Thread:Transcendentalstate/@comment-1038387-20131028194426/@comment-24092246-20131028214419

I hope that the two of you realize precisely how unpleasant you have made the opening work of a new contributor. Nice job. If it is your desire to turn folks away from helping the wiki--well done!! (ooh, 2 exclamation points for emphasis! Someone shoot me!! Please note my tongue planted firmly in my cheek). And yes, adapting to a more scholarly/in-universe tone is fine. I can do that. I can easily deal with a single exclamation point; it is true, I would never write a sentence with two exclamation points in a professional capacity.

As afar as 1 space vs. 2 spaces, I have no problem with trying to abide by the wiki's stylistic choices, but I type rapidly, and muscle memory will likely take over. I suspect that it is preferable to have an article written that has (gasp) 2 spaces post period than to have no article. Disagree if you like. I hardly feel that that should require the entire wiki to shut down.

Also, just because I too am a jerk (I kind of like that about you, Hatebunny), please see this article, which should send Slate running home to their mommies: http://www.heracliteanriver.com/?p=324.

Lastly, if it is a concession for Tupka (or anyone) to actually speak (or in some fashion communicate) to an author instead of simply reverting his or her text, then perhaps a general discussion on manners would be in order. Reverting text without discussion is fairly execrable. That discussion can be a short note as to why the text was reverted, but simple reversion is considered poor form in every wiki with which I have been associated. The obvious exception to this is vandalism. Vandals should be shot, then boiled in brine. I believe that we can all agree on that.

Now that I have vented my spleen, I hope that we can all be happy friends. I look forward to ruffling further feathers. Best, TS