SL-D

StraightLine-Designs (commonly known as SL-D or SLD) was a forum and the former home of the MasterWorks (+mw.) GFX group, and is now defunct. The forum was dissolved after internal conflict lead to a seizure of the site by +mw. members, and was supposedly shut down.

The dissolution of SLD was caused by the following events: The removal of +mw.pmi, the takeover by +mw.Friction, and the failure of the senior members to listen to the junior members.

The removal of +mw.pmi was first brought to discussion by +mw.Friction within the private masterwork members area. +mw.pmi was at the time generally inactive (in direct violation of the masterworks code of conduct he developed) and when he was active was found to be in violation of a number of other clauses within the masterwork rules. These include but are not limited to; flaming other members, insulting other art work, engaging in arguments across forums, and not publishing masterwork resources on a regular basis. All of this evidence was collected by +mw.Friction and presented to the masterwork collective. +mw.pmi was overwhelmingly voted out by the members of masterworks and a public statement was issued on SLD informing the general public.

After the removal of +mw.pmi, masterworks was suddenly restructured. The junior members of masterworks lost 2 key privledges: The ability to vote on new masterworks members applications, and the ability to vote for new rules and regulations within the masterwork organization. These changes were introduced by +mw.Friction due to what he described as a decline in the quality of masterwork artists and a lack of caring when voting on measures and applications. These measures combined with the fact that +mw.Friction was now the most senior member of masterworks in addition to the owner of SLD made him the defacto leader of the organization.

In the months following these changes the junior members of Masterworks very quickly grew disgruntled under +mw.Friction's leadership. These frustrations culminated in a push by +mw.Tenza and +mw.ReAnimator to restore the voting rights of the junior members. After a lengthy negotiation between +mw.Friction and +mw's Tenza and ReAnimator Friction agreed to restore the voting rights of junior members on the condition that senior member votes carried more weight on matters of policy. Suspciously after that +mw.ReAnimator was promoted to a senior member as well as made a global moderator of SLD despite having joined the organization after many other members such as Tenza, Flame, and Shuya. Many masterwork members suspect that +mw.ReAnimator and +mw.Friction engaged in secret negotiations in order to maintain +mw.Frictions power, while yielding as few rights to the junior members as possible

The destruction of SLD was caused by all of the above factors. The frustrations of the junior members continued to mount until it was ultimately suggested that Masterworks was relocated to another website entirely. This vote was restricted to the seniors who voted the measures down unanimously. Seeing an opportunity to seize masterworks in its entirety and relocate it to his own website, +mw.ReAnimator gave administrative access to +mw.Tenza and several other masterworks members who proceeded to delete core sections of SLD. Following these events +mw.Friction resigned from masterworks and the organization was effectively taken over by +mw.ReAnimator and relocated to DreamEvilConcepts

Notable members:

+mw.pmi (Founder/Senior. Later voted out by majority)

+mw.Friction (Senior & Owner of SLD)

+mw.Flame

+mw.Shuya

+mw.IDK

+mw.Tenza (Senior Member)

+mw.ReAnimator (Senior Member)

+mw.jag

+mw.Kira

+mw.LRD

+mw.TheGrayFox

many more lost from the record

sources:

http://www.tech-gfx.net/forum/archive/index.php/t-24373.html

Eyewitness account from a Masterwork Member