Thread:SilverFlight/@comment-5717693-20191228141448/@comment-5111231-20191231200627

Hi there! I'm so sorry for misleading you, but VSTF do have a right to edit on communities as local users without trying to outrank admins. That was my mistake.

However, I did notice there were some things in your editing policy that may need attention. By no means am I giving you a critique on your current policy, but it does seem strange that large rewrites are not allowed, and one cannot undo admin edits. I understand it is not fun to see information erased, but it is not important when it doesn't offer improvement; content is always evolving and changing, after all. Furthermore, preventing users from undoing admin edits is not an appealing aspect of editing on the wiki. These, combined with the fact that the former rule is not restricted to admins, gives an unwelcoming impression to new editors; and is misaligned toward the experienced editor demographic. And given the high benefit of experienced users, I would strongly urge not pushing them away. Rather, taking into consideration changes that are more flexible and favorable to all users.

Now with that all in mind, I reviewed the activity of the VSTF member and your communications. Given what they've been doing, it's evident they're not trying to pull rank; far from it, they're actively trying to help a page's sentence flow, clarifying information, grammar/syntax/spelling, and more. Even the so-called "argument" is them asking you if their edits are okay and what they can do to avoid breaking rules, so they're heeding your warning. And all just happening to take place after your edits. I wouldn't incriminate them for "undoing" your edits—and these edits aren't actually reversing the information you made—but I would encourage you take leniency, to accept their experience in improving the wiki.

The Silver wings of Night (talk) 20:06, December 31, 2019 (UTC)