I'll start by specifically stating that this thread is a warning to anyone who wishes to inquire staff about something that's already been established in the Help Docs, regardless of the circumstances.
So I had not been on here in some time and I took a gander at my reputation and had seen that the majority of my reputation was assigned by closed accounts. A quick look at the help documents states that reputation from banned accounts will not be removed unless it violates reputation rules. And rules about contacting admins says this:
"What happens if I contact an Admin or Staff and my question is answered in the Help Docs?
You're probably going to get a negative reputation and your PM ignored. You might even get a warning too. "
However since the reputation from closed accounts on my profile was so overwhelming, I felt inclined to ask. I feel that its important to state that I had more positive reputation from closed accounts than negative, so I did not intend to gain something from this. I decided to ask anyways.
![[Image: e372b74e6c839923b9621e72030c55a6.png]](https://i.gyazo.com/e372b74e6c839923b9621e72030c55a6.png)
![[Image: 514a020510501803606353eb5162687f.png]](https://i.gyazo.com/514a020510501803606353eb5162687f.png)
Now many of you will say I should have expected that response, but since asking about something that was already clarified in the Help Docs isn't technically against to rules I really thought I was asking an honest question because it was so severe in my case.
Take what you will from this, I understand this was my wrongdoing, but such severe retaliation from staff is imho unnecessary, and rather rude, as this shows the staff is so anal about their time being wasted that they are more willing to spend more time undoing someones account then replying with a simple "No" or not responding at all. I honestly have no intentions of slaving around to get my rep positive again just so I can post in the marketplace. You've been warned, farewell.
So I had not been on here in some time and I took a gander at my reputation and had seen that the majority of my reputation was assigned by closed accounts. A quick look at the help documents states that reputation from banned accounts will not be removed unless it violates reputation rules. And rules about contacting admins says this:
"What happens if I contact an Admin or Staff and my question is answered in the Help Docs?
You're probably going to get a negative reputation and your PM ignored. You might even get a warning too. "
However since the reputation from closed accounts on my profile was so overwhelming, I felt inclined to ask. I feel that its important to state that I had more positive reputation from closed accounts than negative, so I did not intend to gain something from this. I decided to ask anyways.
![[Image: e372b74e6c839923b9621e72030c55a6.png]](https://i.gyazo.com/e372b74e6c839923b9621e72030c55a6.png)
![[Image: 514a020510501803606353eb5162687f.png]](https://i.gyazo.com/514a020510501803606353eb5162687f.png)
Now many of you will say I should have expected that response, but since asking about something that was already clarified in the Help Docs isn't technically against to rules I really thought I was asking an honest question because it was so severe in my case.
Take what you will from this, I understand this was my wrongdoing, but such severe retaliation from staff is imho unnecessary, and rather rude, as this shows the staff is so anal about their time being wasted that they are more willing to spend more time undoing someones account then replying with a simple "No" or not responding at all. I honestly have no intentions of slaving around to get my rep positive again just so I can post in the marketplace. You've been warned, farewell.




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