Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26221704-20160822185129

I've been recently surfing the wiki, more specifically the comments. I've noticed how comments can trigger a flame war of sorts and how some commentators like to slander other communities. One example being Tabbender calling others "Undertale Wankers" or "VS Battles fag". There's also comments where users like to blatantly ignore their opponent in a debate or use slander/berating tactics or just come off as hostile. Before even this I've been aware of other users slandering media like Cartoon Fight Club, Sword Art Online, etc.

In response to this and trying to make this wiki seem more welcoming and less hostile I've been thinking about making a new rule.

'''No slandering at all, in chat or in comment sections. Slander is by definition making false and damaging statements about someone, something, or someplace. For example, "CFC sucks", "SAO is shit", "RWBY sucks", "UT and Homestuck is garbage" would be considered slander. You're allowed to express your opinion just don't be an asshole and know other people actually enjoy the stuff you probably dislike. '''

'''First offense for slander is a warning in chat if it took place there or a cease and desist from chat/discussion mods and admins if it was in a comment section. If slander is present in a comment section then an immediate deletion of said comment(s) is required.'''

Second offense for slander is a block of 1 to 3 days if they haven't stopped after being warned

Third offense for slander is 

A few other things I had in mind concerns debating and criticism:

'''Please keep all debates civil, both in chat and in comment sections. If you don't agree or find faults with a death battle here or a canon one you're allowed to say so but if you enjoyed the battle then you should say so too. This is so you users don't come off as jerks from statements such as "This is wrong" or "I disagree heavily". '''

'''In debates, please learn to accept other's views and approach to debating. For example, you might use power-scaling but some others do not, do not disrespect one another for having different views. Essentially please be open-minded when debating and try not to come off as a close-minded know it all.'''

'''Also please refrain from using memes such as "Stop" or JonTron pictures, gifs, videos, etc when debating or during a serious discussion. This includes saying "Drama Alert Nation" or anything similar in chat when there's "drama".'''

'''Please also refrain from using terms such as "salt", "drama", "troll", "wanked", "fanboy" (there are probably more terms like these but for now these are the main five). This is because these terms can easily be seen as trigger words or bait words meant to get a response.'''

'''Criticism should either be constructive or none at all. If you don't have anything constructive to say don't say anything.'''

I know I'm probably guilty of some of these but that's what improvement and change is for. So for the next week I want to get votes on what other users think about this rule. Once next Monday comes that is when voting is closed and these rules will or will not be added.

Get voting (Ends Monday, August 29th): Should be incorporate these rules? Yes No  