User blog:Ditto Duck Penguin/What is Rankism?

Rankism
"Rankism is defined as the way to discriminate individuals by the rights they possess."

What is it, really?
Rankism or in other words, if seen that the ones who hold rights use it for their own free will, it'll be consider power abuse. It's when a group of people split themselves from those they hate and those they appreciate. In a general sense, this doesn't pose much of a big threat unless it's done in a large community OR the people who consider them highly are in a group, moving together from Wiki to Wiki.

Where would I see it?
This is uncommon to find, plus the only way you would find such discrimination is when people are cast aside in a community. For this, you might need to stay with a community for more than 2 month, continuously, believe me, I've been with a community like this until I noticed that they're just getting worse day by day.

What should I do?
Like the wise old saying, "Don't judge by what they are, judge by who they are and how they treat people." ~ One doesn't have to be around those who have a big title, but with those who have a big heart. The best case you can do is pretend you're just an ordinary person with no care for rights or ranks. This shows that your level for respect for each rank and those without them are equal, as you treat everyone around you the same way you'd treat anyone with rights. Remaining steadfast even if you're abused for being treated as nothing would just prove to everyone around you that you're better than them as a human and as a valuable member of Wikia. Work hard, be more kinder, Life will find a way to get you through it. ^-^

So, should I just let them get to me?
Of course not, you ought to rather, report to your closest friends, family, or the Wikia Staff itself if needed. Rankism is technically power abuse when it goes too far, and if several people are hurt because of it, it's a serious issue that needs to be dealt with. If Rankism or Rights discrimination is just something in between mods ( which is rare when some admins don't really monitor them ), some group of haters, or even some notorious vandals, it could get sketchy, the best you can do is file evidence if they've hurt many people, and hope that staff deals with them.

~ Hopefully this was informative enough and enlightening, Best of Luck and Wishes. \o/