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I did manage to find it though. But, of course, I did do a very specific google search.

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Time Signature Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 7690	Posted: 17 Jul 2021 at 5:33am
	I did manage to find it though. But, of course, I did do a very specific google search.


adg211288 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Black Metal, Prog/AG Teams Joined: 05 Nov 2010 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 21994	Posted: 17 Jul 2021 at 5:23am
	That's definitely from the same person. It's sad that they felt the need to write that, since that's clearly about the original issue which was resolved and not the subsequent escalation. But that may be why they didn't take it down again. This review is unfortunate but I don't believe it will be too damaging as I can't believe that too many people will look us up on trustpilot.
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Time Signature Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 7690	Posted: 17 Jul 2021 at 5:10am
	Just came across this review: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.metalmusicarchives.com Could that be related to the incident? [Edit: Having looked at the discussion, I think it is] Edited by Time Signature - 17 Jul 2021 at 5:22am


Time Signature Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 7690	Posted: 17 Jul 2021 at 4:47am
	Ah, I see. Has the review been deleted? [Edit: I seem to have found it] Edited by Time Signature - 17 Jul 2021 at 5:22am


Vim Fuego Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Death, T/S/G, Grind, VA Teams Joined: 05 Jul 2015 Location: Canterbury, NZ Status: Offline Points: 6475	Posted: 17 Jul 2021 at 4:33am
	It was in the comments section of a review, and a line in the review was seen to be transphobic by someone who is transgender.

Time Signature Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 7690	Posted: 17 Jul 2021 at 4:06am
	Just out of curiosity, where was MMA called out and where was the transphobic statement made?


Bosh66 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Sludge, MC, HC, Post-Metal & Noise Rock Joined: 14 Feb 2013 Location: Bolton, Lancs Status: Offline Points: 24452	Posted: 07 Jul 2021 at 12:14am
	MMA has recently been called out by a member for transphobic comments made on this site. MMA is a site that welcomes all metal fans irrespective of sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality or ethnicity and we take this allegation very seriously. Steps have been taken to address the issue and an apology issued to the member concerned. We fell short of the standard we expect of others in this case, but we promise to do better. We want to make it clear that MMA welcomes open debate and supports free speech, including on topics that may divide opinion or be considered controversial, but those freedoms should not be expressed at the expense of others. If members are made to feel like their identity is being invalidated or otherwise feel uncomfortable, it may constitute hate speech regardless of the intention behind the comments. MMA has no choice but to remove such comments, while the poster could face sanctions, up to and including being banned from the site. Thank you for your understanding.