Thread:Semanticdrifter/@comment-4682222-20131108125025

Hi there - I decided today to start contributing to the Once Upon A Time Wikia. I spent quite a few hours making edits that I felt were necessary (mostly very minor cosmetic edits that made large blocks of text much easier to read). Also, I had just watched the latest episode and there was a new character/actress, the details of which I added to the site. I am a leading contrbuter on Lostpedia and the Fringe Wikia. I did not appreciate being told by the admin after hours of editing that all my edits would be reverted as they were "not needed". He then went on to say that they have strict editing policies (which of course I understand) but that they'd never bothered to put up those rules as "only three people ever edit the wiki". If that is the case, why then allow anyone else to even make any edits? I thought this was a community site that was designed to have contributions from many people, not just a few in an inner circle.

When I replied to say that I felt my time was wasted, I was treated to a "well good luck with whatever Wiki you choose to edit next" - clearly a sarcastic way to say "don't let the door hit your ass on the way out". Obviously, I will no longer be visiting, let alone editing that particular Wikia page, but thought it important for WIkia staff to know about my experience in the hopes it doesn't happen to anyone else. I strongly suspect I am not the first person to have complained.

Thanks so much for listening.

Kind regards,

Greg 