Talk:Level 1988/@comment-27948654-20160927124308/@comment-24693751-20160927164300

JD, yes absolutely, I've even expressed on some of your comments that the way you express your opinion when using a booster/boosters is exactly the way I would encourage people to. I've tried really hard to be clear that I think there should be exceptions to the rule in the exact cases as you're describing. For ex. if you've played a level 79 times, I doubt you're going to rate it as "somewhat easy" or even "somewhat hard", etc. I've said I have np with people using boosters and saying they feel a level is anywhere from "Very Hard to Insanely Hard to Nearly Impossible." Where the problem comes in is more the second part of Bigv17's comment about particular users using a booster/boosters after 1 or a few tries, etc & then underrating a level. That's my only issue, and if I haven't expressed that properly, than that's my fault. I also think the way opinions are expressed when using boosters makes a big difference & that is an area where I've definitely used your comments as a positive example. For ex. simply wording something like "my guess/feeling/etc would be that this level would be Insanely Hard" without boosters is a lot different to me than saying "this level is impossible without boosters" or going to the other extreme, someone has used a booster & simply states the level is "easy/somewhat easy." Maybe it sounds silly or just like semantics but to me one is stating an opinion (which as you said, you & other users should have every right to do) but the other is making a blanket statement(the level is impossible without boosters) that is potentially insulting to users who have passed the level without boosters(I saw that happen recently with another user). Or in the case of using a booster & then underrating a level it's also both potentially insulting to other users who have genuinely struggled with the level and/or may throw off the true difficulty rating of the level.

On that note the point you made about the levels getting harder and more people using boosters is also a valid one that I've recently been wondering about myself. When I joined the wiki I always read the rule was that the voting of the difficulty on levels was meant to be without having used boosters, period. So that's what I was going off of. However, I actually just recently started reaching out to some admins about that because I was wondering if that rule had been affected by the rise in people using boosters. I was told by one admin that he basically didn't count the votes of people who used boosters and underrated levels. So if you saw me writing that someone's vote was not being counted, that's what I was referring to. I certainly don't have anything to do with the voting process itself, I'm only trying to help make sure that the board runs smoothly comment wise & that to me includes that people are following rules in conduct, voting, etc. I've not yet heard back from the other admin who I posed the question to asking if the rule had changed.

I absolutely don't want to censor anyone and I truly am sorry if you or anyone else felt that was my intention. That's the exact opposite of what I want actually. I'm new to this & tbh am still not 100% clear about what I should(or shouldn't)be doing, other than obvious things like not allowing cursing and being on the lookout for trolls but all the DM's know to do that. This was just an area that I thought I might be able to help improve upon, for exactly the type of problem you pointed out at the end of your message. And I really have tried to make the distinction between using boosters and saying a level is IH and using them & saying a level is medium. But when it's page after page of basically the same person doing the latter, it just becomes easier to say "please don't vote if you've used boosters, etc" or sometimes I try and use my wonky sense of humor to address it 🙃 Anyway, it seems that unfortunately the message is going out to the wrong people & you've probably missed my comments applauding yours😕 Please guys bear with me, as I'm just getting my feet wet with all this. I'm glad you said something, JD, so I could address it. Bigv17, I'm sorry that I must've missed your similar comment but yes you totally got what I was going for with your EDIT comment below.

And of course I'm sorry this is so long! But I felt it was important to respond here in case others felt similarly. I truly only want to use any small bit of "power" I may have to help this to be a community where people are able to share experiences, opinions, etc in a safe & helpful manner. And I'm sincerely open to any suggestions for ways you guys feel that can be achieved or improved upon so please don't hesitate to contact me with ideas or call me out on issues lol(as long as it's in a respectful manner like my buddy JD) 🤓🤗😎 (and now back to our regularly scheduled program...)~G