[Discuss] Wikipedia, IC and OOC

[Robert Croson, Jr]

On 3 Feb 2007 at 11:05, Jeff Wilson wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: discuss-bounces at news.battlemaster.org [mailto:discuss-
> > bounces at news.battlemaster.org] On Behalf Of Alex Davies
> > Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 4:13 AM
> > To: discuss at news.battlemaster.org
> > Subject: Re: [Discuss] Wikipedia, IC and OOC
> > 
> > >From: "Joe Truba" <bannable at gmail.com>
> > >
> > >The problem with that is obvious though. Just like on IRC, things on the
> > >wiki will leak into IC if you want it to  or not. If something like that
> > >will get you into trouble, and you want to make sure noone knows about it
> > >IG, then don't make the pages - at least this is what I think.
> > >
> > >--
> > >"We have won!" say they.
> > >"Nay," say I, "The war has just begun!"
> > >And Into The Void They Went
> > 
> > Or we could teach people to respect IC vs. OOC...
> > 
> > The1exile (AKA Sniperchief)
> 
> It's not about respect, it's about memory.  If I read something on the wiki,
> six months from now I'm probably not going to remember if I learned that IC
> or OOC.

That, too. Plus, you may tell someone, but not necessarily tell them *where* 
that information came from. Then they won't know that it's supposed to OOC, 
then they mention it to someone else, and pretty soon it's an IG rumor. As an 
avid IRCer for the past many months in the #battlemaster channel, I can't even 
begin to tell you the number of times I've heard stuff talked about there, and 
then heard a modified version of it IG.

It has nothing to do with respect or the inability of some people to keep IC/OOC 
separate. It's simple human nature. If you talk about stuff in front of 20-30 
people, then the information *will* spread. If you want it kept outside the 
game, then *don't* talk about it in front of a bunch of strange people, or 
people who possibly have an IG interest in the information.


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