Thread:Sannse/@comment-25818071-20150703150714/@comment-8-20150705213505

Before talking about your ban in particular, I want to start by going over the policy on bans in general.

I got the email you sent to us, but I won't answer it so that we can keep our conversation in one place. I am talking as staff here, if you had conversations with other staff, I'm happy to look and clarify them

But as far as I can see, you asked Josephyr about viewing recent activity, not a staff member. Josephyr is VSTF and an admin on this wikia, not Wikia staff.

As he said, there is no Wikia rule against viewing recent activity. That doesn't mean an admin can't ban you for it. As you've been told a few times now, admins can ban for any reason that does not break ToU or other Wikia rules - even if that reason is silly (yes, they can ban you for the color of your hat).

When I say "does not break the ToU", that does not mean "it must be something that is included as a rule in the ToU". It means that it doesn't contradict the Terms.

For example, if the ToU says you must wear a red hat, an admin cannot ban you for wearing one. But if the ToU doesn't mention hats, then any rule they decide on will not contradict the ToU and is allowed.

You mentioned race elsewhere, we do not allow bans based on race, sexual orientation, gender, religion etc.

So. At this point, are you clear on what admins can and can't ban for? Do you understand Wikia's policy on admins' ban choices?