Thread:Tizmoa/@comment-45268592-20200811005237/@comment-45268592-20200811223239

(Response for RABNerd VP)''Okay, that makes sense. And I apologize for renaming the pages. BUT, I didn't know Hunk's last name wasn't Garrett, I thought that because it was on the trivia section, it was correct. And I also didn't know that "Katie Holt" is easier for categorization and sorting than Pidge is. None of this did I know, and while that may be on me, what should've happened wasn't an immediate block of 1 month.''

And here's why:

''The right way to handle a situation like this is not by resorting to the harshest punishment that is a block. I wasn't aware of any of these facts, so this block isn't necessary. Instead, a simple message on my wall that explains why renaming the pages is wrong and explaining what you told me. I would've understood and apologized, and then everything would return to normal. The pleas, drama, and blocking didn't have to happen if, instead of being so quick to block me, it was talking about it and ultimately reaching a mutual conclusion. I can understand blocking me if I repeatedly did the exact things I did before (aka removing redlinks), but that didn't happen. It was something completely different, and something that could have been peacefully solved if there wasn't this lack of understanding. Wouldn't that have been easier on everybody, and fairer?''

''If somebody makes a bad edit that's in good faith, you don't immediately go to the block button as a solution. No. You play the role of a peacemaker and problem solver and discuss it intelligently, cooperatively, and respectfully. That's with anybody in a position of power, not just a staff member on a wiki.''

''Believe me, this isn't the first time I've been blocked on a wiki (or the fourth). But those times, the staff didn't immediately resort to blocking me. There were many messages on my wall, and they warned me many times. I regretfully failed to cooperate, and they blocked me. But that wasn't that first choice, and it never should be. Talking it out is the first thing to do in situations like this, blocking should only be a last resort or a user does something explicitly against the rules or catastrophic.''

''But you have to make an effort to talk about it, instead of punishing. That is very important, and it's hard to sympathize with the staff when I know the situation didn't have to be this way.''

''Ultimately, though, it's up to Bri on whether or not the block should be repealed or shortened (though you are an admin, so you know...). You can disagree, and you're welcome to, but that isn't what this thread is really about.''

''I messed up, that's for sure, and I'm sorry. But it didn't have to be this way, and the solution could've been a more peaceful and cooperative one. One where everybody's happy.''

Thanks."

Androbirb))

"Um, no. According to Wikipedia, the definition of television show is "A television show (often simply TV show) is any content produced for viewing on a television set and broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, cable, - excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed between shows." VLD is not broadcast over-the-air, by satellite, or cable, it is released on a streaming service, and its production companies don't change that. It's a web show, or a "web television series". 

''"Netflix TV series" is incorrect because Netflix is not a TV channel, nor is it produced for a television set, at least not solely. "Netflix series" is what VLD is. However, if that's not what you want, other correct terminology would be "Netflix web TV series", though that is a little jarring and excessive. If not that, then "web series" or "web television series".''

At the end of the day, "Netflix TV series" is, by defintion, the incorrect way to describe Voltron: Legendary Defender.

''For the second paragraph, this is correct. I did rename Hunk's article to "Hunk Garrett" on both the VLD Wiki, and that was my mistake. I believed the information in the trivia section about his last name was correct, and I brought it to other wikis. That's on me. I don't really have a defense for this part.''

''And for the last section, this is true. I shouldn't have renamed the pages, but what I'm focusing on is equally as important as continuing to not spread incorrect information. Even if I did that, that doesn't mean blocking me for a month, especially in the middle of a wiki adoption, is justified. A discussion on my wall about the situation would've been better, and the block time is a major increase from the last one of one week. I'm not the only one at fault here, and that's why I'm trying to get others to understand. ''

''If there wasn't this lack of understanding and communication on the wiki, maybe things wouldn't be so bad right now. ''

''But even you or Bri don't agree with a single thing I said, a block of 1 month is just extreme, especially for my actions. In the future, I'll definetly either stay off the Shipping Wiki, or be very careful with my edits and the effects, because now I know that one false move...''

(explosion in the distance)

Can be catastrophic.