User blog comment:G-man./Community Vote: Legalize RP/@comment-3524871-20160403012506

I want to remind everyone of the reasons behind this vote, and clear things up a little bit.

1. This vote does not lie in contempt for the Pirates Forums.

Yes, the Forums did cut ties with us officially. Yes, this served as a "trigger" for this vote to be created. I have been considering making this for a while now, and even made a prelude vote to it. The Forums affiliation was not the only factor in creating this vote. I took into consideration the level of activity we were at before, and what we are at now. I took into consideration the fact that RP is on a rise, more people are coming back into it and recreating past organizations. I also took into consideration the level of preparedness for such a legalization, which I will get into in my next point.

2. We are not prepared for the drama that RP produces.

In the past, RP was the source for a lot of drama on the wiki. Nobody can deny that. What I can deny is that it will produce the same levels of drama and that we are not prepared for it. If you look at other RP wikis and their content in the past few months, there has been almost no drama. People have matured, save for a few exceptions. I can assure you that our administration is ready to fight off any drama that will show itself. We will no longer stand on the sidelines and ignore rule-breaking, and we will not show bias. If somebody is breaking the rules, they will be punished accordingly. Period. Our current set of rules provides us with what we need to curb drama. If rule changes or additions are needed, we will not hesitate to do so. You can be sure that we are prepared for this event.