Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-35616940-20190211171837/@comment-35616940-20190212010201

In light of the above request and subsequent response, I would like to provide the administrators of this site with some feedback on this matter.

Firstly, if you don't wish to affiliate smaller sites, then it might be a good idea to create a set of guidelines that are easily accessible to potential affiliates, similar to the guidelines on Bleach wiki. State clearly in those guidelines, what you expect from a potential affiliate, and make it clear from the offset, that you don't affiliate with smaller sites.

Secondly, it might be a good idea to brush up on the way you speak to and address other users/sites/potential affiliates. I took time to write my affiliation request, and thought carefully about the points of my argument. The least you can do is show some courtesy, and write a response that shows some thought went into it, even if it's a standard copy and paste response. The response I received is rude and dismissive and could have been worded a lot better. I understand that a site such as yours must receive thousands of requests from smaller sites, every single day, and reading through and processing all those requests is tiring, but kindness is free, and it doesn't hurt to be nice.

I hope you will take some of these points into consideration, this way it'll save a lot of time not only for the administrators of this site, but also for potential affiliates.