Board Thread:New on Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki/@comment-112155-20160808124256

As a conclusion for the staff survey that we maintained in July 2016, that you can see in this thread, I would like to comment on some items of the polls that look to be more controversial, and on some of the comments that people have left in the walls. I'd like to thank all people who have voted, and especially, all people who have commented, while I'd also like to encourage everyone else to participate in these kind of surveys, as it will be another one in the near future.

OPINIONS NOT HEARD AND VALUED
For the people who thought that opinions are not heard nor valued, I can assure you that it's not the case in this wiki. You only have to check our Playground to see that everyone can propose whatever any improvement they think that the wiki can be benefited front, and that administrators and regular editors tend to voice their opinions regarding the proposals, usually offering improvements or alternatives to those proposals.

However, that doesn't and will never mean that we have to accept each and every random proposal that anyone thinks it would be cool. There are policies, rules and other things in place that must be taken into account, customs pertaining to this wiki, general Wikia rules and many other things that may make a proposal impracticable.

These reflections also work for the people that seem to be uncomfortable with making suggestions for the wiki. Any suggestion is welcomed, though that doesn't mean they have to be accepted automatically.

UNFRIENDLY STAFF MEMBERS
For the people who thought that staff members are not generally friendly, it would have been easier to know if people who think they/we are not (or are undecided) have written more examples (there is only one explained in the comments above). Also, it would have been good to know if it's something general about all staff members or one in particular.

I would also like to clarify that, as I've personally seen in this and every other wiki I edited in or visited, that people think that when an admin removes an edit, that automatically means that the admin has it out for the editor. But like with teachers at school, nobody has it out for nobody else. As some other user pointed in a comment above, it's as simple as the fact that there are edits and additions to the wiki that are wrong, no matter how good or useful the editor thinks they are.

These cases don't mean, in any circumstance, unfriendliness by the admins, it means they are doing a job that it's ungrateful in more times than it should be.

NUMBER OF STAFF MEMBERS
A great number of voters seem to think that there should be more staff members in this wiki, while some of the comments highlight personal opinions regarding the role of some of the admins, highlighting their absences, or their lack of actual work as admins.

Because of this, we will open in our Playground a discussion regarding new positions, especifically, opening up a vote for choosing Content Moderators, a rank between regular users and administrators. The topic of demotions, as stated in some comments, both generally and personally by some staff members, is also open for discussion.

Once again, thank you very much to everyone for you participation in the staff survey. 