Thread:Jamie/@comment-867021-20130303233828/@comment-166-20130312015953

I feel like I made myself clear when I said "I said I will let you know when I get a response, and I will. Please be patient.", and "We're still discussing it. He's been sick with the flu lately. I said I will contact you when I have an answer, and I will."

Regardless, your replies always come with a fatalist-attitude, such as "If I am prohibiting [sic] from contributing, I may as well be blocked anyhow." or "If the answer is no, so be it. I will not bother you again."

I think you tend to blow things out of proportion. Why would I ban you for disagreeing with my decision on a policy? This isn't a communist state, it's just a comic book fan-site. I am not Hitler trying to keep the Nazi regime in line! Sheesh!

There have been MANY times where my opinion has been differed from that of the community. If we dropped the banhammer every time that happened, I'd be alone. Cold and alone. The lead administrator can be wrong and that is why we should present topics for debate, and once the topic receives fair coverage a policy is enacted, we move forward with those rules until the circumstances materially change warranting a review of the policy.

There is always plenty of work to be done on both databases. In this particular case, I happen to agree with you that the splash page warrants a place in the database. When I get a chance to speak to Billy, we'll discuss the merits objectively and come to a decision. You should have no expectation to be banned from editing if we don't decide to keep splash pages. The two decisions are not inextricably linked.

The fact that you see a policy change as tantamount to being blocked, confuses me. As does your comment that I need to "take a stand against their restrictive policy", as it implies that Billy is trying to keep you down, personally.

As an administrator, you are more intimately aware of the coordination necessary to keep massive sites like ours running smoothly. I am sure he acts in the best interests of the site, as do I. Nothing personal.

I WILL let you know once we've spoken. Let me say this again for clarity: In this particular case, I agree with you that the splash page warrants a place in the database.