Thread:452/@comment-20644-20131210202200/@comment-452-20161105165519

I found my extended reply, and now seems like a great time to post it.

Before you commented on my wall, I was just going to ignore the email, as I am still a little offended by the fact that I was accused of "customization policy violations" for things I re-added under explicit permission from Wikia Staff. (Hilariously, when I was given the permission, I asked that it be posted publicly - I must have anticipated something was going to go wrong.)

But since you seem to want a response, here it is:
 * I am not interested in joining Wikia Stars.
 * I am not interested in private emails from Wikia.
 * I am not interested in "talking to the media" for Wikia.
 * I am not interested in "going to events" to represent Wikia.
 * I am not interested in appearing in Wikia videos.
 * I am not interested in signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement with Wikia.
 * I am not interested in sharing personal information with Wikia.
 * I am not interested in learning about Wikia features and programs before the rest of the community.
 * I am not interested in talking to you over voice or video chat.

To me, the "wiki spirit" is the fact that everyone is equal, and everything is public. I don't think cliques like Wikia Stars are in the wiki spirit - despite that this is apparently the norm on wikipedia.
 * I am not interested in you offering me anything which is not available to everyone.
 * I am rather insulted that you think I am the type of person who would want to join a clique.
 * The only "opportunity" I am interested in is fair and equal treatment.
 * If one wiki is given permission to do something, I expect that permission to apply to all wikis.
 * If one wiki is told they are not allowed to do something, I expect that to apply to all wikis also.

The majority of the customisations I have made were inspired by customisations on other wikis, so to remove my customisations as "violations" while allowing them on other wikis does not make me feel like I'm being treated equally. Especially when my explanation that I did them because I saw them others wikis is ignored.

This is pretty much what happened:
 * Cop: "You were doing 5 over the limit!"
 * Me: "I was doing 5 over the limit because everyone was doing 5 over the limit."
 * Cop: "Stop policing other drivers!"

It has never actually occurred to me to ask why I was being singled out, I just assume you don't like wikis with lots of customisation, and were just looking for something to nitpick that was actually against policy in some way. Similar to how a Cop might pull someone over for a minor offense just because.

Your offer to give me the chance to ask any questions I have is an intriguing one, because I do like getting answers to questions, and I learned long ago that Staff don't like giving straight answers to any question, even when I'm painstakingly specific about the type of answer I'm looking for.

For example, even when I have specifically indicated that I wanted a Yes/No answer, I've received a vague answer which uses neither of those words.

You didn't indicate whether or not you wanted a yes or no in response to your email, but just in case I haven't been clear:
 * No.