Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4530750-20160228040801/@comment-65.80.204.52-20160228072637

I noticed that thread a while back, although I stand by my belief that this isn't violating any rules, at least not directly and blatantly. It is constructive in the fact that anyone who goes to the page would at least be able to know what they'd be getting into if they join. It's an account of the inner workings of TSG. If the world was to go without criticism, no one would improve themselves. Even if it doesn't offer a solution, it's not up to Heron, in my opinion, to do that. It's up to TSG itself whether they want to improve themselves or not. Now, I understand where you're coming from on the promoting. I stand with you on that, but I also think it may be considered gatekeeping, which is why I offered this alternative. The definition of construtive criticism is worded thusly (according to google):

Constructive criticism is the process of offering valid and well-reasoned opinions about the work of others, usually involving both positive and negative comments, in a friendly manner rather than an oppositional one.

So, now to back my argument up with how I believe this is 'constructive' criticism. Although it contains few positive comments and many negative ones, that is again due to this being a recounting of his personal experiences. If he had negative experiences then obviously there are going to be many negative comments, regardless of any bias, furthermore I believe these are all very well-reasoned opinions, at least in the ones he actually gives, and to silence this would be inappropriate in and of itself, possibly moreso than banning them altogether. I say this because, after reading the rules, I find that in my own personal morals, opinions and such other things that it does not violate them. At least not enough to be dealt with in such a harsh manner. Again, this is the equivalent of telling a story. He sticks to the facts and rarely involves his own personal opinions in the matter. He simply tells of his actions and the actions of others, with his opinion, either in hindsight or at the time, being thrown in there at times. I also believe if this was tacked on it would not be considered promoting them. It would be considered informing at best, which is what a wiki is meant to do. A wiki is meant to inform and this article has been more informative about TSG than all fo the additions and edits to every single one of the pages associated with it combined in the past 5 years. The pages talk about all the in-character stuff that happens, but never talks about what goes on behind the scenes. I would not call this article vitriolic, I would not call it promoting and I would certainly not call it worthy of being silenced. On the other hand, a wiki is a publicly edited website meant for information. It's a place people go to learn more about different topics. TSG counts as one of those topics. So I believe of the options it's either this or remove them altogether, though I believe this to be the more reasonable of the two. They have not technically violated any of the wiki's laws, however while this post is controversial I would say it has not either. Controversy does not always mean it has broken any laws. It doesn't mean it's offensive in any way or that it's criticism with no end goal. I can tell you the end goal right now. To inform people of what they'd be getting into. I can tell you it's not vitriolic as it does not have an openly harsh tone to it, once again it's an informative article and I have talked with Heron about this and he agrees with that statement, saying the following. "I wanted to expose the truth of Dion and the inner mechanics of TSG to serve as a cautionary tale for anyone reading about them on the wiki, then let them decide what to do with the information from there.". I've given you his intentions for the article, what I believe it is not openly hostile or critcism with no end goal. I've told you everything I can, but ultimately it's up to the admins to decide what to do with this.

