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Edited by GastonRabbit on Apr 30th 2025 at 11:56:51 AM
And constant nagging is not likely to make us any quicker to re-instate you. Quite the opposite in fact.
"Yup. That tasted purple."Constant? It's been nearly a week.
Follow me on Twitter, I'm pretty awesome http://www.twitter.com/ZekeFreekI wasn't talking to you when I said that.
edited 18th Oct '13 7:37:23 AM by Madrugada
"Yup. That tasted purple."Okay then...
Follow me on Twitter, I'm pretty awesome http://www.twitter.com/ZekeFreekHi, I just wanted to ask what I did wrong that warrents me being banned from editing entries. I was only trying to explain why it's wrong to list the films 2016: Obama's America and Expelled in a negative light. So I ask if I can have my editing privilages back and if not could we work out a compromise here?
edited 14th May '13 4:04:52 PM by seminoles8
I guess that since now I fully understand why my editing privileges are banned indefinitely, it's because I removed someone else's opinions and comments for those films when it turns out that was uncalled for. For that I apologize for going against the rules of this website related to those issues, and so I humbly ask for everyones forgiveness. Lastly I promise that those issues will never happen again. Thank you all for understanding. Am I still allowed to be a part of this community.
edited 14th May '13 4:04:23 PM by seminoles8
Zeke: Nothing you have done here has convinced us you are going to change your antagonistic behaviour as you do not even seem to recognize when it occurs.
Seminoles: Your issue is that you seem to confuse faith for facts and facts for opinions. We are a secular site and as such do not allow religious opinions to be placed on our pages in lieu of actual real world facts.
In your case you've been banned for calling the real world facts of science opinions and attempting to remove them. The facts are what say that Expelled is a Documentary of Lies. You are free to have religious beliefs that contradict that, but you are not free to substitute those beliefs for facts when editing the wiki.
If we allowed opinions on the wiki pages, the wiki would contradict itself constantly. That's why we have to forbid them. We have dozens of religions represented among our troper base. We can not favour any particular one.
edited 18th Oct '13 7:37:44 AM by Madrugada
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. DickYou haven't exactly told me what you want me to change.
And even if I don't agree with the reasons for my ban, it's your site, I'll follow your rules if you'll let me.
Follow me on Twitter, I'm pretty awesome http://www.twitter.com/ZekeFreekThat "constant nagging" comes from the fact that I'm being completely and utterly ignored for more than month. And if single post once per week is "nagging", then I guess something went wrong here. Plus what's actuall point of this topic, when using it makes you less likely to get the suspension removed? o_O
I think my edit privileges have been suspended. Could you clarify?
Spurious use of the cutlist in an attempt to sidestep the TRS.
Namely this
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Thanks - is TRS Trope Repair Shop? My understanding is that the repair shop is to fix and clean up a broken trope. I meant to suggest that a trope called The Chick was redundant and should be deleted. Is there a more appropriate process for that? I read the discussion page for it, and it seemed to be appropriate. Thank you for any further clarification you can give. I'd like to be free to express opinions — in a manner that is respectful and consistent with the site's rules.
edited 15th May '13 5:18:20 AM by gwen
Cutlisting is explicitly for situations where a given page is beyond saving. If you think that a trope needs cleaning of examples that would better fit in another one, then you take it to the Trope Repair Shop. Cutlisting articles to make a point in this manner is something we tend to frown upon.
"Yup. That tasted purple."I see. To be honest, I think the trope is beyond saving. Contrast The Heart, which is clear, easy to understand and easy to recognize. However, I can also appreciate how others may not share that opinion. I will not add it to the cut list in the future. Would it be appropriate to send it to the repair shop (assuming that I could have editing privileges again)? Thank you again for clarifying.
edited 15th May '13 4:36:19 PM by gwen
I am sorry about the mess regarding Ace Combat: The Equestrian War. I believe this is the reason I'm suspended. Again, I'm very sorry, but I wanted to make a page for both stories (including the upcoming one) and edit links from other Tropes, leading to the now-blank page of the original.
If possible, please allow me to fix those problems. Not immediately, but please allow me to edit in about a few days again.
Thank you in advance.
Let's fight fair and square!
Why didn't you say so in the edit reasons, discussion page, or the message that we got when you flagged the page?
If you want to cut a page entirely you have to submit it to the Cut List. But don't do so without explaining why the page is to be cut, or we'll assume that you're a vandal.
In any case, don't just blank a page. That's not how it works.
If you simply wanted to expand the page, why did you have to empty it first?
Please explain what's going on. I'm sure we'll be able to resolve this.
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.Really? Again? What the hell did I do wrong? All I was doing was stating my opinion.
You put someone getting hurt in an "awesome" page? Even if I didn't looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove the character, I'd still probably say it's wrong.
Can you let me edit again?
^Whitewashing in favor of ... get this now ... the Hyenas in the Lion King. WTF?
edited 18th Oct '13 7:38:56 AM by Madrugada
Goal: Clear, Concise and WittyYeah.
Guess what?
There are actually some people out there who like them.
Tell me what was wrong with each of my edits. Because I can prove they were all fine.
I really hated this thing you had.
"The hyenas for breaking off the chase after Simba manages to lose them in the brair patch. Yeah Shenzi had a point that Simba probably wouldn't survive in the desert but that was just an assumption on her part. Needless to say it comes back to bite them in the ass later when Simba returns as a fully grown lion."
It didn't come back to bite them—-he didn't even interact with them later on. And if he had, they could have easily taken him down and bit HIM in the fridgin ass!And..."just an assumption on her part"? You callin Shenzi DUMB?!!
I promise I don't give a rat's ass about anything in the Lion King one way or the other. Whitewashing is out, though.
This site is about tropes used to tell stories. Fan squabbles about who did what to whom don't help us understand tropes. In a YMMV area like Headscratchers, you don't delete other's observations. You might add your observations which have a different viewpoint, but you don't silence people you disagree with. That is what "mileage varying" is.
edited 18th Oct '13 7:39:16 AM by Madrugada
Goal: Clear, Concise and WittyOK, here are some quotes I have problems with.
"** "the Timon And Pumbaa animated series was kind of a one off joke they did"...
OK, I really like that show and consider it canon. I understand I was being kind of harsh, but by removing my comment you're just dismissing it as insignificant, stupid, and non canon. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT LIKE IT, YOU KNOW!
"The hyenas for breaking off the chase after Simba manages to lose them in the brair patch. Yeah Shenzi had a point that Simba probably wouldn't survive in the desert but that was just an assumption on her part. Needless to say it comes back to bite them in the ass later when Simba returns as a fully grown lion."
You completely ignored what I had to say about this earlier. It DOESN'T come back to bite them in the ass because he never even fights them or interacts with them.
In the AWESOME entry:
"◦ Not a minute earlier, Simba saw Nala slipping down the cliff, the hyenas about to catch her. He races to save her, with Shenzi about to make a meal of Nala... only for Simba to slash right through her cheek, leaving three deep claw marks. And judging by her growl, he truly angered her"
Unless the "Awesome" is Shenzi about to make a meal of Nala, or her fury, that is UNACCEPTABLE FOR ME. And even if you're not a hyena lover, it's still cruel to call poor Shenzi's injury "awesome"—-it wasn't even an amusing injury!
Are you gonna let me edit again? I'm only trying to stand up for what I believe in!
Clear case of a guy who just doesn't get it. No, under, your edit privs will not be restored.
edited 18th Oct '13 7:39:39 AM by Madrugada
Goal: Clear, Concise and Witty

So yeah...
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