Forum:Proposition - Remove the Moderator Status of EpaX

THIS VOTE RUNS FROM THE 28TH OF MAY (12:00 PM PST), TO THE 4TH OF JUNE (11:59 PM PST).

The Issue/Case
As a moderator of the CAWiki, EpaX has disrespected me along with a few other users. Being a job of a moderator is a very serious position. Moderators are to respect the wiki, the environment, and other users, including administrators and moderators. He promised here that he is friendly and he “will treat other editor with respect,” yet, he does not practice what he preaches. I do not see that he is friendly; rather, he uses strong language that impacts negativity. Because of this, I am requesting for EpaX to be stripped of his moderator position. Please extremely carefully read my reason why this proposition is the appropriate action before voting accordingly.

An Insight of What Happened From the Beginning
In the past, he kept reverting useful information from other editors, including myself. I let that slide many times. But I had enough. I decided for this to be the last straw. Originally, I made this proposition because I was fed up with EpaX after he banned me and we had an argument across three walls. You can see them here, here, and here to get a better idea of what happened.

Combat Arms Wiki strives to create a peaceful environment where all editors can collaborate and share ideas. Users must have good faith among each other, as stated here. However, this was not the case with EpaX.

In my situation, I made an honest mistake where there was a misunderstanding with the category pages. Every time I make an edit, I double check to see if it’s correct before publishing. Because I publish articles in a way where some may think it’s unusual, I do it because it’s my preference. Every user has their own way of doing things. This must be highly respected since the Combat Arms Wiki stated that all users are equal here. No one is above the law.

EpaX always assumes that users are ignoring him when they do not reply back in their message wall. He does not have any good faith nor patience. Instead of waiting for me to reply on my wall, he gave me less than 10 minutes to answer back. He assumes that I kept on editing and ignoring his warning when I am in fact, not intend to. Due to the way Wikia works, it does not pop up a notification instantly when someone posts something on your message wall. You must refresh the page or publish your edit before seeing the notification. When I was working on multiple articles, all the articles were already opened in tabs. At the same time I was editing those articles, EpaX wrote on my message wall and published it before I started pressing publish in all of the articles I was working on. By the time it finished publishing all of my articles, I see a notification on the right top side of my screen. I clicked on Wiki Activity, then I proceeded to my message wall. It usually takes me more than 10 minutes to type a constructive reply. When I finally finished, I pressed publish. I was frustrated that my reply was not posted. I gave it another try. After typing another constructive reply, it did not get through. I decided to give it one more try, being already aggravated that my reply is not going through. After the third attempt to reply, it did not work. I thought that there was something wrong with my account until I saw what really happened after I scroll up the screen; I was blocked. Enraged, I went to see why I was blocked. Ironically, it turns out that the person who left the message on my wall was actually the one who denied me from replying.

Seeing that I was blocked for 1 hour, I thought, why not, I’m going to pass time by playing Combat Arms and hoping to see EpaX on there. It could clear up some confusion. Unfortunately, he was not on there.

After playing for an hour, I returned to Combat Arms Wiki 5 minutes early to check what is the exact time that my ban will be lifted. Inappropriately, EpaX extended my ban for another hour.

Although the wiki said that I should contact the administrator is there is a mistake, I could not do that. If you are blocked from the wiki, you are blocked entirely; the only thing you can do is view the wiki. Being furious, I logged on into another computer to write on his wall as this is the only way I can explain myself. I had no choice but to do this. I was unsure about EpaX because he can be abusing his ban power again by extending my ban, from another hour to infinity. After his discourteous reply on his wall, I knew that this would be the start of hell.

A Deeper Analysis of the Situation and the Aftermath
Because there was a misunderstanding of categories, a user should not be banned for it as it is considered very unjust. The mistake I made was encountered the first time adding categories. EpaX blocked me as his way of “getting my attention.” Adding another hour to my ban was not needed; in fact, I would probably not continue to make those edits after my ban is gone. I already acknowledged that I made a mistake. Had I ignored the warning after my ban is lifted, I would’ve continued to make edits after the 2 hour ban. EpaX claims that he needed to extend my ban because he assumes that there was no other moderator/administrator on at the time. It’s just an excuse EpaX made to get him off the hook. This excuse is not valid, as anyone can lurk in the dark viewing the wiki without logging in. EpaX is someone who assumes more than just being optimistic. A moderator should be considerate for both sides. Just because someone does not answer fast, it doesn’t mean that they are ignoring you. There are many factors to why someone may not answer fast. They could be taking a break, eating lunch, need outside leisure time, or simply done for the day. Banning someone after leaving a message on someone’s wall for 10 minutes is far too harsh. Have hasty characteristics for a moderator is not looked up upon the community. Below is proof that he gave me less than 10 minutes to answer.

Had I asked him to remove it off his user page, think about it. How would he would have answered differently?

Subsequently, he is also breaking the rules of the wiki. He is abusing his power by blocking me for an illegitimate reason and he is harassing me on the wiki according to the rules here. As mentioned earlier, my blockage does not fit anywhere on the block policy. On his user page, he said that I was having "consistent defiance and ignorance." As I wrote in a reply to ILYx3's thread, he sequentially replied, saying that it is "not harassment," but rather what I wrote. Either way, he is wrong on both sides. Calling someone defiant and ignorant is an insult (if it's not an insult, would you say that face to face with President of the United States?). He also brought up defiance on behalf of himself here on paragraph 6. Another offensive statement he wrote to me can be found here on the last paragraph.

Although I may have broken the rule of ban dodging, I’ll admit that I was also bad on my part. But I did it for a good reason. Please bear in mind that this whole proposition is NOT about me or my mistakes; it is aimed to decide the appropriate action for EpaX’s moderator status.

Granting that he contributes greatly to the wiki, remember that his job as a moderator may not fit him. There are many other great users on wiki that do tremendous work; yet, they do not need to be a moderator to complete their job.

The Question
Should the user EpaX be stripped of the position of moderator on the Combat Arms Wiki?

Yes

 * 1) Click For Reason ComradeJ (talk) 16:36, May 28, 2013 (UTC)

Comments
Following this proposition, I'd also like for EpaX to remove the harassment off of his user sub page.

ComradeJ (talk) 17:12, May 28, 2013 (UTC)