Board Thread:Announcements of the Fanon Wiki/@comment-26928286-20170826205536/@comment-9026519-20170829012316

I never stated that this is a "dictatorship". I'm saying that you, by barring certain criticism on a site that uses the freedom of expression to promote activity within the community, is outlandish. I'm one of the harsher critics of people who write posts like this and most people won't deny that. However, I do feel that making a new rule about it w/o a vote and banning it is a bit outlandish, especially since some of the things that have been pointed out and criticised are just as disgusting and immature.

Sure other wikis might make announcements like this but, going back to the old proverb mothers always use: If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you? Why is it okay for our staff to break our site's policies and then, to cover their own asses, break another one of our policies by creating a rule w/o a vote? I think it's even more ridiculous to then cover your asses a third time by saying, "Well other wikis do it" as a valid excuse. Other wikis are not our wiki and, honestly, we look down upon many other wikis that do this (MLP Wiki, other YanSim wikis, ect).

Also, to point some other things out: When you signed up for staff this was something to be expected. I, as a former staff member, know this for a fact. I know many other staff members who I considered friends told me that I would be faced w/ criticism and shit from regular users and I'm sure you have been too so I don't see why you need to wuss out because you can't handle it. The same goes for political figures in the real world. They can't please everyone and they receive a lot of hate. So much so that many of them need people to guard their very lives both while they're in and out of office. Again, I don't see how this (though on a lower scale) is any different and I don't see how you (again, on a much lower scale) can't handle it. You as staff should be the more mature and professional person anyways.

I also feel that, if someone is badmouthing you on the discord and you're enforcing the rules, either ignore the response (like you expect users to ignore your mistakes) and ban/kick them when they finally mess up and break a rule again. It's not that hard. You expect other users who can't take the mistakes staff members make to leave (as that's normally one of the main causes for them to dislike the wiki) but you yourself cannot leave (a conversation, a blog, a forum, a message wall, ect) when it comes to criticism.

Also, just because you do this once does not mean you will do it again. There have been plenty of cases in history where one breaking of a policy has led to a domino effect where, in the end, that policy is destroyed. This can be seen all over the place in areas such as civil rights, political movements and so forth. How can I trust the staff here not to follow those same mistakes? How can I trust staff here that don't even stand up for their mistakes?

Just remember the universal rule that applies to everyone: you can't get everything you want. :)