Board Thread:Moderation Desk/@comment-644222-20150815034345/@comment-7151084-20150816182524

I'm not a very big contributor to the wiki, nor do I often interject into matters such as these, but I think that maybe I could shed some light on what the intentions of the admins are here. Folks who know me know that I'm very big on freedom of speech and press, and that I am extremely anti-censorship. However, part of freedom of speech and press is the right for private property domains, such as the wiki, to be able to say what they do and do not want advertised.

Yes, the wiki can be edited by anyone, and in that capacity, it is a public domain; but since it is owned by the admins, in that capacity, the wiki is a private domain.

If the admins decide that they do not want to advertise the print of someone who is known to have conducted in bigoted behavior, practice, and press; regardless of whether or not such things were said over the medium of the wiki, then the admins have the right to refuse to allow these people the privilege of using the wiki. I think that there is a misconception that many have that usage of the wiki is simply a right given to anyone who roleplays on Moon Guard. That concept is good but only in theory. In practice, if people had that as a right, then they would also be able to post up anything they wanted on the wiki as well. It's an all or nothing deal.

In regards to Unknown: Yes, there is an ignore feature both on skype and WoW. That is all well and good, but it's a red herring. The issue is that, again, the admins do not want those who are known to have conducted in bigoted behavior, practice, and press to be able to publish their material on the wiki. This is not simply due to the fact that the admins are offended by what is said by these people. This is due moreover to the fact that admins do not want people, who are unaware of the actions of these people, to see their material posted on the wiki, want to join them, and then find themselves trapped in a place in which they are made uncomfortable. Case and point with both Therapon and Stromheart. Those who were in Therapon's guild who disagreed with him were harassed, bullied, maligned, libeled, and slandered by him and those who agreed with him. Stromheart is also known to essentially hold people hostage who want to leave his guild. They cannot leave without his approval, or they are harassed, bullied, maligned, libeled, and slandered by him and those who agree with him. This is not something a simple ignore/block can fix.

In regards to King: This goes along the same lines as to what I said in regards to Unknown. They are being banned because they use the wiki to essentially falsely advertise what they're all about. If they advertised everything that they were about (the bigotry included) on the wiki, I imagine you would have no problem with banning them from the wiki, and nor would I. But the admins do not want them to falsely advertise what they're about on the wiki.

In regards to Geranelm: Yes, anyone can lie, make false accusations, and all the like; but in regards as to what happened in regards to the current Stromheart/Godfrey(Stromharrow) issue, there is no doubt, nor could anyone say that the admins are being biased. The conversation which sparked the whole issue was witnessed by over 20 people. I have pretty good confidence that the admins will thoroughly investigate issues which could result in someone being banned.

I hope that this has cleared up some issues and questions, and accurately represented what the admins have intended with this new policy.