Board Thread:Admin Announcements/@comment-24485780-20140801102558/@comment-24553414-20140801161502

Sounds great.

I think we need to create a re-evalutation policy in which if a certain number of microwiki users have a problem with a current policy, then you guys have to go back and address the topic. To many times have we had unfair or irrelevant rules that the majority of microwiki users do not care for AND if we didn't follow said rules, often times the quality of microwiki would not have changed. In fact, dropping some rules may actually attract people. But of course, if i or anyone else was to bring up any of these policies, we are told by the admins that nothing can be done and that you have been warned to drop the topic. And then if we do continue the discussion of the policy in disagreement, we then get banned.

From talking to other people, I have found that many people have felt like they have been pushed away and consequently, they become LESS active on here and transfer their activity onto other forums or their own websites. This is why I only have 1 article on microwiki that I rarely update because we have SO MANY rules -many which make no sense and are out right impossible to enforce.

Here are some complaints I know that multiple users on microwiki have:

The use of British english only- for both spelling AND terminology (word choice).

The restriction of caps in chat (unless in the form of spam).

Not being allowed to discuss anything dealing with space or other planets if "colonization" is mentioned (yet people can claim Antartica which violates The Antartic Treaty of 1959)

Not being allowed to discuss actions of tribunals and internal affairs regarding ONLY members of any micronation organization.

Being banned for making a violation of policy, yet an Admin can simply say "I'm sorry" and not be penalized for making the same violation.

This is just a handfull of things that I have experienced in my short time with Microwiki. I have nothing against having policies and restrictions put in place. However, let's think about what policies are necessary and what policies are just asking for trouble. I'm a pacifist and I'm not a person who tries to start trouble, but there comes a point in time where you have to point out the ridiculousness of any system.

Thank you    --- Rob Smith - UCS founder.