Thread:Munkondi/@comment-12690164-20160621022308/@comment-4189499-20160622092500

Note: This message was written before Flockky replied to this thread and so does not take his/her comments into account.

I realise that I've come into this late, but I was not aware of this thread's existence until just now. I'm glad that 3primetime3 has come in and diffused the situation, because it seemed to be getting out of hand.

While there is nothing more to say on the issue this thread was started with, I would like to give a warning to this wiki's regular contributors who posted here. If you are going to accuse somebody of using offensive language, do not use equally offensive language in your accusations. Do not use attacking language towards other users, and don't use hyperbole to throw situations way out of proportion. Talk here of slander and injustice is so way out of proportion I can't even imagine why it was used here. Many of the comments made by this wiki's regulars, including mods and admins who should know better, were deplorable, especially the attacks in the original post from LucasH181 that Munkondi was a "nasty, selfish, jealous keyboard warrior". If you are an admin or a moderator on this wiki, you need to keep your language calm, and you must never break the rules by making personal attacks on another user. Please remember that it is the action, not the person that we should be condemning when things go wrong.

I commend Munkondi for the respectable tone of her/his posts in this discussion, given the circumstances of the raging around her/him.

To anyone wishing to point out fault to another user: if you have an accusation to make, back it up immediately with evidence. Link to the problem page, quote the text you think was wrong, and then explain why you thought it was wrong. Especially in the case with alleged insults, people's ideas of acceptable content differ wildly, especially when you throw unfamiliarity with the English language into the mix. Calmly explaining the words you think are inappropriate and why they are inappropriate is much more helpful to all parties than shouting "Just shut up your mouth and stop slandering and hurting Flockky, understand? If you do this again, you will block indefinite and the staffs of this wiki will not unblock you!" (as Thegreattttt did earlier in this thread). This is especially true when the supposed victim is one of your friends; by having to explain why the words are wrong, you may just discover that they aren't actually that bad and that protective feelings towards your friend just make them seem worse than they actually are. And remember, if a user did do something wrong, try and give some sort of advice on what they should have done instead so they can avoid trouble in the future. Remember the golden rule of all wikis: Assume Good Faith!

To Munkondi: Although others have already responded plenty to your claims, I will also add my two cents for the sake of balance. I have read most of your comments, and while any one on their own is perfectly legitimate, as is any questioning of others' claims, the constant and repetitive nature of your challenges does stray closer to harassing territory. You've been let off with a warning this time, but I suggest that if you have a problem with a user's posts in the future, you contact them directly to question them, outline why you think they're not telling the truth, and give them a chance to explain themselves before moving on. I do feel there has been an overreaction to your comments, and some are certainly intended to be light-hearted jokes (such as Level_1752 which ends with a winky face. A winky face or a silly face means the comment is not meant to be taken seriosuly), but the repetitive nature of your claims without ever going direct to the source for an explanation is what puts you in the wrong here. I would suggest apologising to Flockky on his wall, and you can use that opportunity to air your concerns and give Flockky the chance to respond.

Thank you for reading my response.