Give the misinformation/satire threads a rest, please

[Piratecat]

While they no doubt seem amusing at the time, threads that pronounce blatantly false pronouncements of dooooom ("D&D 4.5 is coming!") just create anxiety, reported posts, and moderator annoyance. Please avoid posting those for now. If you do post them, don't be surprised if they're shut down; at this juncture, I'd rather the forum be about information than misinformation.

Funny is still good, of course. But use good judgment, and don't try to create funny at someone else's expense.

Thanks!

 

[Charwoman Gene]

While they no doubt seem amusing at the time, threads that pronounce blatantly false pronouncements of dooooom ("D&D 4.5 is coming!") just create anxiety, reported posts, and moderator annoyance. Please avoid posting those for now. If you do post them, don't be surprised if they're shut down; at this juncture, I'd rather the forum be about information than misinformation.

Funny is still good, of course. But use good judgment, and don't try to create funny at someone else's expense.

Thanks!

This r serious D&D 4m.

 

[Piratecat]

Dude, you KNOW that we use the "grammar rule" here at EN World. And my Grammar would NOT approve of your post!

 

[Hairfoot]

[These] threads...just create anxiety

If the announcement of 4E causes us such anxiety, do you think it's possible that the rumours are true, and we really are geeks?

 

[Olaf the Stout]

Thanks for mentioning this Piratecat. I have had to stop myself from posting a couple of times in such threads as I don't think Eric's Grandma would have approved of what I had to say. They are especially annoying when the OP hasn't explicitly pointed out that s/he is trying to make a joke. Sometimes it is obvious that what the person is posting is false and untrue. At other times it isn't so clear. With the amount of information flying around at the moment it is hard to keep track of what's going on without also having to figure out whether someone is telling the truth or not.

Olaf the Stout

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Dude, you KNOW that we use the "grammar rule" here at EN World. And my Grammar would NOT approve of your post!

Don't we also have a No Bad Pun rule?

 

[EricNoah]

I think it's "there's no such thing as a Bad Pun."

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I think it's "there's no such thing as a Bad Pun."

Are you sure?

There has to be a line somewhere.

 

[Korgoth]

I think it's "there's no such thing as a Bad Pun."

Pun Pun.

The prosecution rests.

 

[Glyfair]

I have had to stop myself from posting a couple of times in such threads as I don't think Eric's Grandma would have approved of what I had to say.

Quite a number I didn't bother to post to just because I didn't want to bump them.