Thread:RRabbit42/@comment-26933649-20171105141304/@comment-961279-20171108020552

Guys, I'm going to ask everyone to hold on for about five days. I need to do some studying for a work issue through Friday night, and then I will try to look through what happened this weekend. Everybody's got their hackles up and tempers are running high, so everyone needs to spend a little bit of time cooling off anyway.

But just so everyone knows, I'm not really sure that even if I were to turn in a checkuser request if Fandom staff would act on it. Those are typically made be administrators of a wiki and there needs to be a very good reason for making the request, such as verifying that vandalism from two or more accounts are coming from the same person. We don't get specifics like whatever IP address(es) they are using. Just "yes, there's a connection between the accounts" or "no, they appear to be separate".

This is a social issue. It may have started with a misunderstanding about making an edit or it could be more deliberate, and it's grown from there. But it's mostly a disruption, rather than damage to the content of the wiki. Many times, Fandom staff do not get involved with social issues because that needs to be resolved by the people on that wiki.

What I can offer is an objective look at what's been done. A lot of times, I don't even care which side of an issue a person is on. I just look at what's been said and try to figure out what's a good course of action. If I think one person is in the wrong, I'll say it. If there's problems on both sides, I'll say that, too.

I've dealt with vandalism and problem users for about six years now. There are names I see pop up every so often and I look a little closer because they're "on my radar". There have been times where the "once a vandal, always a vandal" statement is proven by their continued poor behavior. But there have been times where someone really does grow out of that phase and starts making good edits. I have to remind myself not to judge someone just because the radar blipped again. I remind myself to not be suspicious and stay objective.

That's what I will try to do here.