<p>It has come to my attention that certain users (won't name names here) have been recruiting users who aren't members of this wiki to intervene on their side in disciplinary issues regarding them. I've been discussing this withÂ
ArianaGrandeForever and we decided to post this as fair warning to anyone who decides to do this: It won't be tolerated. It's not fair to anyone in this community to have nonmembers butting into disputes on wikis they're not even part of and disturbing the peace. The admin team here has discretion to issue a block
without warning to anyone who shows up here solely to demand the admin team, or this wiki in general do or don't do something. Not saying that's how it will go down is every case but it's definitely a possibility that anyone engaging in this type of behavior should consider. Also, any member found recruiting users from elsewhere to engage in this type of behavior will be held responsible for any issues that result.
</p><p>So why are we doing this? On a practical level we don't want any more drama than necessary. Keeping the peace is a priority here. On a more philosophical level this whole thing boils down to the fact that the admin team serves the members here, not all the users someone can drag in on their side of a dispute. The users that spend their time building this place up and creating a friendly environment are the ones that have the right to request a change or complain about something. We don't serve users who only show up to disturb the peace. Bottom line: If you're not a member of this wiki then you have no right to demand anything from this wiki. If you're not on this wiki the assumption is that you either don't want to be here for whatever reason or you don't like how we do things. Either way you have two choices. Stay off the wiki or become a productive user and earn the right to request a change or make a complaint. The admin team here cares deeply about the users here (the ones who've been working hard to make this place great) and it's not fair for them to have to endure pointless drama from users who expect to have the same right to demand things from the wiki when they haven't earned it like our regular contributors. If you'll notice our members don't show up on your wikis and demand changes be made to the way you run things. I think it's reasonable of us to ask that you give us the same courtesy. So I seriously advise everyone, members and nonmembers, not to do this type of stuff or encourage it since nonmembers don't have a stake in what goes on here. In other words, it's not our job to deal with users from other wikis who feel they can demand we do something. It's not fair to the users here who have earned the right to have a say in the community to have users who aren't part of this wiki to demand a say in the way we do thing without earning it, disturbing the peace for our members in the process. They have a right to a peaceful atmosphere and no one has the right to disturb that for the sake of trying to get their friend out of trouble.
</p><p>That said, I want to make sure I'm not misunderstood. If you've been on this wiki contributing productively, you're fully within your rights to request a change or complain if you feel something is unfair. Like I said earlier, this admin team cares deeply about all the users who have worked so hard to make this wiki the amazing place it is. If you feel something is unfair, please feel free to talk to an admin about it. I very strongly enourage anyone who has a suggestion to let us know. We will make sure your concerns are addressed. To do this you can post on an admin's wall or theÂ
Administrator's noticeboard (generally an admin's wall is better since we actually get notified). As I said, we greatly value any suggestions to improve the wiki or correct a something that was unfair.Â
</p><p>In conclusion,
ArianaGrandeForever and I are both commited to protecting the users here from having to deal with drama that could easily be avoided by people not on our wiki butting into our wiki affairs.Â
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