[wp-forums] Forum Rules Edits

[Micah Cooksey]

On Mar 11, 2010, at 4:04 PM, Mark / t31os wrote:

> I do like the idea of using analogies for rules, but it would  
> somewhat lengthen the amount of information being provided and  
> perhaps take away clarity from what's being said. There's also the  
> consideration of non-english users who need clear information,  
> analogies may only serve to confuse those reading that are not  
> natively english.
>
> ..not everyone quite gets analogies either..

Very true.  It would lengthen the already long document people have to  
read through.  I do not mean to say that we have to have a long  
analogy for each rule, but perhaps one here and there where greater  
emphasis is needed.  Another thing, I'm not "English", I'm American  
and I understand analogies (just kidding lol, I know what you meant,  
sorry).  We don't want to cause psychological disorders over having a  
catchy analogy for people that don't get them, that's true.

> I don't think it's necessary that we outline what happens if people  
> break the rules, i can't see what could be gained from doing so, we  
> already have the power to remove and deal with problem users, i'm  
> not sure what purpose it would serve to document how we deal with  
> them (it's documented here, for those that read).

Good point.  I guess if they get banned for breaking the rules, it's  
their fault for breaking them/not reading them, not ours for not  
sounding intimidating enough in the rules.

Good thoughts all round.