User talk:Xelrog T. Apocalypse/Archive 1

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Please leave a message on my talk page if I can help with anything! CalasanX (talk) 21:03, November 6, 2013 (UTC)

Blanking
This may be your talk page, but that doesn't mean you can do what you will with it. Please, do not blank your talk page. This is your first warning. :) The Brony/Pegasister with no life. (talk) 01:59, November 8, 2013 (UTC)

BAN
You have been banned for a month. Reason for the ban is the following

Category Violation/Pointsgaming

If you think that your ban is unfair, please edit your talk page and the banning administrator will review, and respond to it.

Do you hear that? That&#39;s the grape roaring. (talk) 03:24, November 9, 2013 (UTC)

A month ban? Certainly, I was trying to get badges, but never did I make any pointless edits. All of my category additions were for valid reasons, you can look at the history--most of them were adding the "Images" tag to pages which had images on them but lacked this category. I never added an article to a category it didn't belong to, and all of my edits were for the benefit of the wiki, so why the ban? Did I misunderstand the Marked for Review category? I only applied that in cases where the minimum length requirement was not met and it needed moderator attention for this reason. Xelrog T. Apocalypse 03:31, November 9, 2013 (UTC)

And... now I'm very confused. Why in the world was the Images tag removed from this article? Xelrog T. Apocalypse 03:37, November 9, 2013 (UTC)

Adding categories that do not apply to a story and certainly trying to get badges ''' IS POINTSGAMMING. POINTSGAMMING IS PROHIBITED. ''' That's why you had been blocked for a month. You should of read the rules first before doing anything, please do: Site Rules.

You may also want to look over what the Images category is certainly for. Meta (talk) 03:50, November 9, 2013 (UTC)

That's what I'm saying. I never added any categories which did not apply to a story. I did read the site rules before posting, commenting, editing, or even joining this wiki--they state, verbatim, "Do not make any number of pointless edits to gain badges and/or to increase your edit count." I made a grand total of zero pointless edits--in cases where only one category was missing (usually the Images one), I added the page to that category, and in cases where the page needed to be added to multiple categories, I added them all in one motion, not one by one. All of my edits were for the betterment of the wiki, I made no edits adding pages to random categories in which they did not belong, nor did I make numerous edits to a page to inflate my count rather than making the entire edit at once.

If you could kindly point me in the direction of where I might find out what the Images category is for, I'd be happy to read it. I read this page, which states that the category is for "Pages using images"--which all of the pages I added to the category, do. I also read the section of the rules on Pointsgaming here, which also state that it is an offense if I am to, one, add categories unrelated to the article; two, add categories which do not exist; or three, make multiple edits which could have been performed in a single edit. I did none of these--all of my edits were legit. If you believe otherwise, I will be happy to hear you out. So far all you've cited is "adding categories which do not apply to a story," which, again, I did not do, according to the Category Listing page. I'm also still waiting for an answer on why Images was removed from the article I linked to. Xelrog T. Apocalypse 04:23, November 9, 2013 (UTC)

Also, why was my Userpage formatted? Did I break some unposted rule in editing that, as well, like the one that says I'm not allowed to clear the Welcome message at the top of this page? Xelrog T. Apocalypse 04:27, November 9, 2013 (UTC)

If nothing else, you would still be banned for a week at least. Looking back, your first blog post was not only a blatant pointsgame, it was also a clear violation of the Blog Rules, which state explicitly that one is not to post a blog post simply to get a badge.

As far as the "Images" category, it is exclusively for Site Maintenance, particularly to be added to Galleries. We lack them on this wiki, so I don't know why we still have it. As previously stated, the wiki is still being brought back up to date. CalasanX (talk) 04:41, November 9, 2013 (UTC)

I apologize, I did not read the blog rules. That much is my fault, and I accept responsibility. I don't think I should be blamed for the misunderstanding regarding Images, however, as I was basing my edits off of the Category Listing page, and had no way of knowing that the category was being eliminated entirely. Know that I wasn't just adding categories at random for the sake of it--I was legitimately trying to make each edit a productive one. Xelrog T. Apocalypse 05:01, November 9, 2013 (UTC)

So the ban's not dropping below the full month, then? Xelrog T. Apocalypse 15:10, November 9, 2013 (UTC)

Rollback
I've decided to grant you the rollback right, due to your previous involvement in our policy and occasional helpful contributions. Hope you'll use it for the good of the wiki! Dashie  ~20% Cooler~  06:40, June 12, 2014 (UTC)

Well, that was a nice gesture. Thanks. I don't actually browse articles much and tend to participate more in the site maintenance topics, but I'll start keeping an eye out. Xelrog T. Apocalypse 10:25, June 12, 2014 (UTC)

RE: Originul cuntent
Remember that one thread where I petitioned to get rid of the OC category? Yeah. Just been lazy to get rid of it nowadays, because I have to check the quality of each article (since this is the Spinpasta wiki). I'll probably do it tomorrow after my shower, or that you can aide me out and read some of them, mark them for review or use the deletenow template. Do you hear that? That's the grape roaring   05:32, July 16, 2014 (UTC)

RE:
This was the thread to get rid of the category, and you had given your vote too. Also, depreciated = do not use, until further notice. Those categories I intend on getting rid of, as well. Do you hear that? That's the grape roaring   23:49, July 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * Nah, there isn't a current discussion. But you can start one, if you like. Do you hear that? That's the grape roaring   00:53, July 17, 2014 (UTC)

Trial
I decided to give you a trial for RCaDC, to see if you're fitting for the right. I want to see more of activity from you with the responsibility over your head. I'm not going to close the thread, but rather leave it open. See how people view your work. If you maintain the activity, you get to keep the rights. If not, then...

Other than that, here are the rights that you hold now:
 * Delete pages
 * block users who are disobeying the rules
 * Cascade protection and edit protection
 * Find a deleted page, and view the latest revision of it.

You have high expectations from me. Have fun with the rights, and keeping the site clean! If you have any questions on how to use these privileges, please leave a message on my talk page. Do you hear that? That's the grape roaring   01:28, July 25, 2014 (UTC)

Damn!
Look at you go. Get a little more experience under your belt and you're definitely up next for administrator. Dashie  ~20% Cooler~  05:53, July 27, 2014 (UTC)

Congrats
Congratulations. You are an official RCaDC member. Your name has been changed to some sort of green, and you have been added on the RCaDC template. To add it on your profile, just do RCaDC. Keep up the good work. Keep doing what you're doing, and I will definitely consider making your administrator app. Do you hear that? <strong style="color: green; font: Comic-Sans;">That's the grape roaring   19:46, July 27, 2014 (UTC)