studios#you make a damn fun smp big q#thanks for giving me something to watch while i had covid
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drawing some bad kids as a warmup 🤕 i’m surprised i don’t post about dimension20 considering the parasitic hold it has on my brain
#fantasy high#fantasy high junior year#kristen applebees#gorgug thistlespring#fantasy high fanart#dimension 20#art#character art#character design#digital art#media#digital sketch#clip studio paint#(also srry i don’t post much anymore on qsmp i feel so lost from the lore and content at this point but maybe ill get back into soon 😅)
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okay so… I met Bad (AAAAAAA) and I posted this (yes I did say that to him)
and y’know what reply I get?
LEAVE ME OUTTA THIS
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might change in the future but here is a design test
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QSMP!!!!
#blu art#blu mcyt#clip studio paint#qsmp#qsmp fanart#luzu fanart#philza fanart#jaiden animations#wilbur soot fanart#slimecicle fanart#quackity fanart#mcyt fanart#mcyt art#mcyt
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Welcome!! 🇰🇷 ✨
#qsmp fanart#animeartstyle#clip studio paint#qsmp acau#Acau#qsmp#악어#qsmp 악어#illustration#digital art
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Ironmouse: Part of the reason why I love this server so much is because everybody's so nice. Everyone! Like, every single person is super nice! And it's like- it's like, genuine nice, it's not like fake niceness. [...] I've literally talked to almost everybody at least once like outside of the QSMP. We've talked on Discord, people regularly check in on me, we get in group chats and we play games like outside of the server... You don't really find that sort of connection all the time with people.
Ironmouse recently talked about her experience on QSMP, and how kind all the members are. I'm posting the entire conversation instead of cutting it up like I usually would because I really enjoyed hearing her thoughts on the server.
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Ironmouse: Honestly, I'm sure he wouldn't mind if I did. He's so nice, he's so- he's always been super nice to me. He's been so nice, I– part of the reason why I- I love this server so much is because everybody's so nice. Everyone! Like, every single person is super nice! And it's like- it's like, genuine nice, it's not like fake niceness. You know how sometimes like– you always hear like, "Oh yeah, you know–" when–
Ironmouse: Whenever you like, join like a new thing, right? Whenever you like join like a new thing, you always worry, 'cuz you always think: "Oh, are the people gonna like me? Are they gonna be nice to me? What if- What if- you know, what if this, what if that?" But everybody like genuinely was nice when I first came by, and everybody has been so nice to me– not just in the game, but outside of the game, and–
Ironmouse: Something special about the QSMP is like... People wanna be your friend like outside of the game? Like, I've literally talked to ev– almost– almost everybody at least once like outside of the QSMP, like... We've talked on Discord, people like regularly check in on me, and like we get in group chats and like we- we play games like outside of the server, and it's just like... You don't really find that sort of connection all the time with people? You know what I mean? It's very– it's very not common when you go on like, a content creator-like server or stuff like that, you know? You'll get like one or two people that you get close to and stuff, but like... Everybody is SO nice, and everybody's been so nice to me, and I can't tell you how many people like, wished me– not just like wished me happy birthday, or like wished- said, "Oh, you know, hap- Merry Christmas!" dadadada, it's like genuinely like... Asked how I'm doing, and like talk to me, and like... Just like– I dunno, it's just like so- so- it's so wonderful.
Ironmouse: Like, I get that with VShojo a lot, like– we're all like besties, and we all like talk all the time, but I feel like it's different, 'cuz like VShojo– we're VShojo, we're like– we're our own group, but this is like... You know... You don't expect this sorta thing when you get invited to like be on some- be a part of something, you know? And it's- and it's been so– it's been so wonderful and everybody's been so GENUINELY nice to me, and I- I appreciate everybody on the server so much, and they're just some of the nicest people that I've ever met ever, and it's just–
Ironmouse: It just warms my heart, and I'm just really– really like, thankful to be a part of something so great, and something so positive! Because like, everybody's so supportive! Like– the time when like, I didn't like– I- I- I had a moment where it's like I– do you guys remember in December when I- I was not around a lot? And like, I had to take breaks and all this stuff and it turns out it was like the concert stuff? They all like would message me regularly, like, we would all keep up with each other, and we would all talk. And I remember telling them about like, how much stress I was under, and like all the- all the pressures of the concert and stuff, and– and they were cheering, and- and- and they were just so... so kind to me, it was just so– so sweet, and- and you know, I was in a group chat with a- with a few people, and they were all just so excited and- and- just super nice, and- and very- very sweet, and it's just– and it's just very– I'm sorry if I'm rambling! It's just...
Ironmouse: I dunno! I- I- I just enjoy being here, and I enjoy hanging out with everybody, and... it's just nice to meet really good people. You don't really find that. You don't find that sort of thing all the time. Don't get me wrong– it's not like I haven't met a lot of good people, like– I just feel like this whole like, my whole like– Ever, like– My streaming journey, I've just been nothing but surprised at the goodness of people? Don't get me wrong– I've met assholes and sht like that, and I've met- I've encountered some people that are NOT so nice. I'll never like, talk about it or whatever because that's their thing, and I'm just gonna do my thing and I don't wanna like, you know, spread any type of stupid drama or whatever the fck, but like... I'm just always surprised about how– how incredibly nice people are, and how genuine a lot of people are, and it's... It- it's just nice, especially since like– You're used to coming from like, a certain background and a certain like, environment where it's like, you've met a lot of like fcked up mean people in your life, and you've just been around a lot of like fckery, you know? So when- when you're around stuff that's NOT fcked, it's just like, "Woah, this is crazy! Is this- is this how life is supposed to be?!" And it's just- it's just really... it's really- it's really nice. It's very nice.
Ironmouse: Yeah, it's very refreshing, that's why I- I enjoy hanging out on here, everybody's just so nice to me. And it's not just like being nice just to be on-stream, it's nice off-stream, on-stream, friendship on-stream, off-stream, it's- it's just- it's just so- it's- it's- it's wonderful. It's wonderful. And I just have to say like... man, I'm just really thankful that like... it's crazy that like I got invited to be on here and I'm just really thankful that, you know... Quackity like, reached out to me and he's- he's just been nothing but nice, everybody- everybody's just so kind. Everybody's so nice. This is something truly special.
#QSMP#Ironmouse#February 11 2024#Subtitles#*clenches fist* You don't want to know how long it took me to transcribe and subtitle this thing#anyways I saw people sharing a Twitter thread where Mouse talked about this#and I was like ''hey that thread cut some bits out''#so. here I am. posting the entire thing. and subtitling + transcribing it for some reason#anyways I'm shocked Tumblr let me upload this#I did lower the video quality a little bit (reluctantly) because the length + quality made the file size a smidge too big for Tumblr#but it's still pretty good quality imo. yeah?#I'm 100% applying to be a video editor the next time Quackity Studios is looking to hire folks again.#give me money so I can justify the time and effort I put into these things#Edit: Yeah I might make a shorter version of this too#just so I can direct people to this longer version as well#EDIT: LMAO I FORGOT TO POST THIS#Edited
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hey. I know everyone is feeling a lot of things right now and most of them aren’t great, but it’s okay to still acknowledge that at its core, the QSMP was a good idea. it may have been managed poorly and my heart goes out to all the admins that worked so hard for nothing in return, but they worked so long and so hard for a reason: they truly loved and believed in the concept. even if you no longer feel comfortable engaging with the project or content about it going forwards, we owe it to all these people who worked so hard to acknowledge that the stories and characters and builds and puzzles they created were AMAZING. I wish they were able to create these things under better conditions, but I’m not going to go back and say everything about the QSMP sucked.
the whole goal of the QSMP was to bring communities together, and translation software was well developed to do so. we now have an extension that right now is allowing Portuguese speaking and Spanish speaking chatters to watch and enjoy their favorite CCs compete in Liar Liar on the Tubbathon, even though they are speaking English. it’s led to so many English speakers being inspired to learn a new language and to watch non-English speaking streamers, and so many friendships across language barriers have formed. we can and should discuss the problems with the server, but we can also reflect on all the good that has come from it.
#qsmp#not meant as a defense of quackity studios or even quackity himself at ALL btw#i just started seeing a bit of doomposting and wanted to counter that#so much good has come from this server#i wish it wasn’t on the backs of good people struggling#the good is undeniable though and the good can still endure#we can still be friends <3#my post
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ik he didn’t immediately notice missas bed when he first woke up but a fella can dream
#qsmp#art#digital art#pissa#qsmp pissa#qsmp philza#qsmp missa#qsmp death duo#deathduo#philza minecraft#missasinfonia#i meant to draw this last week but yall know the drill#stuff happened#whatever we ball#anyways i like to imagine phil gets studio ghibli excited#like big emotion he just gets fluffier :3#also love how the only way i’ve been getting mini-comic practice in is through drawing block men#love that for me
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WEHEEEE
#qsmp fanart#qsmp#qsmp quackity#quackity fanart#what a time to be bilingual#clip studio art#mcyt fanart#mcyt#quackity
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Never gonna stop thinking about the tragedy that is qDan. The last thing he ever said to anyone was "I'll see you later". He never made it home. He wanted to help. He promised to be back. He made a waypoint of Maxo's house so he would know how to get back. He played hide and seek with his child and sang him to sleep. He did his best to protect his partner despite never once having a piece of armor or a weapon. "Let me save you" is one of the lines he said that I remember the most. "Let me save you", he said, to someone who was much stronger than him. "I'll see you later", he said, to someone he would never see again. "Tell me when he wakes up", he said, about his child, because he wanted to be there. He wanted to help. He wanted so badly to be there. Let me save you. I'll see you later.
He never made it across the second river.
#bobby talks#i need to look at a map. see where exactly he last logged out.#looked at a map. did you know there is still nothing where he was last? nothing has been built there.#there's a good chance that the tree he last stood by is still standing.#the closest building? the closest structure now to where he was last? Gordinho Gosotinho Studio.#qsmp#qsmp dan#qsmp dantdm
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Important tweet from the former Lead Developer of Quackity Studios, who has been gathering information and contacting lawyers and current as well as former admins. He is planning to make an announcement and has asked for as many people as possible to retweet his most recent tweet and raise awareness.
#notify me if the google translation has errors#qsmp#quackity studios#quackity#qadmin situation#my posts#cc!quackity#quackitystudios#image id in alt text
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#art#artists on tumblr#digital painting#artwork#drawing#my style#small artist#small artist support#illustration#ilustraçaodigital#ponyo#ponyo ghibli#studio ghibli#studio ghilibi#mike qsmp#qsmp mike#mikethelink#tazercraft fanart#minebarbfanart#minecraft#minefanart#ponyo fanart#qsmp tazercraft#mike tazercraft#qsmp art#qsmp fanart#qsmpblr#qsmp#qsmp mine#doodle
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ETOILES NOOOO. Head up king your crown is falling 👑
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