Board Thread:Wiki Running/@comment-26235098-20150924140331

Please write me your questions and thoughts on this...

also

Currently we do not have written chat rules, even tho we do have unwritten ones, which I've been considering. I think fixed rules like x months for x word are a bit inflexible. I also feel our rules are too lenient when it comes to trolls.

I would like to replace our current rules for chat with the following. They are aren't clear penalties for things, but the community can decide to change a penalty. Often there are multiple mods in chat, and there is already some agreement on them. The only hard 'rule' is if you don't play nice in chat, you can get kicked or banned.

Chat Rules (new/proposed):


 * 1) Respect others' space. This includes:
 * 2) Be polite to others, even if you are at odds with them in some way.
 * 3) If someone won\t answer a question and you've repeated it, don't ask it again.
 * 4) If asked to stop some doing something, STOP, end of story.
 * 5) Respect others' privacy:
 * 6) With or without bots, you never know when a screen shot of a chat window will appear. Consider this when sharing your own information in chat, but also when posting that of others.
 * 7) No trolling!
 * 8) No spamming, that includes emotes and meaningless phrases.
 * 9) No flaming, insulting, creating a disturbance in any way.
 * 10) Starve the trolls!
 * 11) Do not exchange info on main about trolls and vandals.
 * 12) Ignoring a troll is better for you, and less fun for them. Do not engage trolls, even if they address you or insult you.
 * 13) Greet newcomers as good users. Avoid suspicious comments like "no edits"and “no avatar” or point out things like "inappropriate username".
 * 14) If you know an entering user is a troll, simply do not greet them.
 * 15) If you are being harassed via PM, block them, and contact an active ChatMod via PM.
 * 16) Observe the Rules of this Wiki, which include, among other things:
 * 17) No swearing, censored profanity is ok. (If unsure, just don't say it!)
 * 18) No ethnic or other group discrimination
 * 19) No "hot" controversial topics such as religion and politics.


 * Failure to behave in an acceptable manner can get you kicked / banned from chat, at the discretion of the chatmods present.


 * Obvious trolling can earn an instant, one-week ban, no warning, no questions asked.


 * Any disciplinary measure taken may be reviewed/modified by the community.


 * If you believe you have been banned in error, write to an admin or chat moderator. 