User:Tennessee Ernie Ford

Tennessee Ernie Ford is the nom de web of a current contributor to the official wiki and a former contributor to Guild Wiki from 2009–2011. No relationship to the fantabulous gospel singer of the same name is intended or implied.

TEF's departure
As expected, Guild Wiki is able to keep on keeping-on without my help. I shall miss the people here (and our strange, but innovative ways).

Mendel's departure
This is a bad thing. It's a bad thing for the wiki and a worse thing for the community.

Yeah, I've been a harsh critic of some of Mendel's actions. However, even after discounting his past contributions, Mendel's benefit and importance to the wiki is huge:
 * He is the only person who understands wikicode enough to challenge and suggest alternatives to our other wikifu expert. (Monopolies are always less efficient and effective than than healthy competition.)
 * He often has awesome ideas for presenting content and for dealing with disputes (yeah, he has some boneheaded ones, too — don't we all).
 * He often catalyzes awesomeness by others.

Worse than that is the way in which Mendel left. I don't agree with everything he posted about this (heck, perhaps not even with most). But: I do agree that other people have been allowed to behave inappropriately without consequence for too long.

Let's all make a greater effort to discuss ideas...and to avoid commenting on the people who express those ideas. Let's call people on poor behavior, politely... separate those discussions from those involving content.

Mendel's departure did not solve any of this wiki's problems; it only complicates them. At best, all it does is allow Mendel time for his head to heal, after repeatedly bashing against the same wall.