And I will defer to Mirjam Nebet on this, since she does happen to know more about the subject than most; when an official abused their office, and their higher ups find out about it, those individuals were publically beaten for such infractions, and especially if they were against the State. The reasons for this was twofold: to punish and serve as a warning for all those in future not to follow suit. There was nothing private about the process at all. Or wait, I guess that is a little bit more realistic toward Ancient Egyptian sense of justice and it makes a few uncomfortable.

So.....while you all hide behind the idea that somehow this site is a democracy - Egypt was not a democracy. Neither is this business model, which has been put to the test because of the actions of one or a few.

To be clear, I wasn't and am not dissing Lotus'contributions to Egypt, such as they are. I am sure she has done much. However, the official. as it were, did things that were unethical. Let's not hide behind the idea that somehow we can sweep it under the rug. Ma'at doesn't work like that.

Maát says you can pretty much do whatever you want in your life *as long as you are willing to live with the consequences. These are the consequences for Lotus. There is no one to blame but the person who actually did them and the participants in the situation. As an official she should have known better. For the staff to simply demote and ban without saying why would simply be weeping things under the rug. This just creates the usual atmosphere of rumour mongering, for which AW / AS Egypt is absolutely famous for. I saw it over and over and over again. I am the first person that would wish it would change. But it takes everybody - present company included to look at what is going on and why. I speak out because everyone seems too eager to just paste on a carmine-tinted smile and pretend that nothing is wrong. Again, that isn't how Maát works.

I have a suggestion, and I would definitely agree to participate in it. I will pose this to Mirjam Nebet, since she is the most qualified: Maybe we could discuss Ancient Egyptian literature, such as the Maxims of PtahHotep and other moral codes in order for the citizens of Egypt to get more of a grasp of how to behave with one another. Maybe we could actually influence ourselves and each other in order to get some real change happening in AW Egypt.

I have a feeling however, that the subject is just another aspect of Ancient Egyptian history and literature that folks simply do not want to hear.

Pity.