Thread:Xanton/@comment-34326521-20141031093545/@comment-1409915-20141108205340

Alright. Now that I finally have some time I'd really like to at least touch on this. I hate leaving unfinished business, misunderstandings and the like. Also writing in bad moods is not encouraged. As of now being in a clear minded mood I'd like to touch on this a bit Blaziken rjcf wrote:

Xanton, you outright said you hadn't read the rules; merely "glanced at them" - and those were your exact words. You have no right to complain about our conclusion that you hadn't, in fact, read the rules, since you yourself said so.

If these are my exact words why aren't they quoted? I also would contend that I as well as anyone has a right to complain, or in fact, do anything. I did not in fact say that I hadn't and still believe the automatic assumption to did it to be in error. However my unwillingness to read the rules, as stated by me here and now, is the true stem of error as there are ways to conduct business that even I must abide by, whether I agree with them or not. Also it should be noted my memory sucks and I've already forgotten the majority of the rules.

Blaziken rjcf wrote: Also, the only reason the wiki is "chaotic", as you so claim, is due to some users' apparent inability to read a website's rules before they join, then becoming upset when they get warned for breaking them.

That is not the only or even the reason I stated or "claimed" the wiki is chaotic, but that is another topic all together so I'll keep to the one at hand. It's not that I didn't read the rules before joining, in fact it is the opposite, the rules changed after I joined. This is not an inability on my part it is just a simple fact I wasn't aware there had been changes. Also it should be noted that I was never really "upset" for being warned about breaking the rules I was more upset by the response I was given when I tried to explain why it had happened.

Blaziken rjcf wrote: Additionally, as has been pointed out to you many, many times over, a thread was highlighted about the change in rules. Said thread remained highlighted for a week, just like the new one will remain highlighted for that amount of time. I'm glad you said this so I don't have to find and quote it but I the same time I will reference that we had a discussion concerncing the time of highlighted and my time of reentry. Whether the rule was highlighted or not, and no matter how many times it was said I re-entered the wiki after the week was over and the tread no longer highlighted. At least on that account I cannot be faulted.

Blaziken rjcf wrote: Finally, nobody in the entire wiki has been blocked without proper justification, and everyone gets the same amount of respect they show others. You showed what amounted to none (insisting that we should have made you aware of the change in the rules, even though we had no way of knowing when and if you'd be returning, or even if you had read the rules, not to mention the fact that there was a highlighted thread about the change in rules for all visitors to see - a fact you keep ignoring), so you received what amounted to none in return. I would highly contend this. When I arrived on the wiki I tried my utmost to treat people with respect. It's only when I got a slap in the face at the get go this ceased to be. On the subject of you making me aware of the rules I will step down to apologize as I believe some projecting may have occurred there as I had dealt with a similar situation a few months prior. Nevertheless, I will say that A) I did not keep ignoring what you all were saying contrary to popular belief and B) Did not show disrespect in handling the situation before. If anything I would say it was the opposite as I remember rather rashly saying things like "no disrespect intended". I will again point to the first reply I received after the rule break and ask to analyze that before putting everything I'd done, said and questioned, into a stigma of disrespect.

insisting that we should have made you aware of the change in the rules, even though we had no way of knowing when and if you'd be returning, or even if you had read the rules This is my fault for projecting past experiences. I like to be in the know when I do things and not being informed of things is not something I take to very lightly or kindly, so I again apologize, though I do not understand how that constitutes disrespect. Maybe a mild form of ego but not disrespect.

Blaziken rjcf wrote: Ryousha, I recommend you read the threads containing his other warnings. The warnings were given to him as they have been to every other user for months, if not years: the title reflects what the user did wrong, and the comment expands on it, often ending with a link to the rules. Xanton ignored all three, judging by the fact that he kept breaking the rules in question. He even admitted to not having read the rules in full, in spite of the warnings not saying anything like "Read only the rules you think you should" or "Read the rules that apply to you", then complained that we didn't tell him he had to read all the rules. I would also, if I may be so bold, request you do the same. There are fundamental problems that appear and also one of those rulebreakings I reported to be an accident. There was never a time I intentionally broke any rule. They were all either unaware rulebreakings or accidental ones.

I will still admit I am at fault for not complying and reading the rules but I still feel the way I was treated and responded to on my return was the real cause of most all of this ugly business.

I still establish my prior conjectures however that the wiki has become something akin to a fascist state (though in the time from the posting of the comment I am replying to me posting now things have gotten slightly better, or more agreeable). This is not to disrespect anyone or try and "get back" for anything this is just my opinion from what I have observed and from what I have formulated together for myself.

I give my resignation from the wiki till the end at Omniverse lest proceedings I am now a part of take longer. I won't try to bargain, I won't try to compromise. I don't belong here anymore. It's not the place I knew and I must accept that. The More Things Change, the more I want to stay the same, I must get past this. The world's motto is "Adapt or die", so that's what I must do. I don't really know how t end this so I'll just say this, sometimes all the rules and processes and needless complications don't make things better. Oppression of the people usually stems from wanting to create order in a chaotic world. I know that there are a lot of people on the wiki who are confused and need directions and the rules exist to help them. I will say though, there is a difference between using the rules to keep them in place or using them to guide them to a better outlook.

Xanton