Talk:Bluebird Azurite/@comment-37353643-20191229231508

The Bluebird Azurite Edit War. It lasted from December 27- December 28. The whole thing was that I and 4 other users were in a battle over the quote for Bluebird. I wanted the quote to be "An era ago, there were two gems, celebrated for taking down Homeworld's greatest traitor. But then they were cast out, forgotten when the traitor duped all of Homeworld into loving him instead. Now, they've come to Earth, for their revenge! And forever shall he rue the names: Aquamarine and Ruby!" and the others wanted it to be "Bluebird Azurite, at your service!". The process long and tedious for everybody involved, and I still regret having the war go on for how long it did. However, after thinking it over, I've come to some conclusions that may or may not be controversial. Feel free to disagree with me on this as my opinions aren't fact. I'll split this into two sections: Recap of the events of the edit war and my new personal feelings about the whole situation. I'll try to keep the recap as objective and unbiased as possible.

Recap: Katch C. notices that the quote he put for Bluebird Azurite was changed by TheNinjaOnTop. Katch changed it back to the original quote, but TNOT switched it back. It was a back and forth between the two until midnight when Katch C. temporarily forfeit the war, leaving the quote TNOT put to stay. The next day, Katch C. switched it back, but this time there were three other users that wanted to keep TNOT's quote. These were My Blue Diamond, KameronDoughty, and Passion-Sloth. Katch C. attempted to keep his quote, but this was disputed by the other users. Eventually, Katch posted a comment defending himself and asking for the other users to keep his quote. However, the war continued, and TNOT responded by reiterating their points and criticizing Katch C. for taking that long to respond. Then, an admin called Crystal Mom Squad prevented the Bluebird page from being edited and explains the reasons why Katch C.'s quote was wrong. Katch C. then posts an apology comment, explaining his sorrow over starting the edit war and not putting it to a vote.

Personal Thoughts: Now, I still regret the edit war as a whole as it was a tedious and unnecessary process, but I've come to the understanding that I shouldn't be the only one to blame. TNOT changed the quote I put up, and I was antagonized by the rest of the users for reasons I see are very flimsy. One complaint about my quote was that it was partially not said by the character of Bluebird, which itself was never a rule as Pink Pearl and Lion's quotes are either partially or not all said by the character. You might say Pink Pearl's quote needed Crystal Gem Pearl's words to fully understand it, but that's the same case for Bluebird's quote. If I didn't include all of Bluebird's monologue, it wouldn't make sense and if I abruptly ended it before Aquamarine and Ruby's words, that wouldn't be a good quote. As for it being too long, I really don't understand the downside to this as while the monologue is long, the number of character motivations and personality included in the quote far outways the quote being long. For me not putting it to a vote, TNOT changed the quote that I already had put there, and putting it to a vote was really what TNOT should have done before changing the quote that I put. TNOT's comment saying I just started changing it without putting it to a vote was really what they should've done instead of me. I really wish that other users didn't start supporting TNOT, as that not only made it seem like everything was my fault, but that there was apparently something wrong with my quote. I just feel very frustarated about this as I was unjustly antagonized for keeping the quote I wanted, and now the page is unable to be edited because an admin agreed with TNOT and the others. The apology comment I put out, while I still am sorry for contributing to the edit war and spending so much time on it, was really just made to appease others and put myself in a good light, ignoring my own feelings. The end of it is also really cheesy, and I'm not very fond of it.

Still, the edit war was admittedly partially my fault and I aplogize for that. But I still wish I wasn't antagonized and criticized the way that I was. But after putting this out there, I'm ready to move on from it and continue my wiki career. I wish no disrespect to those involved, but I feel others were misguided in their motivations and actions. I'll try to not to be in another edit war to the best of my abilities, but I'll never forget the experience.