Thread:Abincyp/@comment-5888168-20160425224259/@comment-256004-20160426140422

I would really like to hear Syalantillesfel represent his own actions here, but following accusations do appear to be well-funded:


 * Unnecessary punitive measures against good-faith contributors who question specific content.
 * False understanding of the purpose of wiki redirects and dogmatic enforcement thereof.
 * Deliberate mixing-up of different games' continuities, as well as insertion of data not directly related to the core wiki topic.
 * Lack of transparency regarding the enforced style requirements, as well as rejection of constructive feedback thereto.
 * General lack of communication with the community members regarding site-wide matters.

As an immediate measure, I have, in my capacity as the senior sysop of the Mirror's Edge wiki, revoked the earlier blocks of Abincyp and Dinoguy1000, after reviewed the rationales therefor and finding them insufficient.

As someone who has raised several wikis from extremely messy states, I know that ruffled feathers are inevitable in the process, and that anyone calling your hard work in question in that moment is extremely irritating. However, bilateral communication is extremely important in the long term, so cracking down on voices of dissent is always a bad idea. My vote on the current issue will therefore depend largely on Syalantillesfel's behavior from this point onward. If he continues to maintain the isolationist, non-communicative policy, I will vote for revoking his admin privileges. If he, however, shows willingness to improve the situation, I am ready to give him another chance.

My suggestion for the resolution of the current situation is for Syalantillesfel to write down a complete set of policies and style guidelines for the wiki that he wants to enforce. These will have to be reviewed by the community, including other admins (i.e. me) and possibly Wikia staff, before publishing. Once the policies and MoS are in place, they can be enforced normally. I would recommend taking another wiki's comprehensive policies and MoS and adapting it to our needs. In particular, I can recommend the Dragon Age guidelines or my own MGLN policies set, as they both nail down, among other things, the main topics of contention named here so far: redirects, divergent continuities, content policy, article styles, etc.

EDIT: @Syalantillesfel, we seem to have posted at the same time. Unfortunately, I have difficulties understanding your points presented in the bullet list format, which appears to have been copy-pasted from somewhere else. I do not agree with your earlier behavior, but I want to understand your end of the story before I speak for or against you. I would also like to know what you hold of my suggestion at the end of this post.