User blog comment:CyberTheNerd/SOG Staff Meeting 5/@comment-7706473-20140818011626

I'm going to be addressing several people here. Please look for your name in bold. If you see text that is addressed to Everyone, please read it regardless of who you are. I promise I'll keep things concise.

Cosmic: Though I think you raise some very valid concerns, and I do not in any way think you've done anything 'wrong'. As I said before, I'll tell you straight to your face if I feel there's a problem in your, or anyone's actions. I do think this might not have been the best time to broach the issue, given that people seem to be on edge, but now that floodgate is open - so let's talk.

Areis: Having read your blog, I don't agree that we have a spammer issue - I don't even know whom 'Griphonite' is, meaning they've blurred into the usual vandals and spambots we see from time to time. I also don't think that what you did was wrong in and of itself - however, I do think that not letting us know about it, and then covertly re-activating the second acount is problematic. A veteran warrior of the wikia should trust their fellows. Not doing so can create paranoia and bad blood, which is what I feel we're seeing here.

Now - I understand that you're feeling pretty isolated, and planning on going off on your own for a bit, or sticking to edits and the like. Although I'd hate to see any long-term user leave, I think that maybe taking a few days, or even a week can help clear the palate - time to ask if this might have avoided if the issue wasn't readily addressed to us all, for example.

Everyone: Thanks for your patience - but I'd like to clarify a few things. We have had a few long-term account evaders and spammers, but nothing that seems more per the usual. I do not think we are facing any time more dangerous then any time in the wiki's user, and let's be honest - This is a community, one we all love and work to improve; but at the end of the day, it's just a collection of words and images on the internet. The worst a vandal can do is come in and scrawl some virtual graffiti that hurts our feelings, if we let them. And though there are times when issues have gone unresolved due to lack of moderator presence, that's a given in any community, regardless of size or efficiency.

I think this current environment is more damaging to each other, and, more importantly, to our end users then any vandal could possibly be. As administrators and moderators it is our job to put our personal feelings aside, and work together for the betterment of the wiki. I trust that now that this issue has been broached, Areis is planning on taking some time off, and the matter is known - we may relax the lockdown and remain vigilant.

Remember: Everytime we bicker amongst ourselves, we let those who would do this community harm win. Please consider that in your replies and words to one another.