I do agree on the "stiff" rules thing. I also agree that a board, regardless of stiffness, does need the rules to be clear and consistently enforced within that.
Also, yeah, I also agree that the situation was radically mishandled by Space Battles, from what little I've managed to read. If you're gonna fire someone, don't expect them to sit down and take it as "an opportunity to save face" when you try to spin a different reason for them leaving other than "we didn't want them here anymore". You either do it quietly, or if you have to say something publicly, just say it outright that you got rid of them, because while that might not make you friends, lying makes enemies faster, and can in this day and age, leave your reputation a smoking ruin.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor
Also, yeah, I also agree that the situation was radically mishandled by Space Battles, from what little I've managed to read. If you're gonna fire someone, don't expect them to sit down and take it as "an opportunity to save face" when you try to spin a different reason for them leaving other than "we didn't want them here anymore". You either do it quietly, or if you have to say something publicly, just say it outright that you got rid of them, because while that might not make you friends, lying makes enemies faster, and can in this day and age, leave your reputation a smoking ruin.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor