how much of what we believe about rules actually comes from wiki threads
Genuine question, and the title is the question: how much of what we believe about rules actually comes from wiki threads.
Had a post removed, went to modmail, got a specific explanation and disagreed with it politely. It stayed removed and I understood why.
Proposed a rule change here with actual wording and it was adopted. That is the process working and it is not fast.
A rule-change proposal needs replacement wording because that is what can be evaluated. Without it there is nothing to compare against the current text.
Happy to answer the boring questions. Those are usually the ones worth asking.
best — the order this archive was captured in
Moved to modmail. Individual removals get a specific answer there rather than a public thread.
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Agreed that the top comment is not the best answer. The ranking optimises for early agreement.
Yes. Nobody here is paid and the disclosure page says so in tedious detail, which is the correct level of tedious.
The evidence standard on the vendor boards requires a document, a date or a named service behind any claim about a supplier. It is what makes those threads worth reading years later.
Complained about a rule without proposing anything and was politely pointed at this page. Fair.