- Shishka
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- Exalted Mythic Member
Here's the deal, folks.
The longstanding policy that in these forums that leaked information is not allowed stands. However, we're tightening the restrictions a bit.
There's a lot of jerks out there that are going to try to get attention by faking "leaked Halo 3 information." A good example would be that "leaked" Halo 3 start menu that people are fruitlessly freaking out about as I write this.
The fact of the matter is that the people that know whether leaks are real or not, namely myself or anyone else that actually works at Bungie, do not have time to go through the forums, watching for leaked content. Nor do we have the time to reply to every stupid rumor you hear with a yay or nay to its veracity. With exception to Ninja on Fire, the rest of the moderators know just as much as you do about development. That means that, with some fakes, they won't be able to tell, just as you won't.
So, we're changing the rule to make it easier on the moderators that don't have an inside track at Bungie.
Any poster that provides any information they claim to be "leaked" will be blacklisted from the forums without the option of appeal. This includes:
Links to alleged screenshots
Links or pasted documents that are alleged descriptions of gameplay, scripts, or whatever.
Any attempt to claim to have "insider information" into the development of Halo 3, or Bungie Studios in general.
The exception to the rule is discussion about rumors mentioned in magazines or reputable websites. "Websites" does not include forums. Posting what you read in randomxboxforum.com constitutes rumormongering and will be treated the same as someone trying to start a rumor from scratch: Blacklisting.
USE YOUR HEADS
I can't stress this enough. The majority of you are going to see fake screenshots, and read false information. The majority of you are going to believe everything you see. Please try to think before jumping to conclusions. If someone links a "screenshot" that was clearly taken on a television so you couldn't actually see what you were looking at, don't believe it's a screen. If someone sends you a very poorly written "script," don't believe it. Try engaging your brains, instead of accepting whatever rumors you hear as truth simply because you want to believe everything you read.