Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-34326521-20150812172654/@comment-34326521-20150813213720

Ylimegirl wrote: I am one of the "others".

I guessed as much, but one person isn't "others", it's "other". I'm not saying these issues aren't real, but I am starting to think Oneofthosedf is trying to inflate the number of users by saying "others", even though only two have spoken up.

Ylimegirl wrote: I have heard some interesting comments from you, Blaziken, on chat, which have certainly made me... uncomfortable. They certainly weren't anything lewd in nature, they were just strange. I guess now I'll have to make sure I put my age on my wikia profile.

As I explained, I didn't mean it to make you uncomfortable. I apologized. I meant it as a compliment, but, again, I'm sorry. If that's the nature of your personal problem with me, I can cease communicating with you entirely.

Ylimegirl wrote: I feel like I'm running into an issue I face a lot here based on what I'm reading. It partially feels like you're saying "I'm right because I'm older and therefore you are always wrong". I am honestly sick of hearing this. Are you implying that younger people cannot bring new ideas and opinions to the wiki? Because it certainly seems like it.

Never thought that in my life. I experience that as well, and it makes me just as angry as it does you, maybe even more so. Many "young people" (mostly between 15 and 30), from my experience, are smarter than many "old people" (mostly between 40 and 80). However, "old people" don't recognize this, apparently believing that you acquire knowledge (or "wisdom") simply by becoming old.

Ylimegirl wrote: I'd also like to point out that you happen to have what appears to be a God complex, which is never good for someone in power. If it wasn't obvious by your userpage, which gives you "Omnipotence, Omniscience, Immortality, and Invincibility", along with calling your species "One Above All".

Disregarding the (bad) psychological profiling:

Have I ever abused my power? Have I, for example, ignored reports that users were unhappy with the administration, blocking anyone who dares speak out? Have I defended my fellow admins' actions, even if I disagree with them? Have I blocked someone just because I felt like it?

The answer to all of the above is a resounding "No".

Ylimegirl wrote: You also told me that ordinary users shouldn't be able to do things like add flags or purge pages, simply because it could cause vandalism, even though purging can simply be caused by editing a page and publishing it with no changes. Which is a form of purging. So in order to stop the "harmful" act of purging, you'd have to stop users from editing altogether. Hmm, sounds a little counterproductive there...

Hindsight is 20/20, as they say.

I didn't know publishing a page without any changes purged it. I told you as much. I also note how you move from "could be harmful" to "is harmful", even though I only said the first, and only for specific pages (those that have content spanning more than one page). If you're going to tell a story, tell the whole story.