Board Thread:Policy/@comment-31481772-20170913034459

Most of the time when admins block users, delete/edit forum/discussion posts, undo article edits, etc. it is because some user has broken some rule of the wiki. Usually, users break the rules because they are unaware of what the rules are, and where to read them. It is partly true for my case as well.

So I thought we can have a small "town crier" section on every page, where a different rule is displayed every few seconds. The section can have the title : "Ignorance of the rules is not an excuse". This section can display forum posting rules for forums, discussion posting rules for discussions and article editing rules for articles. If some users have a problem with some rule, we can add a statement that they can raise the issues in the Policy board.

This, I feel, would especially help in the discussions. There, the younger users behave in a more hot-headed way and end up making mistakes only because they don't know the rules. However, if we tell them the rules even once, they readily follow.

I'm not sure how much of overhead that will be (in terms of coding and bureaucratic system), but this is my proposal. Please suggest your opinion.

[Reference: A fiction book by an Indian author has the protagonist doing something similar. In that case, the protagonist managed to reduce law and order problems significantly in his place.] 