Forum:Please delete me
A full 98% of my edits (not including forum posts) have been undone by a moderator. They even undid punctuation fixes! It is clear, that I do not belong a part of this community and will no longer be participating. I would like to ask that my account be deleted immediately. Thank you. -- Rest In Peace Sarah Jane \ Talk to me! 20:18, April 29, 2011 (UTC)
- I hate the fact you want this to happen. Every one makes mistakes. It's part of the learning curve. Stick around and you will continue to grow on this wiki and make fantastic contributions. I apologies if I have done anything to upset, but it's not a personal attack. It's to help you learn and understand more about how we operate on this wiki and to help you become a better editor. Everyone has their edits revert now and again. Stick around longer, and you'll find that you start to understand this wiki more and you'll be able to put all the skills you have and will gain to main this wiki better. Mini-mitch\talk 20:23, April 29, 2011 (UTC)
I hate to break it to you, but you can't delete an account. You can block or delete your private pages but that's it. Anyway, I don't think you should leave. There aren't many regular users on this wiki. Some seem to merely come on hear to create rumours or discuss them. I agree that many of the users are a bit hostile to the new editors, but still, keep going.----Skittles the hog--Talk 20:34, April 29, 2011 (UTC)
- I also encourage you to stick around, as I said I am always willing to answer any questions.
- There is a learning curve for all wikis and Wikipedia and everyone starts somewhere and makes hundreds of mistakes in the process. The Manual of Style exists to help editors understand how to edit here and admins are ever present to help and assist new editors. --Tangerineduel / talk 16:28, April 30, 2011 (UTC)
- I am in the process for making a 'Guide for new Users' - I got the idea from the 'Guide for new administrators'. Again I would encourage you to stick around and edit, as it's just part of the learning curve. Mini-mitch\talk 16:32, April 30, 2011 (UTC)
- Speaking as someone whose contributions have been intended to be editorial, you guys are not very polite on average to people who try to help. While some of the help offered might be of less than stellar quality -- I have started hacking away at the language of the new K9 tv series pages recently -- nonetheless, an occasional please or thank you can work wonders. Consider Mini-Mitch's coment just above this: "Again, I would encourage you to stick around". Why not say "Please stay and help"? Or is this a conditional clause and you don't want him to stick around but would under other circumstances and, if so, what are they?
- Learn to use simple declarative sentences. Please. Boblipton 13:22, May 6, 2011 (UTC)
- Yes, I've noticed there's a certain heirarchy of simple pettiness going on here. Even if the only edit you make is a simple grammer fix on a considerably poor sentence, if you're a new user you can garuntee it will be reverted. It's absolutely pathetic. Of course, it's fine when an old member or admin makes an absolutely stupid edit like writing about something the Doctor joked about as if it were a solid fact because they don't understand irony, satire and sarcasm. The community here really need to sort out their act if they want to keep active members (which they clearly don't - I'm thinking it's actually just a snooty BFFs community of high-schoolers where outsiders are shunned). 82.24.93.170 14:28, May 6, 2011 (UTC)
- That shouldn't be happening, minor edits such as you describe shouldn't be reverted.
- We may sometimes be somewhat over zealous in our protection of the wiki from vandals and sometimes will mistake a good-faith edit for something else, and this is something that we will have to look into so as to not alienate new users. --Tangerineduel / talk 14:40, May 6, 2011 (UTC)
- Notice the inert construction you use, Tangerineduel. It is not "I offer my apologies. We have to deal with this and I will follow this matter up." It is something that some time in the indefinite future, someone will have to look into it, shriek in horror and run away from. Likely nothing will be done, people like RIPSarahJane will give up and you folks can go back to complaining that when I do a massive cleanup of grammar and punctuation I spelled one word in the more usual American manner instead of the more usual British manner and feel virtuous.
- Keep up the good work and by no means, ever apologize.Boblipton 14:59, May 6, 2011 (UTC)
Admins can be direct. It just seems more polite sometimes to not sound so forceful. Obviously your edits have been reverted in the past, sparking this outburst. I think you're stereotyping admins by suggesting were out to pick holes in your editing. I check edits by unregistered users but I can't recall ever checking your work as I realise your out to do good. Of course you'll make mistakes, I do. Thanks----Skittles the hog--Talk 15:34, May 6, 2011 (UTC)
- Skittles, this is not about me. I'm a big boy. But you lost at least one contributor -- RIPSarahJane -- because no one bothered to say "thank you" before throwing his gift in the trash.Boblipton 16:32, May 6, 2011 (UTC)
- You may want to take this discussion here. Mini-mitch\talk 16:36, May 6, 2011 (UTC)
I know, I wasn't targeting you, just explaining. If you look at the users talk page, he has been given explanations. What more do you want? Should I pat him on the back and say "good job" when its clearly not the case. He was given pointers and chose to be one of the few who react angrily. Shame really.----Skittles the hog--Talk 16:40, May 6, 2011 (UTC)
