Thread:Berserkchart486/@comment-2089817-20151117215118/@comment-2089817-20151118043542

Because it's called mutual respect, Simbah. When you're part of a community, no matter what that community is composed of, each and every member has the responsibility of challenging their peers so that they can all grow and improve. Whether you're fellow authors, scientists, classmates, partners, and so on, people have to challenge you in order for you to grow. That is how humans grow. I will NEVER concede to a mindset that says those who are superior should fall back because those below them cannot catch up. Rather, those who are "better" are most often those that have gone through these challenges and have grown because of it. They have a responsibility to challenge those who need to progress, so they too can become superior. There is nothing honorable nor modest in lowering yourself to another's level. I would never cripple somebody of the next generation by trying to lessen or make the obstacles in their path easier.

I learned this firsthand when I became an instructor almost 6 years ago. I wanted to be their friend, I wanted to give them an easier time because I didn't want to see them struggle, but it is because of the struggle I went through as a student that I managed to be good enough to be selected as a martial arts instructor at only the age of 16. And I wanted my own students to be that good too. No. Even better than that. That's why I managed to do arguably impressive feats, such as bringing a team of three inexperienced individuals - people from my college who never practiced martial arts in their lives - who I trained for only a single month, brought them to a local tournament, and all three of them placed. And as a result, earned medals (one won gold, the other two won bronze). That was two years ago to this month.

Does this same mindset work for a fanfiction wikia? Maybe it doesn't. The realm of writing and the realm of martial arts is vastly different. But it doesn't change the fact that, no matter how brash my methods were, I was focused on challenging people. Call me wrong, call me a bad leader, but my methods could have worked very well if people were willing to give them a chance. There was too much screaming "no" at me, without even bothering to give it a chance, and you think I don't have a right to be peeved over that?