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== Post-ban controversy == | == Post-ban controversy == | ||
=== "Port Elizabeth" === | === "Port Elizabeth" === | ||
Over the course of his 75-day ban (or "vacation" from OWOT), Lemuria developed a keen interest in the South African city [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gqeberha Gqeberha], | Over the course of his 75-day ban (or "vacation" from OWOT), Lemuria developed a keen interest in the South African city [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gqeberha Gqeberha], which was renamed from "Port Elizabeth" in 2021. However, unlike other interests of his, this one has not been used as bait. | ||
Lemuria feels extreme disdain towards Port Elizabeth's name change to Gqeberha, believing that "Elizabeth" is a "beautiful name" that must be preserved on the map. D9eoead and other users have argued that the name "Port Elizabeth" was a remnant of | Lemuria feels extreme disdain towards Port Elizabeth's name change to Gqeberha, believing that "Elizabeth" is a "beautiful name" that must be preserved on the map. D9eoead and other users have argued that the name "Port Elizabeth" was a remnant of imperialism and apartheid that should rightly be erased. But Lemuria disagrees with this, believing the name change to be a completely pointless and ineffective measure. He adds that most locals have continued to call the city "Port Elizabeth" and have even signed petitions to restore it to its original name, though this seems to have mostly been from the white community in Gqeberha. | ||
At the end of the day Lemuria reminds the community that he is only invested in the Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth drama as a result of his love for female names. He stated that he has no objection to other, similarly motivated name changes in South Africa. | |||
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It's completely fucking unnecessary, because Elizabeth is a beautiful given name that must never be erased from our maps. | It's completely fucking unnecessary, because Elizabeth is a beautiful given name that must never be erased from our maps. | ||
The beauty of the name and the memory of Elizabeth Frances Markham needs to be preserved. | The beauty of the name and the memory of Elizabeth Frances Markham needs to be preserved. | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote>Lemuria attracted further controversy during the drama, leading [[Fern]] to remind him that he was still in his reconsideration period. | ||
== Cats == | == Cats == | ||
[[File:Julie Mao cat 2025-10-03 06-24-05.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|Mao in 2025]] | [[File:Julie Mao cat 2025-10-03 06-24-05.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|Mao in 2025]] | ||