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Edited by GastonRabbit on Apr 30th 2025 at 11:56:51 AM

Alega5 Since: Nov, 2011
#4651: Dec 16th 2013 at 12:32:49 PM

I got a message on my edits on grammar and spelling and got suspended. How long do I have to wait to get it lifted? Also, what's the link to the Grammar and English useful notes?

AntonioH Since: Jan, 2012
#4652: Dec 16th 2013 at 12:39:30 PM

Today, I was trying to edit a page and I got a message saying I got suspended. I don't know exactly why I got suspended, for I thought that I was not doing anything wrong or something like that. I'm not complaining, I just want to know the reason why I was suspended. Tank you very much for your attention.

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Lost in Space
#4653: Dec 16th 2013 at 1:09:25 PM

Batch reply...


@TheG: I copied and pasted from one of your posts in Ask The Tropers. The reasons for our decision with respect to the translation were given there, and whether you agree with them or not, you don't get to go off like that. We've banned numerous people over this issue and have absolutely no compunctions about banning more. You say you're over it. Fair enough. I just want to make our position clear so there are no misunderstandings if it happens again. Okay?


@Alega5: We do insist on passable English from our contributors. We make our Help with English thread available for peer proofreading, but please be aware that you must demonstrate acceptable proficiency before your privileges will be restored. There's no time limit.


@AntonioH: We noted that you violated the Zero Context Example policy on Characters.Ace Attorney Defense Attorneys And Assistants. This is something we have to come down hard on because a lot of people are still doing it wrong. The commented out examples in that article were not there by mistake and you need to pay attention to the instructions in the comments.

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TheG Since: Mar, 2011
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Alega5 Since: Nov, 2011
#4656: Dec 16th 2013 at 1:37:44 PM

@Fighteer How do I show it?

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#4657: Dec 16th 2013 at 1:39:15 PM

We base that decision on how your interactions in the help thread go.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
AntonioH Since: Jan, 2012
#4658: Dec 16th 2013 at 3:54:54 PM

I see. Sorry about that, I didn't know about this rule, and now I do. I will pay more attention from now on. I promise it won't happen again.

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animefan2010 Since: Feb, 2013
#4660: Dec 17th 2013 at 1:18:57 PM

So can i have my editing privileges back please grin

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Lost in Space
#4661: Dec 17th 2013 at 1:47:14 PM

[up]When you were suspended, you were given the conditions. [1]

Spend some time in the Help with English thread to prove that you can write acceptably. That post doesn't give me much hope.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
trisha Since: Oct, 2013
#4662: Dec 18th 2013 at 8:17:54 AM

Can you remove my suspension?

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#4663: Dec 18th 2013 at 8:35:44 AM

[up] We can, but we will not, at least not right now. Care to explain your Edit Warring on Characters.Spongebob Squarepants?

trisha Since: Oct, 2013
#4664: Dec 18th 2013 at 10:23:14 AM

what do you mean by that? "care to explain it" do you mean I should say why?

edited 18th Dec '13 10:42:53 AM by trisha

Deadbeatloser22 MOD from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#4665: Dec 18th 2013 at 11:11:48 AM

That's usually what we mean when we ask for an explanation, yes.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#4666: Dec 18th 2013 at 11:13:07 AM

I see it's going to be one of those.

You were engaged in an edit war over the use of the Manchild trope to refer to SpongeBob and Patrick. As it happens, your interpretation is incorrect; both of those characters are explicitly adults. That they frequently act like children is exactly why the Manchild trope applies.

Moreover, continuing to change the examples despite attempts by other tropers to discuss the matter in the edit reasons and/or Discussion page indicates that you aren't interested in consensus; you just want to have your way. That's not how a wiki works.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
WhyNotNow Since: Aug, 2010
#4667: Dec 18th 2013 at 11:23:39 PM

I would like to know when I will be allowed to edit again. I understand why it happened, I really do. I won't make excuses for it, but I would like to know if I am permanently banned or when it will end. Shaoken would know more than me, but can anyone answer it for me? If it's because I said I still wanna edit on the Yu Yu Hakusho character pages, just that I'll avoid the subject that upset, then fine, I'll avoid the entire page altogether if that's what you want. Just please help me. Don't leave me in the dark. I wanna know what's going on, please.

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Lost in Space
#4668: Dec 19th 2013 at 8:18:42 AM

@WhyNotNow: A suspension doesn't usually have a specific duration. We expect you to come here and talk it out with us as a condition of getting it lifted.

To us, the issue is not just that you were edit warring, but that you declared your intention to keep doing so until you got your way. Your words: "And I'll keep deleting it, unless someone wants to change it." That's not in keeping with the spirit of how a wiki works.

You can edit the articles for Yu Yu Hakusho if you agree to abide by the consensus on those examples.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Silentedge89 Since: Apr, 2012
#4669: Dec 19th 2013 at 11:44:16 AM

I got suspended for arguing in the Mighty No. 9 forum thread. I'd like to get my posting privileges returned because I wasn't given any real warning on the issue and would have gone back and corrected anything that I said if I had been told that what I was doing was leading up to a suspension. Admittedly I had a feeling that the post that started things would have been thumped because I've always been a bit fuzzy on how strong a language I can use on the site so I had been avoiding swearing till that point. What I don't know is why the posts after were thumped in rapid succession giving me zero chance to actually react and cut it out.

trisha Since: Oct, 2013
trisha Since: Oct, 2013
#4671: Dec 19th 2013 at 3:42:23 PM

when will I be allowed to edit?

Deadbeatloser22 MOD from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#4672: Dec 19th 2013 at 3:51:58 PM

You still haven't explained your actions. Nagging us to remove a suspension without giving us any reason to will only serve to make us less likely to remove it.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#4673: Dec 19th 2013 at 3:52:05 PM

@Trisha: Answer our questions or go away.

@Silentedge89: When you throw around terms like "dumb bitches", particularly in regard to "so-called feminists" and similar stuff, you identify yourself as part of an extremely unsavory demographic that we have little interest in entertaining on our website.

edited 19th Dec '13 4:43:57 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Silentedge89 Since: Apr, 2012
#4674: Dec 19th 2013 at 4:07:36 PM

I would have gone back and removed it without any hesitation. I've been trying to keep things PG since I joined. I just wanted to clarify why exactly the situation described in that thread blew up like it did and I ended up just wording things poorly. I have a nasty habit of doing that when I don't mean to. I apologize. I'm more than willing to eat a 3-7 day posting suspension if it meant that after it I can go back to posting as normal. Since I did screw up and I don't think that, even if my current suspension is repealed, that I should go completely unpunished for it.

WhyNotNow Since: Aug, 2010
#4675: Dec 19th 2013 at 4:22:16 PM

Yeah sure. I know what I did was wrong and I won't do it again.


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