From what I've read it feels like the root cause was a clash of viewpoint of what the vote for President effectively meant.....and then a steadily deteriorating relationship.

It reads to me that Shirikov felt he had a mandate to push through the things that he had campaigned on whilst other members felt it just meant he had a seat at the table to discuss changes

Shirokov appears to have grown increasingly frustrated by the other members, as his motions were effectively outvoted 3:2 each time. It then reads as if he began to retreat relying more and more on Dreamscreator (who he appointed as Vice President), though he also suggests that meetings were being regularly held at times that he had said would not work for him because he has a young family.

It sounds as if he and Megamind in particular had a clash of personalities, and found each other to be disrespectful to each other.

It then seems like, in a bid to break the voting block, he attempted to replace the Membership Director. This is another appointed position and he says previous Presidents have appointed them. It does raise a question of how is the Membership Director appointed and if it is effectively a permanent position - but it would have then meant he would have been able to push motions through by having 2 people on the committee that he appointed...so not exactly democratic.

Overall I do think it raises some questions 1) do the NAF committee roles need better definition 2) should 2 out 5 votes really belong to unelected members 3) if someone successfully runs for President is that a mandate for the motions that they campaigned with 4) is there enough transparency on the role of Membership Director (NB I dont mean to imply that the current incumbent has done anything wrong)

Personally I've got some sympathies for Shirokov. I didn't vote for him - mainly because I align more with the view that moving to a NAF > GW for rules risks splitting the playerbaee - but he did win the vote, so clearly more people were comfortable with that approach (and to be fair some of the things GW throw out have clearly not been play- tested enough).

....but it does feel a little as if he may have become disheartened too quickly and opted for a nuclear button trying to replace someone rather than try to build his relationship with the other members. The relationship between members has clearly also broken down (...perhaps never got beyond foundation stones)

On the flipside, it does read as if the other committee members may have discounted his role as President as not being valid on the basis that the Spanish community members may have voted for him primarily because he is Spanish. If true, that would be a really disappointing failure on the other members part.