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The '''Oddworld Forums–Glass Asylum schism''' is an event in the [[Oddworld_Forums#History|history of the Oddworld Forums]] in which a large number of members, including [[Oddworld_Forums_staff|members of staff]], left the Oddworld Forums when the Forums’ founder, [[Sydney]], had her administrative powers removed.

After this, Sydney founded a new message board called '''The Glass Asylum''', which many members started frequenting, either instead of or as well as the Oddworld Forums. There was a lot of tension and mistrust between the two communities for a while, although most participants in the dispute have since claimed they hold no grudges.

== Prior events ==
Following his visit to [[Oddworld Inhabitants]]<ref name="pilotatOWI"/> and being made [[Fan of the Month]] on the [[Oddworld Inhabitants website]],<ref name="pilotFOM"/><ref name="pilotFOMOWF"/> [[Pilot]] attracted the attention of Sydney and [[Abe Babe]], with whom he started chatting and became friends.<ref name="skype1"/> When the [[Spoiler Forum]] was opened at the launch of [[Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee]],<ref name="spoilerforum"/> Pilot was selected to moderate it,<ref name="spoilernominations"/><ref name="spoilermod"/> and when the Forums’ server demanded higher prices to continue the hosting plan, Sydney and Abe Babe accepted Pilot’s offer to host [[OddNet]] on his personal server at no charge.<ref name="merge"/><ref  name="skype1"/>

Odd Tour; passing through Sydney's neighbourhood; gender reassignment.

== Banning Sydney ==
According to accounts by Pilot years later, there came a time when, over the course of a few months, Sydney began ‘acting strange’ and ‘starting to become <em>spurious</em> in his administrative duties,’ being unaccountably absent for long periods, immediately banning members for minor misdemeanors without consulting the other Forum leaders, and generally ‘exuding a strong insecurity’.  When confronting Sydney with their concerns only resulted in her effectively stating it was ‘my way or the highway’, the other leaders resorted to their earlier plan to remove Sydney from a position of power.

Abe Babe, being the only member with the permission levels capable of removing Sydney’s administrative powers, reluctantly agreed to do so while Pilot agreed to create the Forum-wide announcement, both of which actions were performed on 17 August 2002.<ref name="sadday"/>

== References ==
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<ref name="pilotatOWI">Oddworld Forums members (3–5 September 2001). ‘[http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=1063 how to get into OI]’. Oddworld Discussion. Oddworld Forums.</ref>

<ref name="pilotFOM">Oddworld Inhabitants (3 September 2001). ‘[http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/web/oddworld.com/firsttenyears/alf/ow_fan11.shtml Fan of the Month, September 2001]’. Alf’s Rehab & Tea. Oddworld Inhabitants website.</ref>

<ref name="pilotFOMOWF">Oddworld Forums members (3–8 September 2001). ‘[http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=1060 Oddworld.com updated]’. Oddworld Discussion. Oddworld Forums.</ref>

<ref name="spoilernominations">Oddworld Forums members (1–11 November 2001). ‘[http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=432 Now accepting: Spoiler Forum moderator nominations]’. Forum Suggestions & Help. Oddworld Forums.</ref>

<ref name="spoilermod">Abe Babe (13 November 2001). ‘[http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=1203 Spoiler Forum Moderator Announced]’. Forum Suggestions & Help. Oddworld Forums.</ref>

<ref name="merge">Sydney (9 February 2002). ‘[http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=459 Important Oddworld Forums Announcement]’. Forum Suggestions & Help. Oddworld Forums.</ref>

<ref name="skype1">Pilot (4? January 2010). Audio interview with Pilot. Published (?) by Max the Mug.</ref>

<ref name="spoilerforum">Abe Babe (15 November 2001). ‘[http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=3791 Welcome to the Spoiler Forum]’. Oddworld Discussion. Oddworld Forums.</ref>

<ref name="sadday">Oddworld Forums members (17 August 2002). ‘[http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=6098 A sad day today]’. Off-Topic Discussion. Oddworld Forums.</ref>
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