User blog comment:40kfan/I'm Done/@comment-2253300-20150908165225

Ah. It's been a while since I have seen one of these. These "Tyrannical Regime" blogs always make me smile. It seems like every now and again we get a new User or more established User that launches into one of these. Anyway I feel my fellow Admins have said plenty regarding the issues with this particular rant. Our current Admin team do a very good job of promoting quality guys, and they are usually fair when someone makes mistakes regarding quality. Trust me when I say that what we have is relatively amazing by fan fiction site standards. I have been on other fanon sites, including a number of fanon wikis and found myself aghast at just how atrocious they were by comparison to here.

Now with regards to the valid point made by those disatisfied with the Admins, I will say that some of us do tend to get abrasive with new or poor Users. This community has always been a bit cliquey, and that's not just the Admins either, but that's a natural side effect of having a close knit community, which I consider to be a good thing in spite of its drawbacks. Regarding how our Admins cirtique articles I have felt that some of us have been doing it in a way that has been counter-productive. I have sometimes noted that some choose to make jokes at the expense of the article or author while delivering their feedback. This isn't against the rules, nor punishable, but I do feel that it makes the author feel ridiculed and less open to taking legitmate advice. Partiocularly among the Admins I feel that an emphasis should be made to give feedback in a constructive way rather than trying to get a laugh while doing it. Furthermore you must admit that there is no scenario in which one compares someone's work to a concentration camp in which the author doesn't get put on the defensive, not unless they have already achieved the kind of zen found only among the most mature and seasoned internet veterans. However having said all that there is no part of the Admin job description that mandates niceness, and I can't exactly sanction people for not showing what I would consider good social graces. Overall while I do feel this blog addresses a minor issue, I don't think it's constructive overall.