Forum:Demotion of Temporaryeditor78

For some time, Temporaryeditor78, the admin of this wiki, demonstrated abrasive and rude behavior towards the other users, regardless of intention. He didn't assume good faith or gave the benefit of the doubt. He told me me that, and I quote, "excellent job at an exercise in research failure and/or illiteracy." He constantly shot me down because of my small number of contributions to this wiki. That was not a valid argument, telling me to do better. That doesn't mean I can't tell the difference between a bad user or a good user.

Even Elseweyr, a Helper, told him to stop, yet he refused to change his behavior. If a regular user had done this, they would've been punished for insulting other users. But that wasn't the case for Temp. Because of Temp’s behavior, other users are hesitant to contribute to the wiki, which suffered as the result. That was not the traits of a good admin. Theses were the traits of a bad admin.

The good faith policy, as I would call it, was part of Wikipedia' guidelines:

''The principle Ignorantia juris non excusat (Latin for: "ignorance of the law does not excuse") is incompatible with the guidelines of "do not bite" and "assume good faith". In this case, ignorance of Wikipedia's guidelines can excuse the mistakes of a newcomer. Furthermore, you yourself violate Wikipedia's guidelines and policies when you attack a new user for ignorance of them.''

''Try instead to follow the points set forth in this article to relieve new editors of their ignorance. Keep in mind that this is not the way many other things work, and even seasoned editors fail to follow—or are simply unaware of—our guidelines from time to time.''

''To a newcomer, the large number of Wikipedia policies and guidelines is overwhelming. Ignorance of the rules can often be expected, but willfully disregarding them and disrupting the editorial process of constructing our online encyclopedia is quite another. If you exclude editors without barnstars and the like from your circle you probably diminish the final product. In all cases though, we ought to interact with our fellow editors with gentleness and respect.''

As a matter of fact, I have filed a complaint to the Wikia staff of these incidents. They acknowledged that they disapprove of his approach to other users, but they’re unable to do anything about it, suggesting that I should either make a compromise, call for a vote, or leave. I believe making a compromise or telling him to end his behavior would not resolve the issue, as he had refused to listen time and time again.

I know what you’re thinking if he gets removed from his position: what will happen next? Don’t worry; SparkHawg948 and Trandra are currently the admins of this wiki. And we can always vote in a new admin.

Yes

 * 1) As prosper. --Nord Ronnoc (talk) 07:19, July 13, 2014 (UTC)