User blog comment:SelenaZephyr/An Open Letter to the Community/@comment-13593058-20140121205415

Dust here, and to be frank, I’m not sure what to say. Seeing as Selena wants everyone’s opinions on the matter, I suppose I need to chip in mine.

And in all honesty, I have no idea what is going on.

So far, all I understand is that the relationship between users and Staff are quite strained.

And it’s understandable, that people want things to be changed but are scared to voice their own opinions due to the apparent power and rumored “negative” reputation the staff members have.

So what do I actually think?

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I don’t really know. I mean—

My experience with all the staff I’ve met with were general really nice and reasonable when I first joined the RWBY Wikia Community. I have also been around for the Rain’s Wrath. So don’t say I haven’t seen the epitome of 'fuck you'.

I suppose that also has to do with my inexperience as a creator of Original Characters and Role-Playing that really affects the way I think. Even then, I also had my first four Original Characters rejected at least once or twice. I listened to what the reviewers had to say, discussed with them instead of setting off a napalm strike and improved my characters to the point where I, as a creator and they, as the reviewers were satisfied with the result. There were no problems, only the exchange of ideas and suggestions.

Of course it is because I’m not a veteran at these types of activities, that I don’t like arguing unless I truly feel that something is off. An example of that would be when Arren (DragonBossGala) deemed that my Original Character Rayne Annarose was rejected on the grounds that her weapon had more than 2-3 forms. I non-violently and reasonably brought it to attention and it was quickly resolved.

I really think the Staff do everything they can to provide a good experience.

Now that doesn’t mean that I’m their lap dog.

It’s just, I myself have never really seem to witness or experienced some of these above mentioned problems until they were brought up now. It’s really hard to please everyone and that really does ask the question:

Are the people not satisfied or scared or feel they are being oppressed?

I don’t know, but my experiences in this community tell me that almost everyone here is a reasonable person to a certain degree. The Staff has never let me down, nor do I think they have let anyone down. They’re great people to talk to, they aren’t scary, nor are they corrupted power obsessed pricks.

I don’t know if people just need to understand that when there are rules set forth and you see a problem with it, just say it, and if it’s an easily defendable position then please do argue, just, reasonably and calmly. The staff are humane people and just like the people, they are here to have fun with others, listen to others and make sure that the community in which has banded together has fun together.

<p class="MsoNormal">I’m for the Staff in every way, but at the same time for the people as well. I don’t know what the best action to take is, nor will I claim to know, but I trust that the community as a whole has the patience, understanding and perseverance to do what is right.