Thread:Abincyp/@comment-5888168-20160425224259/@comment-256004-20160426082926

As a semi-retired admin (and bureaucrat) of the ME Wiki, I think my opinion carries some extra weight, so I must choose my words here very carefully.

As the plaintiff, Abincyp, the burden of evidence lies on you in this case, and unfortunately, I have only seen accusations without any backup so far. Before I (or anyone, really) can vote, you should provide links to back all your claims with specific events of blocking, editing, etc. You should also inform Syalantillesfel about this voting, since s/he is directly concerned here.

Furthermore, I believe that only specific cases of abuse of sysop and/or bureaucrat powers are grounds for their revocation, while things like inserting false lore are just regular editing mistakes, unless they are enforced by sysop measures (which constitutes abuse). Therefore, I would subdivide Abincyp's accusations into sysop power abuse and regular vandalism (whether intentional or not):

Sysop power abuse (grounds for suspension of sysop and bureaucrat privileges):
 * Blocks contributors for inappropriate reasons. Please provide the list of all users thus blocked, the rationales for blocking, and explain why you believe the latter were inappropriate.
 * Deletes all the redirection pages. Please provide a sample list of redirects that, in your opinion, had clearly improved the wiki navigation.
 * Allows only 1 tag per page, alienating some content. I am not sure how content can be "alienated", but then again, I am not sure how tagging system works nowadays. How exactly does Syalantillesfel disallow more than one tag? Is it a site-wide setting?
 * Oppressing contributors with inappropriate edits. Please provide links to a small sample of specific edits made by Syalantillesfel to "oppress" others. I assume that "oppressing" here carries the same meaning as "harassing".

Editor mistakes/vandalism (grounds for administrative action):
 * Does improper formatting. Please provide links to a small sample of specific edits where Syalantillesfel inserted "improper" formatting into articles. Has a proper manual of style been published on the ME Wiki? If not, which style manual is considered "proper"?
 * Has little to no knowledge of the lore. I don't see how this accusation can be backed up by evidence.
 * Creates misinformation by adding wrong lore. Please provide links to a small sample of specific edits where Syalantillesfel inserted false lore into articles. Just to clarify: are we talking about fanfiction here?
 * Doesn't use verbatim terms. Please provide links to a small sample of specific edits where Syalantillesfel inserted terms into articles that had, in your opinion, degraded their overall quality.
 * Doesn't communicate and ignores all requests. OK, this is probably the most serious accusation in this section, since internet lives off communication. Please provide a sample of specific complaints and requests that have been ignored by Syalantillesfel.

Inactions (further examination needed, as it is difficult to judge a user for someone they haven't done):
 * Didn't maintain old wikia articles at all. I do not see this task as a responsibility of any specific contributor, sysop or not, on any wiki. If you want to update or merge old articles, do so, but don't expect anyone to do it for you.
 * Doesn't sort out templates and leaves old articles. Again, this is not a responsibility of any specific user, but of the community at large.
 * Doesn't create a community, the wikia is nearly dead. Here, too, I hesitate to put the entire blame for the non-existence of a wiki community at the feet of a single admin. A wiki is not a social network, and I have in my care a couple thriving and high-quality wikis with only a few active editors. Not taking active measures to create a community is not grounds for an administrative intervention in my view (actively preventing the community from forming is, however).
 * Doesn't update the site layout. The layout of a wiki is the sole responsibility of its admins. If the admins don't change the layout, they must think it is fine as it is. If you think the layout is outdated, but your complaints have been ignored, it's another thing entirely, discussed above.