Thread:Merrystar/@comment-3275812-20130715214159

Hi Wendy. You may not remember me. I used to be known as "gonzofan" and I would frequently contribute to the Muppet wiki. However, I left for good in November 2012. You may be wondering why I decided to leave. I want to explain, (this has been on my mind lately and I would love to hear your thoughts);

In late Oct. 2012, Scott reverted one of my edits. The revert was not self-explanatory, so I politely asked him for the reason on his message wall. Scott ends up ignoring my question for over a week. So, I leave a civil response saying;

"For the record. I don't appreciate that you are ignoring my question. It's been over a week" I also stated "Given the fact that you are an admin and co-founder makes this treatment insulting to me."

In response to this, Scott blocks me. No communication at all. Just a block for three days with zero explanation. (I didn't insult anyone and I was not rude. I was just stating my feelings for the record.)

In the weeks after, I tried to get an explanation from Danny and Scott. I asked them direct questions, and I even made it clear that I did not care that my edit was reverted, my issue was that Scott deliberately ignored my question for over a week, and then blocked me just because I made a civil comment speaking my mind. No answers were given.

Finally, after weeks being left in the dark, I post a message on Scott's wall saying "Could you PLEASE tell me why you blocked me. I have a right to know." I also restated that there was a misunderstanding, I didn't care that my edit was reverted, I just wanted answered to why I was treated the way I was.

In response to this, Scott states; "You were blocked for being a pest." I was deeply offended by that. That was uncalled for and made things personal.

Then instead of helping me, Danny publicly blamed me for everything and backed up Scott. He turned a blind eye to the fact that Scott blocked me for no reason and insulted me, which I consider a huge insult to my intelligence.

All of these conversations were public, Every time I directly explained something, Danny and Scott acted as if they didn't read it. http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:163744 http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:164256 http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:164271 http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:164310 This is the ultimate reason why I left. Danny and Scott proved that they are only looking after each other. Danny failed to be objective. He just covered up for Scott and tried to sweep things under the rug.

Much earlier this year, I e-mailed Danny and asked politely for an explanation for why I was treated the way I was. He was polite enough, but refused to give me any answers.

I am at other wikis now and I'm happy and proud with the work I'm doing, but since all wikis have similar tools and a similar look, I am often reminded of how I was treated. It just doesn't make sense to me. I feel that I was wronged, and I never got any resolution.

To this day, I still have no idea why Scott ignored my question (on his message wall) for over a week. I still have no idea why he blocked me for making a civil comment, and I still have no idea why he called me a pest. (And got away with it.) Scott never even apologized to me, so I have a feeling that he has no remorse for his actions.

So Wendy, I know that you are no doubt very busy, but can you please just give me your thoughts on this? Do you approve of Scott's actions? Do you think it was unprofessional and rude of him (as a admin) to ignore my question for over a week? Do you think that he acted out of line for blocking me (when I made a civil comment) and then insulting me? I know that it's been a long time, but ultimately, I would just really love to know your thoughts on this matter. I would really, really appreciate it. I never wanted any of this to happen. From the very beginning of the incident, all I wanted was answers. I politely asked for answers repeatedly, and I did not get any. This was not my fault. I did everything that I was supposed to. I need answers as to why I was treated the way I was.

Incidentally, the reason that I am talking this up with you is because I already tried to get an explanation from Scott long ago, and that just led to dead ends.

The thing that really disappoints me is that Danny and Scott never fessed up to anything. They were never big enough to publicly say; "Mistakes were made, you should not have been treated like that." Instead, I was publicly blamed for everything.

Thank you very much for your time. 