Board Thread:Wiki management/@comment-5143323-20180113035227/@comment-28923888-20180114210446

So here's my opinion on this change:

1. So what you're essentially implying is that there's a Magna Carta* around here that says that staff members and normal users have the amount of power in this wiki, which is completely incorrect. And normal users are allowed to vote because if not, and the staff members make a decision themselves, there could be an outrage among normal users and you probably don't want that. And for the demoting threads, if you want your vote to count, you actually have to give a rational reason why you want that staff member demoted, you can't just go saying "oh I want IronCitron21 to be demoted because he's a tw*t" because otherwise, said vote will be disqualified. so most staff members are fairly demoted. In other words, I think normal users having the ability to vote on several changes (which includes demoting staff) is a good thing because it allows people to review that change, and state whether it's a good idea or not.

2. This kind of loop rarely happens, mostly because it's pointless, if they try, then that vote will likely get opposed. Now I know there is a really vapid and futile debate on what gender a specific plant is, which is honestly dumb because it's either mentioned in that plant's almanac entry or can be very easily be called "it", which should be universal in my opinion.

3. Well, for users to actually vote on changes, they needed 25 MAINSPACE edits (not comments/replies, not stuff on Fun & Games and the roleplaying branch ) which is honestly enough for users to get the hang of things in the wiki. And if I don't think users vote for stuff they don't see or use very often, because as you mentioned, they don't know what that is and therefore don't know what the change is.

4. To me, this is just 3. worded differently (no rhyme intended). But like 1., you need a valid reason on why you agree or disagree with this change, you can't really use fanboyism.

P.S: I'm not p*ssed off at this, I just think it's a bit of a bad move, and it wasn't necessary. Also, to all the staff users that now have control of change in this wiki, please, for the love of god, before you make a change, just make a discussion about it so there won't be a coup d'etat, which will make the wiki much worst than right now. And I have two questions, one (which is completely irrelevant) why was the wiki supporting those god awful, atrocious Frozen Upgrades (while not realizing that you're making the problem worse by encouraging little kiddies to buy the damn thing) and two, will this apply to the Requests for User Rights (or elections, as like to call them)?


 * For all those Curious Georges out there wanting to know what a "Magna Carta" is, essentially it comes from the kind of contract made between the barons and King John I in 1215, which stated that "everyone, including the king, have the same amount of power and rights"; there you are...