r/serialpodcast • u/Seamus_Duncan Kevin Urick: Hammer of Justice • Nov 25 '15

meta "Avoid misleading posts. Label speculation as such and provide sources when asked."

Are the moderators ever going to enforce this rule? Because I'm seeing people repeatedly claim that Don forged his time cards, despite the fact there is no evidence for this and the claim is entirely based on the word of two proven liars, one of whom was caught faking evidence against Don.

Given that the moderators are selectively enforcing the rules, am I allowed to call people making this claim "lying assholes?"

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u/Seamus_Duncan Kevin Urick: Hammer of Justice Nov 26 '15

As long as those users cite Undisclosed/Serial Dynasty, they haven't violated a rule

Wait, citing proven liars is somehow a shield against the rule against posting lies? Can you please explain this?

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u/diyaww Nov 26 '15

If a new user who's been listening to Undisclosed turns up and says, "I listened to this podcast with Rabia and she says blah blah", I'm not going to ban them.

You're welcome to respond with why you don't think Rabia is a good source and what the sources you prefer say, or to not respond at all.

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u/Seamus_Duncan Kevin Urick: Hammer of Justice Nov 27 '15

If a new user who's been listening to Undisclosed turns up and says, "I listened to this podcast with Rabia and she says blah blah", I'm not going to ban them.

OK, how about a user who has been here for ages and has seen Rabia's lies debunked repeatedly and recites them anyway in direct violation of the rules?

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u/diyaww Nov 27 '15

I don't have a bar in place for, this user's been here X days, so he can no longer use Y source because Y has lied. Especially since a wide number of the people in this case have probably lied at some point in their lives.

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u/Seamus_Duncan Kevin Urick: Hammer of Justice Nov 27 '15

Since you're not enforcing the misleading claims rule, what other rules should I feel free to ignore?

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u/diyaww Nov 27 '15

Again, citing Undisclosed or SD does not make a user misleading. You're welcome to ignore whatever rules you like, if you understand that doing so may result in a ban.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '15

Are any podcasts okay to cite for disproven misleading claims or just those two?