Forum:Admin Question

So my question is because DP limboed blogs, and according to several people this wiki is a democracy, why did we not have a formal vote about it. 21:39, April 1, 2012 (UTC)

An admin has the authority and power to do such a thing. The bitching comes in later.

Take it or Leave it.

Because you touch yourself at night. SeaTerror 21:43, April 1, 2012 (UTC)

So rici you have changed your mind from the chat mod problem????????????????? 21:46, April 1, 2012 (UTC)

I said the bitching comes later. Just like back then, the decision was taken. Everyone else went against it AFTER IT WAS DONE :D. I hope you got that in your head now

The power to shut down all blogs was granted to DancePowder by Ap.ρ.I.λ-01 headmaster, this was discussed in the chat privately. We cannot object this, sorry, otherwise we will be left high and dry.

Democracy has its limits, deal with it. 22:16, April 1, 2012 (UTC)

Well, people are overloading with blogs, some of which can be a real bullshit and irrelevant to this wiki. So if you wanna write about other stuff, go to another wiki. Anyways, I think cutting blogs out may be a good thing, like Narutopedia doesn't have blogs, and look how nicely they turned out. 22:34, April 1, 2012 (UTC)

Its not the no blogs that really bugs me, Its the "I can't do my tournament". Unless Im authorized to doo it in a forum 22:38, April 1, 2012 (UTC)

I wouldn't mind if we didnt have blogs.. If other people agree as well, it deserves a vote.. But not here..

Someone explain why this is in line with wikia's policies http://i.imgur.com/lNgoF.png 22:41, April 1, 2012 (UTC)

I already said why. It is because you touch yourself at night. SeaTerror 23:17, April 1, 2012 (UTC)

Ahahahahaha sorry but I can't do anything but to laugh over the reason for why this forum is made. DP was given the authority to make these desperate decision in desperate situation and as Yata and Levi said that this situation was indeed one that needed a quick action before it turns into a mess that is hard to control and ends with few unfortunate bans. Plus .. (smells air) *sniff* *sniff* .. I am still alive without blogs .. its not oxygen. Democracy is sure above everything but there needs to a authority over it as well to keep it together and DP did what was right so I don't see point of this forum and would request to close it as soon as possible but if you want to discuss more then please be my guest. 23:50, April 1, 2012 (UTC)

Do we really need blogs? We can live without them. I'm actually fine without them and respect DP's decision. He has the power to make these decision and many do support this decision. Without blogs we can really start editing articles when many users only edits are on blogs. As many said in the chat, this is a wiki not a blog website and many forget that. This is a small issue that you are making it a big issue than it actually is. Also to clear anyone who saw the Tucky's picture, Tucky made a threat (Tucky pointed out the Terms of Use in the chat and found out that "You agree not to use the Service to threaten") but we do not take this serious and it was a April Fools' prank. There has been much worst pranks done today than that by far, so don't be upset by it.

May i remind everyone this is a wikia, not a blogspot or shit like that. We still have forums. Deal with it

00:51, April 2, 2012 (UTC)

People like me come here to just read or get the information from this wiki, and end up becoming a member, because there is so much more to it. I wouldn’t mind helping with the article edits whenever I can. It would be nice to have a blog section just for fun, but it isn’t necessary. I don’t know the details, but for whatever reason DP had to disabled the blogs, I respect his decision. I can’t help but to laugh where MDM is saying “I am still alive without blogs .. it’s not oxygen”…..ha…ha…ha

00:17, April 3, 2012 (UTC)Zori

I don't mind not having the blogs. I noticed that without the blogs, more people are actually editing the wiki. Beside, like IH said, this is a wikia, not a blogspot, so deal with this. People can survive without blogs. We still have the chat and the forums. If you think you can't survive this, then go to Narutopedia and stay there for a week. They don't have any blogs or chat at all, and yet people are surviving it. Jademing 00:30, April 3, 2012 (UTC)

'''I'm really proud of you Tucky. You stood up against this injustice like a boss, despite having the majority "against you". You are a great example to all the butt kissers out there, and you are on a good way to become an A - class hater'''. 13:47, April 3, 2012 (UTC)

I hardly noticed that the blogs were gone until now lol. Not that I mind though, this is a wikia after all.176.10.225.231 14:06, April 3, 2012 (UTC)

The fact that anybody thought this "joke" was a good idea astonishes me. Not to mention that the way it was addressed in this forum, by people I'd really come to expect better of, appals me. "I noticed that without the blogs, more people are actually editing the wiki." Bullshit. If you look at the wa these last couple of days, it's only the regular editors, minus some others. If this was meant as an incentive to get more of the bloggers to edit regularly it has failed decisively.

I won't even address the issue of loss of sitetraffic this has definitely caused as you should all be able to know that yourselves, plus, seeing that this is only a wikiahosted site, doesn't matter to us too too much.

"May i remind everyone this is a wikia, not a blogspot or shit like that." websites evolve. I wouldn't mind a few more editors who knew wtf they're doing, but removing the main reason people actually start to edit on this wikia is one of the stupidest ways I can think of for doing that.

This also sets one hell of an ugly precedent in terms of admin power and the way this wikia is run, alleged joke or not.

91.115.172.20 14:13, April 3, 2012 (UTC)

I think some of you are taking this a little far. Sure, I didn't like the blogs disappearing, but it didn't really hurt the wikia in any ways. If anything, this will encourage people to be a little more responsible and reasonable on blogs if they know what it is like not having them. And as far as just being the regular editors editing, at least the activity feed hasn't been filled with a ton of blog comments. Nothing was hurt. No big deal. They are back now anyways, so just roll with it. 15:23, April 3, 2012 (UTC)

I have to agree with you on that admin power, anon. I say, remove blogs, say it's due to spamming, then came back a day later only to see:" Blogs are back! For those who fell for it, April Fools!"

April Fools???? Sorry, this kind of attempt to trick us has backfired (maybe, but it's my opinion). I'm not even amused by a single bit of this shit. I think I was even foolish enough to go with the flow!

I wouldn't mind if you closed blogs for a valid reason (e.g. Spamming). However, it was clearly stated the next day as "for April Fools".

DP, do you know that your actions has caused some users to attempt to leave this wiki? I remember that this wiki was like a complete family with blogs and article edits coming regularly.

I know that OPN spammed, and you disabled LPK's blog from commenting. I thought it was originally okay, but you instead closed the entire blog system. For example, if I were an admin, then I would block you on April 1, and unblock you a week later, and say it was for April Fools! Would you like that to happen to you?

DP, think before you act, I don't care whatever you try to do, just at least try to apologise to the users who attempted to leave the wiki (or already left). I know something bad would happen to me, but I have already said what I wanted to say. 15:27, April 3, 2012 (UTC)

It was an April fools joke Evan, don't worry too much. All who commented here were aware of that (except Tucky). I think the problem is that something like this could indeed be expected of DP (in a way), since he frequently noted that people should focus more on the articles instead of the blogs. Made the joke even more believable ( = perfect).

As for the other thing, DP blocking individual blogs...well that is an interesting point, but a completely different matter (and as I'm not familiar with this incident I wont comment on it).

Just be assured that the community is (meanwhile) familiar enough with the wikia's system that an abuse of this scale wont go unpunished anymore. 17:29, April 3, 2012 (UTC)

So this wasn't an abuse of power? Maybe all those who knew about the "joke" part thought it funny (I certainly didn't when I found out), but I can assure you that the 90% of people who visit this wikia for the blogs and don't enter the chat (or weren't on at that time) didn't think so. 91.115.172.20 17:37, April 3, 2012 (UTC)

You're an IP with hardly any edits. Does it matter what you find funny? You haven't even commented on a blog before. SeaTerror 18:34, April 3, 2012 (UTC)

Come ON. The whole thing was put into place on April Fools Day and people took it seriously enough to make reage forums and blank their own userpages? 18:39, April 3, 2012 (UTC)

To all the stuckup haters, pull the stick out of your collective asses and move on. They're just blogs. Yeah, I'll admit, I enjoy them from time to time, but with the way the wiki had been almost nothing but blogs for the past several months, I thought it would be funny (and dare I say appropriate) to see what would happen if they were gone. I'm sorry that I forgot to calculate in the (what should be) obvious fact that the people bitching here can't take a joke. Remember, we're a wiki first, not a fansite. If you're so blind that you fail to see that, then maybe I should just remove them permanently so as not to obscure your view. How sacred could something be if I could remove it with the single click of a button (and to all the pretentious a-holes who insist on quoting everything, I think you got more than enough in that sentence alone)? It's an optional feature that people abused to the point that the activity feed was flooded with blog posts. You guys are overreacting. You had to take something that was meant to be an innocent joke that we could all laugh about later, and make a fucking federal case about it. A lot of people knew about it. I even told some of the people on here who are bitching about it and still they act like I committed the friggin' crime of the century (you know who you are). Grow up, learn to take a joke, and stop going off about every minor little thing that pisses you off and learn to deal with it. There. I've said my piece, now continue to rage like simpletons to your hearts' content. I really don't give a fuck. 19:29, April 3, 2012 (UTC)

If the president of US were to declare a state of emergency on the nation, war was inevitable, prepared people for the worst, only later to say "To all who fell for it, April Fools!", will the people say "Its a good joke, Mr. Prez, well done!"?

Then in addressing those who complaint about the joke, the president says " Grow up, learn to take a joke, and stop going off about every minor little thing that pisses you off and learn to deal with it. There. I've said my piece, now continue to rage like simpletons to your hearts' content. I really don't give a fuck ", how do you think that reflects his image.

With great power comes great responsibilities, the admins here have the power all right, but do they have responsibility? Hmm...218.208.32.10 01:50, April 4, 2012 (UTC) 01:54, April 4, 2012 (UTC)

Are blogs really that important to you? Did you pick up your gun or head to a bomb shelter when blogs were cancelled? If they are that vital, then I would recommend finding a site that allows you to create blogs to your heart's content without being cut off for three days.

The responsibility of admins. If you are going to make an April Fool's prank, are you going to tell everyone about it? Make sure everyone knows? No. I didn't like how it dragged on a little long, but to me, it's all part of the fun. That's my opinion, take it or leave it. 02:07, April 4, 2012 (UTC)

Its not about the blogs, PX. I am just stating that people with power have to be careful in the way they portray themself to others. The prank amuses some annoys some. Its better for DP to just be silent if he's not going to offer any apology, but the way he answers himself is not the way a people with responsibility should do. Its reflects a negative impression of the way he uses the power and his attitude when addressing the matter. 02:27, April 4, 2012 (UTC)