I think Shrev dislikes me in particular because of some unrelated Discord server thing a year ago or so. I deleted a server I ran and people threw a fit, which is afaik not related to Shrev or anyone but we figured it started back then? Shortly after we made NWO which is really just a group of long-time wiki editors deciding they can help fix up other wikis, like Crash Bandicoot and Uncharted. Fix up in this case means setting them up with brand new main page, theme, design, templates, css, js, etc. Most wikis neglect this (IF wiki included).
Anyway an NWO member wanted to help out Sly but afaik never really got anywhere with any progress. I don't really know the specifics but I trust him, and we've ranted about Shrev and Sly wiki on our personal server. Rude and disrespectful sure, but it's not a permanent stance and never has been either. I'm sure you could find rude comments about me in their private channels lol. Anyway Shrev found out after he joined our server, searched for this info and then left without any chance to talk. The incriminating rude comments are still there so you can find them easy enough if you want to check what got him so reluctant to work with us.
Something to note is that he was this reluctant before he found said comments, as is evident in the now-locked thread. We think it's because I've frequently joked about performing hostile take-overs on wikis, where you become an admin and oust the currently active ones. It's a good joke anyway since that isn't really possible. (You need bureaucrat to become one and you can't demote bureaucrats lol). I guess Shrev perceives our intention on making a new MP and design as us trying to get admin rights and thus cement ourselves in "his" wiki.
Which is silly regardless because implementing the new stuff doesn't really need any admin rights on our end, you or JimLogan can easily do it. Also, we're here because RB wants to fix the design and we offered our help, having done so far for over half a dozen wikis by now. And also because honestly the design is god awful pretty bad outdated.
Final notes: Fun fact I was an admin in 2011 on the Sly wiki where I helped Shrev set up some templates and css stuff, some of my old junk is still there too. Can we go help Sly wiki clean their templates up next? It's all largely based on old copied J&D wiki templates anyway.
Also to Shrev: We do respect you for having stuck around there for 10 years or so now, that does take dedication. Also you still haven't given any opinion on the new main page and theme we made, would be nice to have a really (lol) critical look on it from you. Everyone else seems to really like it?
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