User blog:Admiral Leviathan/Let me tell you a story. . .

None of you seem to get why I pulled my comic, it's not because of one guy who upset me, it's this whole deal of me not being respected and trusted here. Let me tell you guys once and for all, you appreciate my work and comic. Respecting my work means I'm not assaulted every edit I make, not being deemed a hothead over one rash message, and not being deemed brash and forceful over one incident of unreasonable anger. Most of the admins seem to think that way too (No insults intended), which is why my adminship hasn't gotten off the ground since day 1, nearly a month ago.

I currently have the second-highest, non-adminstrator edit count on this wiki, and I'm one of the most active users here. But apparently, my edit count is 'Insufficient to Consider Adminship', and we have 'Six active admins' at the moment, but I hardly ever see any admins online as much as I am. (Again, no insults intended)

Here's the deal, I might consider doing my comic again. Key words might and consider. If you look at my previous blog (User Blog:Admiral Levithan/Apologies) you can see this comic was fine, until one user came along and started in a flamewar, which got him banned. That is a GOOD representation about what is not what I want my blogs to be known for, and a good example of what I DO NOT like to happen on my blog. I like my comics and blogs to be remembered for their comedy, NOT as the 'The mysterious hole where the angry artist lives, and those who get at him never return'. My blogs are a place where people can laugh and have a good time, not to get banned.

BUT, people inevitably do rash things like that user did, now, I've tried being nice to people like this before, and my voice has never been heard. I've tried to play peacekeeper with people like him. Sometimes the only way to deal with stuff is with a little bit of force. Now, I'm not saying that yelling is always the answer, but some times it's the only choice.

In short words; my blogs usually end up in flames, which are enjoyable by no one, and ultimately get ignored as valuable work I do.

If I were to even consider doing my comic again, I have terms that will have to apply to my blog, which are not rules here, but I feel are needed to regulate my blog's balance of nice and mean. (Notice, these are also my proposed rules for this wiki)

1: Fans Only! This blog is ONLY for those who enjoy SC:16BC. If you don't care about it and it's not why you're here, then why the heck ARE you here? There are plenty of other blogs out there on the wiki.

2: Play Nice! In other words: no flaming. Be respectful to other users and try to keep a positive attitude. Also, do not be too critical of the comics, they are usually geared towards situational irony, which some of our younger users may not get.

3: Watch the Language! No cursing, profanity, vulgarity, or saying anything that would offend anyone of a particular race, nationality, religion, etc. Certain words are used sparingly in the comic, but that's no excuse to think it's okay to use them on the discussion.

4: No Adult Material! Keep all content rated E for Everyone. This also means no linking to websites or images that contain adult material.

5: NO SPAM! Keep your posts a decent length (preferably one or more sentences, and ALWAYS more than one word!), and do not post repeatedly simply to gain post count. Post count is irrelevant to your actual prestige here on my blog; Also, do not double-post; that's what the "edit" button is for. You may only "bump" (post after a long period of time) a blog until it reaches a month after the last post.

6: No Advertising! You may post a link to your personal website in your profile, and you may link to certain web pages when they are relevant to the topic. You may NOT post JUST to advertise for your own blogs/sites.

7: No Posting for Banned Members. A bit of an odd one to have to spell out, but a rule nonetheless. If someone has been banned from the site then they can come back, but it's up to the Admins, not you. So if someone is currently banned don't post anything on their behalf.

8: The Respect the Admiral. Last but not least, you must show the proper level of respect to all forum administrators, and, in some cases, The Admiral himself. I may not be an admin yet, but I still have a small amount of control over my blogs only. Arguing with me will only result in a warning (Or a ban) from our admins.

Those are all of the "rules," but here are a few other things to keep in mind:

No "playing mod," just report bad posts. You are not a moderator. That means, when you see a post that breaks the rules, do NOT reply with a 'mod-playing' post like "That's spam, you troll. This will be closed." First of all, you don't have the authority to make such a decision or take such an action, and secondly, you're just like feeding the troll by replying and making the problem worse. Instead, report the post to a local admin.

The rules apply to everything. Just so you know, you can still be found out for making derisive remarks about this blog/the users here/the Admiral even if you do it outside of the SC:16BC Discussions, such as on another wiki or through a chat program. And believe me, I'll find out, Sid... We toys can see eeeeevryyyythiiiiing. So play nice.

I know, a lot to take in, but I still believe that even if I'm not an admin, I should still have a level of control and respect as if I were an admin while I'm dealing with any situation on my blog.

02:28, October 23, 2010 (UTC)