Forum:RE the Wiki's "Modding Policy"

Before going any further, allow me to preamble this by saying THIS IS NOT ANOTHER "ONE OF THOSE" MODDED/ANTI-MODDED ARGUMENT THREADS. Or at the very least, such is not my intention.

So I don't come here very often, but even so I've noticed a lot of new users coming here to ask about modded weaponry; specifically, they seem to be asking for "abominations" like the stock guns or Rose Omega shields - if anyone has them, if they'll trade or dupe them, how to make their own, etc.

I'm not making this thread to discuss the merits (or lack thereof) about modded guns, the philosophies behind those who are for (or against) it, etc. There are literally dozens of threads with hundreds of posts each where anyone and their mother can beat those bloody horses.

What I am doing is trying to "air the laundry," so to speak; it's no secret the majority of this Wiki is anti-modding. That's not intrinsically a bad thing, nor is it good; it's simply a fact, and one that bears mentioning on the front page, so that new users can be forewarned and perhaps think "hey, these people don't mind DISCUSSIONS of modded weaponry, but they don't take kindly to actually ASKING for them - maybe it wouldn't be a good idea to post here asking for the WT code like I intended. From the looks of it I won't even get the info I wanted anyway."

If more people do THAT, fewer threads will devolve to mod/anti-mod flamewars, as fewer topics will be made on the issue in general, which means fewer headaches for both sides, which means MORE healthy growth for this community as a whole.

So, yea. My suggestion would be to put a big ol' sticky on the front page, something like "Our Stance on Modded Items" or whatnot, that kinda spells all this out neatly and succinctly. Or if there already IS such a thing on the front page, make it bigger or more noticeable; I'm not a very observant person when it comes to layouts, which means I'm basically your target audience for this sort of thing - and I'm telling you right now, if it's on the front page I missed it completely.

Like I said, there's no beating around the bush here; y'all don't like Rose Omegas. The fewer people we have asking specifically how to procure such things, the happier I think both sides of the issue will be (cuz we all know anyone who REALLY wants those things need not look very hard as is).