Board Thread:Special Admin Messages/@comment-26533608-20200112211153/@comment-38808443-20200113052716

Bella&#039;s Sword wrote: Isn't this a nice wake up call when you still feel sleepy in the morning I oppose.

About the 'running the wiki too much like a country' part, I feel like we ban people too easily. I usually like pushing for diplomacy and talk it out before doing any specific actions, as I think that is letting the power of banning people go to your head. Banning, should be a last resort, as specific determined users would actually come back and vandalize the wiki, starting what we used to call 'wars.' Every single user that's on fandom should be treated like a respected individual, even if, or perhaps because you are the staff of a wiki. Talk it out like mature adults.

In fact, I think we should be a lot more lenient on our bans, and give people more second chances. As long as they're willing to change their ways, then allow them. If someone is sockpuppeting, but acting as a normal user would, then let it go. Chances are, a lot of people that wants to get unbanned on this wiki are doing it for their pride. As long as you unban them again, they'll either a)start acting normal again or b)start becoming inactive.

I'm not saying don't ban people, I'm saying don't permanent ban them. The time limit for bans are there for a reason, you know? Perhaps we should make a chart on which sort of bans should be dished out on which occasions and also give warnings before we ban them.

I also think that a few rules on the wiki should be changed. For example, the minimod rule, #8 on the list. If someone wants to go and stop arguments, let them. If they want to convince a vandal to stop vandalizing, let them. Chances are, the staff reaction to those problems will be pretty much the same.

The rules written on our list also looks like it was written for a seven years old child to read. I don't think explaining why the rules are put in place are necessary. If you want to do that, go make another page that serves the purpose and link it to the rules.

I've noticed that some of the grammar on our main page is incorrect. Some of the words are incorrectly used. For example, the 'more wikis' thing should be 'Other Languages' or something like that. The 'number of active users' is also not working properly. We should get someone to revamp our main page.

A suggestion I'd like to make is to give different roles to different staff. For example, some people's jobs can be to flip through pages on the wiki and archive them and do a quality check. I don't think anyone has actually read all 2864 pages on the wiki. Someone should go do that. If the pasta is good, leave it be, or ask the owner of the pasta if they want protection on the page. Also, there are some pretty weird categories on the wiki right now. Perhaps we could make a page that contains all the official categories in user so that users wouldn't add random categories. If somebody wants to make a new category, they can get approved by staff. Someone should also be actively looking for rulebreakers on the wiki so that trouble can be nipped in the bud. Diplomatically, hopefully. These are just some of the roles I've thought of. If a staff wants to change their roles, they can ask. There can also be a quota installed into the system to demote inactive users and not keep useless staff on the staff list. Then again, these are all just suggestions, as I do understand that this is a casual/hobbyist wiki.

Personally, I agree with Minecraftbot here that the wiki is literally my life. I'm pretty sure I'd go jump off a cliff if I do discover it gone one day. Discord, chatzy, Wattpad, none of that works where I live. I would literally have nothing left if this wiki shuts down. So, I really hope that this wiki will not close.

Also, does this remind anyone of the fall of the soviet union?

I completely agree with you. I feel like a chart with what the temp ban time should be...