Thread:Brandon Rhea/@comment-3075024-20130404151458

Hi Brandon, My name is Monkey.D.Me and I am active member on One Piece Wiki. I had a question regarding a blog conflict on the our wiki and I was wondering if you could help.

Yesterday I created a blog which was to make theories and predictions regarding the future occurrences in the upcoming manga chapters. Members make bets on their theory or prediction and if someone disagrees then, they would challenge the other person and see whose theory or prediction comes true. The loser of the bet will have to wear a avatar that the winner chooses for limited time that both parties agreed upon when making the bet. Of course the avatar that the winner chooses for the loser should be within the avatar regulations of Wikia. This was the blog theme and members of the wiki participated in the game. If was absolutely choice of the members if they want to participate or not and how what they like to challenge others theories.

But, the admin of our wiki DancePowder disagreed with the theme of my blog and deleted it. I was not on the wiki when he deleted it but some of the users said "he flipped a coil and it landed on your blog being deleted" which of course sounds bit foolish but he said "gambling is bad". I agree with his thought and understand what he is trying to say but there was no money, valuable items or physically existing item that was involved in this game. It was simply trade of avatar change for fun among wiki members. Yet, he deleted my blog.

The problem I have with his decision is that this idea of avatar change was inspired from him actions to begin with. He once bet his avatar with a member in past and lost. AND he occasionally makes betting blogs such as the one he made after my blog yesterday as following in the link.

http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:DancePowderer/Cosmic_Combatants_in_the_Colosseum

In this blog he also makes everyone bet belis which is currency in the One Piece manga which the One Piece wiki is about. According to him, the money is imaginary therefore it does not mean anything .. but it is still gambling. I have already requested him to bring back my blog on his talk page but I am not sure he is a man I can reason with considering his past actions.

Therefore, I wanted to ask your help if you can tell me if my blog theme was wrong or not. AND if it was wrong and my blog should have been deleted, then his blog should be deleted as well which is also based upon the theme of gambling. I do not ask for that my blog comes back, I just want equal justice regarding if blogs can be deleted upon an admin's judgement solely?

Thank you for your time and I apologize for this long tale on your message wall. Monkey.D.Me  