Hello all,
I was hoping to get a group discussion going on chat behaviour and it's impact on the forums, and forum rules, and their impact on chat.
Having read the forums rules I see nothing in them relating to chat.
I haven't actually found any chat rules. However, being a chat regular (maybe the most regular when averaged out over a period of 4 years or so) I have the understand that chat is self regulated with no moderation. I also understand that chat and forums have no connection, though the latter is often a topic for discussion in the former. Chat can sometimes be an unruly place, but most often is very friendly. It is often the location for heated debates regarding alteil.
My question is this:
If somebody disagrees with somebody else in chat, do they deserve a forum ban?
That is to say, if someone has an argument in chat, should their posting rights her in the forums become forfeited?
It is my view (especially after having witnessed so much there) that chat is pretty much its own environment, policed by the people for the people. It has no permanent record of conversations (most often you can't even scroll up to see what was said 5 minutes ago) and is generally considered as a public domain for private conversations.
How do you feel about this? Please discuss.


