Thread:TheQuazz/@comment-6028837-20160120154733/@comment-995426-20160128140328

Have you freshened up on the Policy and the Manual of Style?

Trigger009 usually listens to a respectful logical argument, though admittedly he sometimes jumps the gun on reversions. He's the administrator most active at the wiki, but he is not the chief administrator.

User:The S is the chief administrator who has the last say on decisions, though he too can engage in discussion, and has a handful of scattered quirks of his own.

In some ways, Turtlepedia operates differently than a larger wiki like Wikipedia. For example, discussion pages are often used for fan commentary and gossip, but are not quite as useful for trying to hold a round table discussion on how to improve articles. Why is this? Many of the ordinary users, including the relatively more common ones, care enough to be fans, but haven't seemed to care enough to be bureaucrats. And the vast majority of the everyday editors are largely focused on the 2012 TV series. This causes many other sections of the wiki to go neglected, often for years.

It is my experience that the best way to improve parts of the wiki, is to take the initiative and start editing, remaining mindful of rules and style. If Trigger009 takes issue with something, keep a cool head, and discuss it with him and anyone else who raises an issue. It's doable.

As for the prohibition on harsh language, that's because of the complicated nature of the TMNT franchise. Though there are many mature-oriented aspects of it, there are also the cartoons, and that means a lot of everyday readers, commenters and editors of the wiki are expected to be younger. Turtlepedia allows the more mature content to be documented as far as Wikia's restrictions allow, but the associated articles need to be marked with a   or    tag (they're actually redirects to the same template, though this may be subject to change), and actual references in the works themselves can be referenced in discussion as long as the users themselves don't resort to harsh casually swearing (because, again, younger users and their parents can be present, and it's a courtesy). My personal rule of thumb (not contradicted yet) is that some mild PG-rated swearing is generally tolerated&mdash;stuff like "bastard", "crap", "damn", "douchebag", "God", "hell", "piss", and maybe the occasional intelligently-used "bitch." But a longshoreman style of language is frowned upon, and can get users in trouble. And it's a given that TMNT works that use this language can be quoted in appropriate article and discussion context. For example, in TMNT volume 3 issue 25 page 39:

If that were somehow relevant and organic to an article or topic, it can be referenced as long as it is done with grace and maturity. This will usually never be the case in a 2012 TV series discussion thread. :)

Do you have any questions?