Forum:Blogging Policy

Per the discussion here, I have made a draft of a new blogging policy:

Blogging is a great feature on this wiki, as it allows users to comment on discussion very similar to the forum. However, with blogs come personal opinions that, more often than not, someone will disagree with. Our Blogging Policy lays out what to be mindful of when creating new blog posts or commenting on one.

Flaming
Flaming, defined by Wikipedia as, "hostile and insulting interaction between Internet users," is not tolerated anywhere on the wiki. Blogs allow people to add what they think about the topic with the comments section. Let your opinion be heard if you want it to be. Do not however, personally attack someone else for having a different viewpoint. Be respectful of what other people may think.

Flame wars are generally the culminating result of contentious user interaction. Sysops and bureaucrats may use their ability to hide and delete individual comments in order to keep the blog comments on topic. If the goal of the blog itself is to incite a flame war (known as flamebait), than administrators are permitted to delete the entire blog. Blog pages may also be deleted if users are unable to stay on topic despite the hiding or deletion of individual comments. Users may be warned or, if necessary, blocked, for excessive participation in flame wars.

Controversial topics
Debate is healthy in moderation, but oftentimes, people can get fired up about it. Topics that could spark controversy are not allowed on the wiki. Example titles might include, "homosexuals", or "infinity ward vs. treyarch". Sysops and bureaucrats will delete such blogs. Administrators will use their own discretion in determining if a blog is controversial, but please make sure when creating new blogs that your topic does not contain content that could be offensive to some people.

Feels a little incomplete, but I'm bored and it's a draft. Anything that should be added/removed/changed? 17:55, April 4, 2010 (UTC)