Thread:Nausiated/@comment-26380210-20150508133154/@comment-61022-20150509032743

I would disagree with that in this situation, because Spyro sent the same spam message to a number of admins.

I also don't think my criticism was harsh. There is pretty much zero content on the site, and what is there is -- to make a very frank opinion -- very bad. Perhaps it wasn't harsh enough, because at least most other fan-fic Wikias actually have content. Also it's derivative. There are literally a ton of fan-fic Wiki's pertaining to Marvel Comics. What exactly is Spyro adding out there that isn't already out there ad nauseum?

Also, when I ban someone I base it on what their contributions are like. Spyro signed up in January of 2015 and contributed little to nothing to our site. Basically he signed up, asked a bunch of questions about writing, then started spamming people to contribute to his fan-fic page. His first blog post he asked people to submit questions to Jack Kirby, completely unaware of the fact that Jack Kirby has been dead since 1994. Followed by blog post, after blog post of Spyro's speculations about upcoming Marvel film projects. None of which were widely read or commended on, because they are derivative of very similar blog posts that are made every day by users just like him: Who sign up and just make blog posts that are basically saying the same thing, and never actually adding to the site.

Which, I'm sorry, if someone comes on here and basically uses this Wikia site as a glorified message board, then breaks the rules, then signs up for a new account ("MarvelMaster001"? If this isn't Spyro I'll eat my hat) just to write an angry response to me for banning them? What do they really have to offer? Even discounting that MarvelMaster is one of Spyro's friends, why are we going to expend energy on someone who is going to waste our time and resources with frivolous complaints?

I highly doubt they are ever going to make any valid contributions to this wikia. People who come on here to chat, and post on the forums but not actually add to the wikia itself in terms of content come a dime a dozen. We literally get hundreds of people like that signing up for accounts like that every day. My experience is that they are also the ones that are going to freak out, break the rules, and then make a big stink when they get penalized for it.

I might come off sounding a little elitist in banning him outright, but I think we can all attest that we deal with one of these premadonnas on a monthly basis. I've certainly done the song and dance with people like this enough times to see where the conversation is heading and it's just a point of aggravation for admins, and it's needless drama over something trivial and by someone who is not going to contribute anything of value.

One could argue that Spyro didn't have a "chance" to make a valued contribution, but I point out that his edits over his entire five months have been minuscule and minor edits of under 20 characters. Other than that it's been nothing but commenting or blog postings, and since I last checked we do not have a monopoly on open discussions about comics. If he doesn't like the rules and just wants to chit-chat with other fans, there are plenty of other places out there for Spyro to do that.

So to recap:

(1) Clearly shows that they do not have any sort of common knowledge (IE: Jack Kirby being dead for 21 years) (2) Made very little contributions to any actual articles (four pages, and the edits were all under 20 characters) (3) Spammed all the admins to "help" with this fan-fic wikia. Which speaks to a level of ignorance of the rules that only speaks of lack of maturity which brings me to my next point... (4) Completely over reacts when they are disciplined for their actions (This whole MarvelMaster001 situation)

I think the response to being banned justifies my entire motivation to put the ban in place to begin with.

Anyway, that's my rationale. If another admin wants to lessen or remove the ban, go ahead, I've made my point and wash my hands of the situation.