Thread:Cc71/@comment-3247345-20121230064419/@comment-3503487-20121230075749

I appreciate that you took a step back to look at the overall situation and came to talk to me directly instead of continuing to express your opinions elsewhere.

I will honestly say that I did not want to comment in response to your comment about Eric's resignation that left the rest of the wiki under the ruling of martial law since I personally hate bringing personal affairs/drama to a public arena (a high-traffic page's comments section), but I was personally offended by the fact that you guys kept bashing our admins publicly- whenever I stepped foot on the iCarly Wiki and saw a conversation involving you, Socks, and/or Icy, I would see some form of hate about us and that one block incident. I think it's unfair to most of our users, who happen to be quite friendly, that others might see these comments and think that our wiki is an inhospitable place to be simply as a result of one incident.

Regarding the incident itself, I know that it wasn't an act of favoritism on Allison's part. Someone simply brought the cursing (calling Secretkp a b**ch) to her attention after she had given the warning about the insults to Bade and Cabbie, and she thought that all the behavior - insulting the users on the Cabbie and Bade pages as well as cursing at someone - warranted more than just a warning. Had it been profanity towards anyone else, she would have blocked socks too. I suppose she could have just added the comment about profanity to that same thread since she had already given the warning, but she made the decision, and I still don't think she deserves to be recognized someone with an attitude that is impossible to deal with. She works really hard to patrol all the pages on the wiki to make sure the comments remain appropriate and civil, and if you get to know her, she's quite a friendly and fair person.

One of the things I always strive for while administrating is being fair and consistent. Either Allison or I would have gladly considered what you were saying about the warning and the block had you approached us in a different way. I was irate myself about the fact that Icy was calling Allison heartless and making Socks kill herself simply for doing a typical administrative act. From what I saw, she was requesting that we make an exception for Socks since she was dealing with personal troubles, and I couldn't do that because if we take that precedent, other users in the future might use that excuse to get off the hook. I then saw that Socks left a message to you on the iCarly Wiki condemning Allison and other users on our wiki to have cancer, etc. If you looked from our point of view, it was difficult to reconsider our decision at that point, since it seemed that even if we had given time to digest the warning perse, she might have failed to see the wrongdoing or continued the behavior. Just to clarify, Eric never told us to revoke the block or even brought up that possibility even though you might have been led to think otherwise. You're right - Allison and I would have been much more willing to listen to your complaint had you delivered it the way you just did.

Understand that as admins, we have to deal with all sorts of situations: spamming, vandalism, profanity, unconstructive edits, impersonation, etc. Sometimes we're not on to see the situation, and we have to deal with what we see or what other users report to us. It is quite possible that we may well make an occasional error in judgment while handling so many cases. At that point in time, we gladly welcome users to come approach us and tell us why they think we should have done things differently. I think yesterday or the day before, Icy challenged a chat ban I did a while back, and I responded to her. That's the type of discussion I'm willing to do, and I know Allison would too.

Thank you for clarifying that you wanted time between the warning and the block; from the initial objections you all had to our decision, I did not really conclude that. I do understand your objection, and I encourage if a situation like this happens again (I certainly hope not), you directly approach the admin who made the call and tell him/her what exactly you think was off and why. I think Eric told you about the difference between admins and bureaucrats. I'm currently the only active bureaucrat there now that Eric resigned, so if you have further concerns that you cannot clear with the admin you talked to, you can come to me.

I kindly request that you please stop making comments about this incident to others. While I know we can't possibly do a perfect job administrating, we certainly are trying our best.