User blog:Reximus55/Banned!

Hi, guys. I know a lot of you really well, and some of you just ok. I hope those of you who I only know OK won't be too upset by this, but it may interest those of you who know me well.

With that out of the way...

A Blog Gone Wrong
You may know this, but I have been banned from the Alt. Hist. wiki, possibly for a good reason, but I still think the terms are a bit extreme. To be quick about it, I noticed a blog post by FirstStooge (who I have never met personally, to be honest) that celebrated Eid Al-Fitr. I am a devout Christian, and it is my personal religious belief that Islam is a religion of hatred that directly clashes with Western society, progress, and American values. With that being said, as I went back through what I missed in the past couple of days, I noticed that I had skipped over this post, which, to me, was a bit too much.

Noticing this, I at once felt that I had to stick up for my values. After all, to me, when he started chanting "Allah Akbar" at the end, I felt this was a heresy and I ought to stand up for what is right (in my eyes).

Seeing that this might be a way to open a conversation (and even learn a bit more about Islam myself), I posted what I felt about Islam. Whilst waiting for FS' response, a multitude of people (mostly Scrawland Scribblescratch and Monster Pumpkin) got into a bit of a flam war, for which I did no real part to calm myself down. I will admit, at this point I crossed the line, but I felt that I was being attacked, not just my ideals being attacked (a quote to prove this is: I'm asking you not to be an ass. - CrimsonAssassain)

At this point, Scraw came onto Chat, where he asked me to stop, and I posted on last thought, after which, I figured, I could either wait for FS to provide a response, or decide to give up on the conversation altogether. I ended the conversation, and then thought "That is that!"

NC/NC Debate and Ban
When I logged in, later in the evening, I found that I couldn't edit anything! It turns out, Fedelede banned me for 2 weeks. Here is what he said: (Inserting false information: NC/NC violation, flamebait, Islamophobia/religious discrimination). Here are my defenses for the charges.


 * 1) NC/NC - I didn't bring up the topic. He did. Furthermore, by him bringing up a topic like Eid al Fitr, when 69 people were killed on that very day this year, it kind of lit my fuse. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57597984/iraq-car-bombings-leave-69-dead-amid-eid-al-fitr-celebrations/
 * 2) Flambait - I was simply looking for an intellectual conversation with FS about our religions. The flamebait really began once others decided to chirp in and start saying what they thought - although they know limited facts about the situation. Whereas my posts were thought out, full length ideas, their ideas were a few lines of attacks on me (indirect or even direct).
 * 3) Islamophobia/religious discrimination - This is the most absurd accusation of all. Dictionary.com defines Islamophobia as "Extreme or irrational fear of all Islamic persons". Now, you may or may now know a ton about me, but for me to be afraid of someone over the internet, they need to know where I live, what I look like, how old I am, etc. Seeing as I had never spoken to FS before, I have no fear of him. I also do not have an irrational fear of all Muslims. I do realize that, sadly, a number of the have been "led astray" since their birth, and therefore, I do not fear all Muslims (also, fear is no way to live your life.)
 * 4) As for Discrimination, I have the definition of discrimination right here - "the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, esp. on the grounds of race, age, or sex." What does this mean? Well, I take it to mean that if I were to exclude FS from some event, I would be discriminating against him. But, like I have said, I never interacted with him, so I cannot possibly actually discriminate in the real sense of the word.

Merit
How many of you guys have seen Lost? Well, in that show Kate, a murderer, is put on trial for murdering her father, but Jack testifies that she is a good person, to make the jury feel all fuzzy inside. I am gonna do something similar here. I actively participate in a number of communities on the AltHist Wiki (PMII, RDE, Yellowstone, WWIII, and more). I have a large number of friends, who I feel would vouch for my overall character.

I think you could ask almost any member of the community I have come in contact with (maybe with FS being the exception) and they would tell you that I am a cool guy.

I consider the following to be my friends, and think you could ask any of them about me, and get a positive response, in some form or another:


 * Greg


 * Feudal,


 * Edboy


 * Willster


 * UglyTurtle


 * Local Mafia Boss


 * Ratc/CaptinStark


 * Imp


 * Kogasa


 * Viva


 * ToB2


 * Octivian


 * Eip.

(Note: Listed in no particular order)
 * CourageousLife
 * DeanSims

What it came down to, for me, is that he is celebrating a holiday when Muslim extremists killed 69, out of 671 during all of Ramadan. It just struck me as a bit out of touch, but I grew disrespectful. I have asked FS to come on chat on his wiki with my, so I may apologize, but as of yet he hasn't replied (understandably).

Another part of my merit would have to be my friendliness. Whenever I am on chat, I attempt to make coversation with any and all users with whom I am not familiar. For example, when Stark was new, I had heard talk of him, but never really met him. After we met, we now work together, and have worked together on a few projects.

What I am Asking
To be honest, I really do not know. All I know is that 2 weeks is a really long time, and I have this kind of weird attraction to the wiki.

Just tonight, when I logged on and found I was banned, I was planning to work on my Timeline, and Yellowstone.

After that, I was gonna type up some turns. As it turns out for now, I really have nothing of merit to contribute to the wiki.

I feel there are two types of people: This boils down to intention, in my opinion.
 * 1) Those who get in trouble every once in a while, but have overall good intentions to help grow and promote the wiki, to help newer players/netizens, and to grow their timelines.
 * 2) Those who troll, are obnoxious, and generally are mean, and are on the wiki to make enemies, not friends.

What I'd like to see: Thank You,
 * 1) Somebody post this as a Blog on AltHist Wiki.
 * 2) My sentence be removed, in favor of one month (or more) of probation.
 * 3) My friends to stick up for me on the TSPTF talk page, if any discussion ensues.

 Reximus   Maximus  07:37, August 22, 2013 (UTC)

I left the Althistory Wiki since it was too trollish and I was temporally banned on a flimsy excuse to.The River Nile-2 (talk) 15:18, August 25, 2013 (UTC)