Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-4952704-20151027074419



To start off, if Sub or anyone else wants to take down this forum, and send a warning to my wall, then you might as well ban me while you're at it. If you can't handle the honest truth, and be salty about it, then my faith in this wiki has officially dropped to zero. Also, change the board if you'd like.

I'm gonna be frank in all of this, and it's gonna offend a lot of people. I don't care that you deny my claims, it doesn't change a thing to me. As you all know, i'm a pretty nice guy and i'm helpful when i'm needed. I'm flawed, but who isn't? I have a lot of problems with the wiki, and i'm gonna be the first one to be frank and speak up. I mean really be frank. It's the reality of the situation, whether you like it or not. If it offends you, then go cry about it some more.

The first topic i'm gonna go into is the staff:

Like seriously, what is wrong with the staff here? I'm gonna be as bold as to say it's probably as bad as a McDonald's or Comcast's customer service. Like, are you kidding me? I'm gonna bring up the crats and make my way down to the chatmods:

Brian. There are so many users here worthy of crat, why is Brian the one chosen? I mean i'd pick Ulti or Brandon, not Brian. What does he do? He's not great with coding, he doesn't seem to be all active or cares too much, the only thing is that he's been here a long time and he's trustworthy. I trust Brian, but that doesn't mean he qualifies. I mean at the very least, pick someone with coding experience for crat. And why do people want him to stay crat so bad? He's friendly, but why.

After Sci, just pick someone worthy. Like Ulti or Brandon, perhaps?

Now onto the admins. And i've got a few problems to point out with each individual. I'd like to point out that i love the idea of introducing a democracy, but there are some things you have to use your brain on. I mean a democracy could backfire, like electing TJ for chatmod, or Street for admin. or Brian for crat-- Ohhhhh... my point is, while a democracy is great, you can't listen to all the votes all the time.

I'll start off nice: Ulti. He's been worthy of admin, and even crat. I have no problems with him, it's just that he's terribly underrated. He had no real mentor, even though Sub SHOULD have been there, but just wasn't. Ulti, i truly hope you get the best outcome, because you really do deserve it.

Sub. Prepare for my thread to be deleted guys, because there will be some jimmies being rustled. To his very little defense, he's a decent wiki admin. WIKI admin. He can clean up pages, he can stop vandalism, and that's appreciated. He's done some good work, but my problem lies with him in general.

You can go over to ask.fm/SubZero309, and see for yourself one of the major problems. Mainly in his description. To be honest guys, i'd rather have Donald Trump as president than Sub as crat. Like, i know how Donald Trump is probably the next hitler, but he can still be stopped. Sub doesn't need more power than he already has. Like i've seen 4 year olds act more mature, for realsies. On top of that, i truly believe he doesn't like disabled people and is too paranoid. Look at his track record guys.

But what does he do when confronted? He leaves. Yeah, i sure want that guy to be crat. I don't think he has any real friends on here, i truly believe he's like a worse version of TARS. He's a robot, but he isn't sarcastic or funny. He doesn't make friends with anyone, he's overly paranoid, he's not that great of an admin, and he's not that nice at all. I mean if you like Sub, okay i guess, but i've got every reason why he shouldn't be crat. Or even admin. He'd be a decent chatmod i guess, but even so...

Chatmods, and i think this is pretty important. Brandon deserves more, Mig is deserving of his title, but i'll get into the others:

Ahmad: He flip-flops, i think he wants to resign, and he isn't on that much. I don't think he's that attached to BTFF anymore, and it shows.

Toon: I'm sure he's worthy as admin, but there has to be tweaks. He's friendly, but he has to do more. He has to be there, he needs to help the wiki in general, he doesn't show up that often in chat, though he tries. I'd like him to be more trustworthy, and actually listen to people's problems instead of getting off the chat. But these problems are easy to fix.

Now, you ask: Who should be chatmod, admin, and crat? I got the answers:

Sci's Replacement: Brandon. He's improved A LOT the past year, and he's funny. He's friendly, he's always there, and he actually writes a good series. He isn't paranoid, and he knows when to follow the rules and when not to. I truly believe he can do great.

Brian's Replacement: Ulti. Because i trust him. Trustworthy people are difficult to come by, but you can depend on him. He's friendly. He's very underrated. He has long deserved a big break, and that should be his ultimate reward. Ulti, you truly do deserve this.

Sub's Replacement: Yopo. I have a lot of problems with Yopo, but i know one thing: He wants to change things. That's it. That's what makes him worthy. I know he can change things, i believe in his power. I believe he has good intentions despite his flaws. He also has the power of the people, which is something valuable. I truly believe in his work.

Ulti's Replacement: If we're following my version of the staff, then he's crat. Which means Toon can take his place. He can work well with Yopo, i know he can. If Yopo is changing things, Toon would be the biggest advocate and right hand man. Yes, i said why he shouldn't be admin but i also mentioned that his flaws can easily be fixed. So when he fixes them, then he deserves admin.

Paper's Replacement: Mig. Now hear me out, he is a good coding guy. He's always there. I'm not being biased, and i was very tempted to leave him as chatmod. But i've seen what he is capable of, and i think he's needed as admin. He's capable of a lot of things, and he would be another big supporter of change. He knows the wiki in and out, including users. And with his coding experience, he's just right.

Vacant Role: Bry. He's trustworthy, dependable, and is kinda honest. He, like Yopo, has the power of the people. There's not a lot to support his case, but he's the only other person worthy of admin. He's worthy because he's trustworthy and dependable, as well as strong and capable.

As for the chatmods,

Toon's Replacement: Jack. Hands down. He has flaws, but he can secure the chatroom. He's funny. He plans to stay here a long time. He can do everything Toon can, and he's been here a while. I know being here a while isn't a good argument at all, but it does help his case.

Brandon's Replacement: Sub. I don't think he's gonna exit the staff, he's just not. I mean he is a decent wiki admin, so why the hell not.

Mig's Replacement: Echoson. He's proven he's worthy, nuff said.

And Ahmad can stay in his position.

With these people as the staff, i truly think the wiki could change for the better. The wiki could vastly improve from where it is right now. These people are very worthy, and it will change the wiki for the better. Now, like Jack's blog, i'm expecting a warning from Sub saying this is the staff's job or something, which is just sad to see if i'm right.

But the staff isn't the only thing wrong, it's you. Yes, you. There are a few scenarios i'm told of, and a lot of things i know, and i won't name any names. But it's truly wrong and disgusting.

First off, instead of saying you're tired of the wiki being like this, only active on the weekends, then complain to the staff. I say this because they aren't doing ANYTHING about it. There's no Project: Reinvention, there's no asking the people what they want, there's no change, they don't deliver or are extremely late on certain events (Fanon Con, Halloween), and there needs to be a change. Speak up.

Second, if you're offended by someone. If someone says something about you, or makes jokes with you, even if it's an offensive joke and they don't mean it, anything at all. Speak up. They're doing it because you're letting them do it. If you truly are offended or sad because of something, then tell them. You're not doing yourself any good staying secluded and pretending to laugh or be happy. Be frank about it. And if they don't stop, then report to the STAFF. DO SOMETHING. That's why the staff exists, they will help you. Even if the staff are doing it, report to the other staff.

And on top of this, i blame the staff for the featured things failing. They're not doing anything at all, except maybe cleaning up pages. You need to take that extra step. Encourage people to make series, make any sort of event, it's not that simple but if you truly care, then it's worth it. Also, please give the wiki a different design. I'm talking for the backgrounds, for the logo, give it something new and sharp. I'm sure there are people who are willing to help.

And actually, look at different wikis (Epic Rap Battles of History wikia) and their coding. They have a sharp design for everything, and special coding colors for the staff. Each staff have their own distinct colors of their choice, and they glow as well. See H/H. Even on chat, they have colors. Give it that feel that draws people in. And i know people like Yopo will do something like this.

If people are making fun of you, or making jokes, or annoying you, or anything of the sort, speak up. You're doing no one a favor by secluding yourself. If these people are jerks, report to the staff. Do something instead of sit there. And yes, i know irl can take a toll on you, but irl existed 3 years ago too. But the wiki was still active, the staff was really good, and people were encouraged. Now it's deserted, and i blame the staff.

Now that the rant's over, i hope you agreed with all of my words. I'm tired of this, and i hope it doesn't get taken down because some admin gets salty. I'm happy to see all these game shows, and i hope the wiki truly gets better. I'll be a big advocate of the change. Believe in the wiki. Thank you. Enjoy the rest of your day. 