User blog comment:Ildsjel/An Open Letter/@comment-14365624-20190817170646/@comment-31287186-20190817201648

We've all gone through the whole awkward phase of adjusting and being new users from the wikia. While all experiences are different, its always been the same situation again and again. I went through it for years. I've been there as everything from a lurker to a bcrat on this site and I know firsthand that blogs like these are not meant to tear down any work that has been built up in this community. This blog is NOT personal. It's not attacking you as staff or discrediting any hard work invested. It seems to me like Jaye is trying to get a feel and understand what's going on. It's a question thrown out like bait on a fishing line, hoping to hear feedback from the community outside of the team. We oftentimes forget that the userbase is important and the admin team is crucial. It was established to moderate and pertain to the needs and questions of the userbase, even if its the own staff trying to get a feel. We don't know unless we ask.

Resent is something that brews within us all and I've fallen under its pulling forces but I also try not to let it get in the way of my thoughts and opinions on wikia-wide matters and harmless discussions such as this. We are all human at the end of the day so I understand. It's when I feel the overwhelming sense of "😬" when I read abrasive comments that really makes my skin crawl and leaves me feeling hopeless to changes that could otherwise help or at least get us thinking. The comments on this blog have left me feeling exactly that.