User blog:Obi the LEGO Fan/Some issues

Recently there have been some issues between members of Brickipedia and LMBW. I'm going to try and keep this blog brief and to the point.

Trash talking
Trash talking, gossiping and that kind of nonsense needs to stop. I'm not going to name names in this blog, but you know who you are. One of the worst things is stereotyping a whole community. I can't stand it when a whole community is judged by the actions of a few. Neverhtless, we need to understand that we do represent the whole wiki to some people, and act accordingly.

We've also had quite enough of talking about people behind their back. If you think someone needs punishment for a certain violation of policy, bring it to a moderator or administrator. Gossiping is distasteful and unneeded.

Trolling
Invasions, trolling, and using LMBW chat to plan the same are unacceptable. I haven't noticed this as as big of an issue as the first one, but others have reported incidents occuring.

Respecting differences in communities
LMBW and Brickipedia seem at odds, mainly because of our different policies. LMBW does not tolerate certain language this is considered acceptable at Brickipedia. This leads to Brickipedians calling us childish and sheltered, but also leads to LMBWikians thinking of Brickipedians as immature people who go around swearing.

We need to recognize that there are major differences in the two communities. Brickipedia chat is mainly used and made for older TFOLs and even AFOLs. LMBW, in the spirit of the LMBs, tries to maintain a more kid friendly environment. We also recognize and consider that our wiki is home to a significant religious demographic, that may be offended by terms not found to be offensive by other communities.

It needs to be recognized that chat rules are not moral principles, and failing to follow our particular rules doesn't make them bad people. On their part, they need to recognize that having strict rules that take into account a religious demographic is not childish, and it doesn't mean we are sheltered little kids.

We need to also be understanding of Brickipedian users who are not familiar with our rules, and cut them some slack.

If any of the other admins want to add anything, please do so.