Not that this is not who your favourite Hermits are to watch but who you think would actually be fun dinner guests
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Scar is absolutely amazing at playing the "evil" side of a storyline, whether that be ConCorp, corrupt mayor, or protecting invasive species. He knows how to play off people to make an entertaining narrative. And because of this, I want him to stay in positions where he can continue to help craft the best stories, which currently is his position as mayor and head of the HEP.
Also, please do not say mean things about the Hermits just because they're on a different side of a storyline to the side you're supporting. They're all friends doing it to have fun. Scar is a good person, no matter which side of a story he's roleplaying.
Decked Out should be disqualified for not being "mini" ?
Bloody hell Tango's done an amazing job on it so far!
1) Iskall: He seems a really open and friendly person who everyone gets along with. He'd make sure the conversation kept going and that everyone had a great time.
2) Tango: The chaos demon would find a way to make things more interesting in some sort of weird way, like eating soup with chopsticks or something. Would keep things fun!
3) ZombieCleo: I love her dark sense of humour! I'd also be curious how that plays off the other two.
Also, I feel all three would get super giggly after a couple glasses of wine!
I'm not saying don't have rules; I'm saying keep things general until you need to go more specific so that it's easier to apply the rules to the messy real world. All rule systems require interpretation in enforcement (that's why IRL judges can change the law without passing any legislation as they just change the interpretation of the words already written). The more specific you are, the less flexibility you have to change the interpretation to fit the scenario. And you definitely want to be able to treat the uninformed differently from the malicious!
Also, I just did the thing to get access to the Discord.
The feel when you can't decide so you make a playlist with all the music.
Note: not all music is in the playlist. Some Hermits have custom music which isn't available separately, and others I don't watch to know what their music is. But that playlist should cover most of them!
I don't know if any further action has happened as a result of this thread yet, but I'm going to give my two cents as somebody who's been an editor on various Wikia wikis (Wikia being the original name for FANDOM) for almost a decade now and has a particular interest in policy formation. Feel free to ignore if you want, but I do have experience.
First off, I have never seen a wiki before that hands out blocks for grammatical errors. Blocking people making mistakes while making good faith edits goes against, well, it goes against "assume good faith", which is not only the golden rule of wiki editing in general but is also your first listed policy. It's also a great way to scare off potential new contributors, never transitioning them from newbie to an integral part of the community.
The best way I know of to enforce a manual of style when it comes to a new user is, at the beginning, just to fix the mistakes and move on. It's honestly just not a big deal. It's way harder to write content than it is to fix grammar, so accept people who are willing to write/correct content with open arms! If they stick around for more than a few days, then it might be worth messaging to say "hey, thanks for adding so much good stuff! Just FYI, we've got a Manual of Style that we follow on this wiki to make sure our writing is consistent. It'd be great if you could have a look at it, especially the part about <insert thing they did wrong here>. Anyway, thanks for contributing. Hope to see you around ?"
You will also find new editors who take great joy in fixing those MoS errors, and they'll help balance out the poorly styled yet informative content.
Also, when it comes to advertising block lengths or what it takes to get blocked, here's some free advice earned through years of pain: don't. Just... don't. One thing trolls love to do is to break the spirit of a rule while sticking to the letter of the law. The more specificity you have around punishment, the more they can say "well I didn't do <specific thing that was banned>. I just did <bad thing that wasn't laid out in the rules>." Meanwhile, good-faith but unaware actors will get caught up and punished by the rules designed to target bad-faith actors. This is one area where it's best left up to admin discretion, assuming you trust your admins and elected them to those positions for a reason. Then the intent of the editor can be used to set the punishment, so trolls get locked out whereas new users who make mistakes can be guided amicably to a better way of working instead.
I still remember the first edit I made on the wiki that would go on to be my home wiki for years until it was finally decommissioned last year because of platform deprecation reasons. Or, well, I don't remember the edits themselves, but I do remember the message I received about them. A more experienced user on the wiki a) recognised that I had made my edits in good faith, b) pointed out what went wrong, c) told me how I could fix the mistake, He drew me into the community by teaching me the ways of the land, not by threatening me with punishment for making a mistake. That was 8 years ago, yet I still remember the feeling of receiving that message to this day. That is how you build community. That is how you grow. Not by threatening punishment, but by bringing new users along for the ride.
I do have more to say, but I think that's enough in one go. Good luck with the policy update! I'm sure you'll do well ?
Edit: Arg the editor here doesn't accept wikitext! *shakes fist*
(Edited by Imamadmad)