Board Thread:Site News and Announcements/@comment-24486926-20131216174701/@comment-24486926-20131220053154

Metafawker wrote: Hmm, I was actually thinking about this. I was thinking that: people who come here for the first time, or have not read the rules, there could be a notice that can detect a user if the user had not read the Site Rules***. This can sound nearly impossible, but inventions exist, and if we didn't bother to make these kind of notices, it'll take a loong time to do something like this. I'll think about it, and we can even discuss about notices too.

Making the rules waaay strict than CP, or possibly any wiki, is too far, and can possibly make any user ingore these rules. The fact is: many people do not want to read rules that are really long.


 * Chat rules are else, people who come at chat for the first time, they can see the "Welcome" notice, but if the user had not paid attention, we could tell em' kindly to read the rules, either Site Rules and/or both Chat Rules if not had been readen.|

If you are not so sure what I am talking about, reply this comment or just do anything that can be seen by me. Now I think I just confused everyone.

(BTW, what did I miss? I borrow my neighbor's wi-fi connection, but the internet had stopped yesterday, and it still is.)

http://spinpasta.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special%3AAllMessages&prefix=Welcome&filter=modified&lang=en&limit=50

That's the response to the first part. They're notified the moment they make their first edit on their talk page via an automated message.

As far as making the rules stricter than CP, that's something I want to avoid, if I can. As far as rules that are really long, our rules, hell, even Creepypasta Wiki's rules are extremely light.

After first becoming an admin, I gave the rules a good old fashioned overhaul. More rules were added, yes, but mainly, existing rules were specified and clarified. The reason they seem to be stricter is because it's no longer vague as to what constitutes what.

As well, upon violation of a rule, we often do only give warnings, unless it is something such as adding admin only categories or Pointsgaming.

My issue lies in what often happens after warnings. Or when people violate a rule multiple times over that is a no warning. For example, three people in three days have been blocked for pointsgaming. Two of the three had a large history of doing so and both have been told they will be barred permanently if they do so again.

Now, that may not seem like a big number. But, it is. People emulate people. Their actions could say to another new user "Hey, I'm allowed to do this." Next thing you know, we're in a desperate need to clean up, again.