Thread:Herald of meridian/@comment-1442230-20160501083146/@comment-1442230-20160503003502

I'm going to admit that I regret actually following through with the user's request (before seeking your advice) - deleting all their images alone was very inconvenient given they had uploaded 200 images, and had provided mostly cosmetic edits that were made in good faith (most of these I left after pointing out it would be impossible for me to remove everything). I did indicate that I couldn't revert all cases of editing because of interim editing by other users and the user seemed to concede in those cases (though their request to practically erase their own history of ever contributing so that someone couldn't access their edits from the wiki history would be impossible).

I also suspect that the user had wanted the ability to control the format of the pages and considered the content they were adding to be "their own content", which was why I was reluctant give the user admin status (especially if an edit war broke out and the user tried to remove other admins' status, which might be a rather extreme scenario to worry about). The user might have also had a false impression of what an administrator can do on a wiki (to be honest - deletion, renaming images, and locking pages have been the only tools I've used as an administrator myself).

I wasn't direct enough either with pointing out that their request would be highly disruptive and I was concerned with possible backlash from the user if I outright refused to remove their contributions. The user didn't give any reasons as to why they wanted to create their own Saiunkoku wiki (and out of curiosity, I notice they already have). I didn't ask, mostly because it's entirely up to them if they want to, I just felt shocked at how possessive the user seemed to be with their contributions.

Thank you for the advice (particular when new users request for admin status) - I'll keep it in mind in the future. Eikakou (talk) 00:35, May 3, 2016 (UTC)