Board Thread:Wiki management/@comment-25546049-20150927193404

This has erked me for a while, and it's completely stupid. All of who have chatted have been there, you're just chatting, having a good time, when somebody says:

"Hey guys, I found a new plant!"

This seems harmless, but those who are skeptical ask for proof. The user proceeds who first posted the rumor doesn't proceed to give any proof, thus giving the rumor no base. When the skeptics go on to claim that it's fake, they'll either say "It's real, just wait and see" or they start to act like they're an 8 year old who had a trading card that a stranger called fake (Lot's of crying, complaining, and raging start to happen). This is a baseless rumor. It's extremely annoying, and it interrupts the chatting experience.

We should do something about this. Here's what I propose.

We should ban people from speaking about these types of rumors, until they give the rumor a base. A base is essentially proof of the rumor.

If a rumor is given a base, but the base turns out to be fake, that rumor is still baseless, and thus the poster will be subjected to the penalties this rule entails.

Baseless rumors ARE allowed under to circumstances


 * 1) If a user in chat is trolling and makes it clear that he is trolling
 * 2) On April Fools day. (April 1st) However, if by April 5th, the user hasn't made it clear that it was an April Fools Day prank, they will be subject to the penalties.

Penalties:


 * 1) A chat warning
 * 2) A kick from chat
 * 3) A chat ban for one Hour
 * 4) A chat ban for two hours
 * 5) A chat ban for six hours
 * 6) A chat ban for a day
 * 7) A chat ban for two days
 * 8) A chat ban for a week

These penalties can go on for a while, so I'll leave it at that.

Anyways, do you want this rule to pass?

 