Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-33594813-20180206171132/@comment-26318250-20180206173209

EnderChas wrote: Prism55Writes wrote:

EnderChas wrote: Well, the bureaucrats are the ones in charge, not the community. Sometimes it is good to hear what they think however.

Maybe, a poll sometimes would be necessary SOMETIMES, but don't instantly ban someone after the poll, instead, discuss the results with staff and see what is necessary. That is exactly what happens? I mean, remember the poll for your punishment by Fico? There was a clear majority of people voting for a permaban and demotion to a normal user (which were not sock puppets, as there are around 200 active users on this wiki, roughly corresponding with the number of votes). If the wiki operated like you claim here, you wouldn't be here today. Instead, the bureaucrats decided that you should be punished, as even the community agreed on that, but chose a milder punishment instead.

Listen, there might be a lot of active users, but I don't believe SO MANY people would want my fate decided to be a permaban. Honestly, I am one of the most famous contributors here, and I don't believe so many people would want me gone forever.

Welp, keep in mind that the thread only listed the reasons for your demotion and none against (which I think was unfair). Most of those active users are likely not very involved with drama on here, so all they saw were several reasons for demotion and ban. So, obviously they voted for a permaban and a demotion. Keep in mind, there were several votes for other options, too.