Thread:Merrystar/@comment-3481504-20141114233436/@comment-2170536-20141115191357

I very much hesitate to chime in here as it is a Supernatural Wiki issue and I am obviously not part of that community, but I did want to say that most community decisions probably should not be left to an anonymous poll. This one very well could be legitimate, but polls are too easily skewed by alt accounts and the like. In addition, it is much more useful to understand why people voted a particular way, which the poll does not support.

A much better solution is to start a thread and have people respond with 'agree', 'disagree' or 'neutral', and encourage people to give their reasons.

One other thing I would suggest is to be a little more objective in the wording. If someone were to write "This person is a complete jerk and is the most horrible person I have ever met in my life. Shouldn't we ban him from the wiki?" Anyone unfamiliar with the person might simply say "um, ok" without actually doing any investigation themselves. Go ahead and state your case, but stick to the facts. And give the other person a chance to tell their side of the story too. And then let the community decide one way or the other.

Anyway, this is just food for thought. I apologize again for perhaps butting in where it shouldn't, but I thought it might help you guys and your community with situations like this in the future.