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Dear Lastimero,

Thanks for the kind words! Unfortunately, as I said on my user page, I don't have all that much knowledge about the technical aspects of YTMND. I've also had a number of problems with getting various things with YTMND to work, as User:Westing1992/Problems shows.

I'm not sure what you mean by being unable to modify it yourself. Are you unable to sign up? Are you having trouble with the templates? Like you to me, don't hesitate to ask.

--Westing1992

P.S. Sorry for taking so long in replying. I simply didn't notice it until now.

P.S. I hope you see this letter. Once again, the reason I didn't send you a private message is related at the above link.

Dear Westing1992,

I'm assuming that this an appropriate place for a response.

When I said that I didn't know anything about modifying the wiki, I meant that I've never really worked with one before and didn't quite know how to do it. I didn't even know that I could "sign up" until I read your note.

I don't have any specific questions for you right now, but I'm sure some will come up as I go along. If I do have questions, where should I ask them? (hey, that's a question right there!)

Thanks for the reply.

--Lastimero

Just wanted to say I'm glad there is someone actually moderating / working on this site actively. The trolling I get at YTMND started to follow me here and I hated to see that. Keep up the good work.

---Umfuld

The new wiki account Nothingman which was used to edit your article on DeNiro is a troll. The Nothingman account on YTMND is mine but that's not me using the name here. Since they used a YTMND user name of mine and deleted an article about a fad my site started they are clearly just here to troll me. If there's somewhere else you'd rather I report stuff like this or if it's something no one cares about please let me know.

--- Umfuld

There was a couple spam sites that popped up. I don't have page deletion permissions so I just deleted all the content. Just some fags looking for free links. I don't know if is is the best place to contact you so let me know. The offending pages are http://wiki.ytmnd.com/Cash_Money_Jewelry, http://wiki.ytmnd.com/Loan_Money_Against_Escrow_Deposit . Thanks, Shizz

To Nothingman, Tile, Umfuld, Anig, Lacrossestar83, et al.

Over the past few months there has been a war taking place in the YTMND wiki. There have been two factions; the first creates pages on trolls and claims that they're notable and the other faction is vandalizing them, while the second claims that these articles are simply self-promotion and that the users who create and edit them are one person.

As a moderator, I try to be fair. I do not wish to ban people without ample proof of wrongdoing, and have been willing to forgive when I have banned.

Both sides have harassed the other. Both have used the wiki improperly. Both have called my moderating abilities into question. Both have accused me of giving the other side preferential treatment.

The truth is, I don't really like either faction.

I'd like this wiki to be a civil place, one that helps fans of YTMND by being a directory of good, worth-while sites. But it appears that, as the situation currently stands, this cannot be. Until this is settled, the recent changes page will be nothing but a history of a large edit war between the same five users, with maybe a few legitimate contributions.

And so I'm taking action. No more Mr. Nice Guy. I shall be heavily monitoring the pages in question, and the users in question, until the dust settles. Drastic action must be taken; users will be banned.

Read the rules. Be prepared.

-Westing1992