Thread:Andrewds1021/@comment-1409530-20160513233036

"While I haven't read the entire quoted thread in detail, the general sense is that you were told repeated times not to use certain terms on the wiki because either they are not actually words in the English language or are not aligned with the style of the show the wiki is about. In the wiki community, the latter should be enough."

"However, you then proceed to chase after the former reason.": I needed to validate certain words. "In doing so, you essentially ignored the admin's standard of using an English dictionary to determine which terms are appropriate and which are not.": How so? "Yes, technically there is no official source of English words.": True. "That being said, well known dictionaries such as Marriam-Webster are typically referenced as guides.": Also true. "Such dictionaries do update their lists; words being added based on frequency and duration of use.": "Frequency of use" refers to the number of times it is used but what do you mean by "duration of use"? How long the word has been used for? "I don't know what your native language is, but, in English, you cannot simply concatenate two words to make a new one.": Why not? It has happened in many cases.

"It is also worth noting that going to a wiki and replacing an single word or phrase on all the articles can also be considered spam.": It can be but should not be if the replacement word or phrase makes sense. "If not considered spam, it can still be considered a cheap way to cheat the edit counting system and achieve a high rank with minimal work.": I assure you that is not my motive in doing any edit that I do. "In both cases, an admin may ban you if you continue to do so after clear requests to stop."

"Also, the admins noted that this behavior was a pattern for you over several wikis.": Which admins? Where was it noted? When was it noted? "Frankly, if I were you, I would be grateful the VSTF hasn't issued a global ban.": VSTF?

"Finally, even if you were unjustly banned, posting on this forum will not do much.": But it will do something. "As with any wiki, the forums are general places to post discussion and are not automatically monitored by admins/Wikia staff.": True. "Only Wikia staff can override an admin's ban so you would need to contact them directly about the issue.": How can that be done? 