I think that was the OP’s point…
This is going to be the heart (maybe 100 wrong answers and you get your heart cut out?) of the problem. Thanks to the miracle of the internet any fool can and does make a page to support their little fantasy world. There can be cites made to show that the moon landing was faked and aliens are in positions of power in world governments.
My question would be who will be the arbiter of what is right and what is wrong? This assumes that Cecil can’t verify the content of every post. Also, will this policy be retroactive? If so, there is a user who may have to change their screen name to Stumpy.
[sub]Remember to take the gauntlets off my suit of armour, just in case.[/sub]
Scoff all you want, but my right to post inaccurate information is guaranteed by the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
If it’s an important question, you’ll find out the truth soon enough when you die/are arrested/give birth to mutant piglet-things, and if it’s not important then who cares whether it’s right or wrong?
All of you touting a user-voting/karma type system to weight a post’s (and poster’s) value: please spend half an hour over at Slashdot. If you still think it a good idea afterwards, THEN we can talk.
Lemmie get this straight, Bricker. You want us to cut off a finger when we fail?
You got tattoos on yer ass, Yakuza-boy?
Actually, if you’ll check the record, Dewey, you’ll see that my first instinct was for a user mutiliation system, rather than a rating system. I’m ambivalent as to the merits of the latter but still enthusiastic about the former. 
Oh man, you just made me spray blood all over my keyboard!
We could all chip in and buy him some TORRANCE #6 stainless steel…
[sub]Nevermind. I apologize.[/sub]
Actually, had Bricker’s policy been in place from the beginning, he would not have had to change his username: he would have disappeared long ago with a post count of 20 (assuming he can get his feet to the keyboard).
“he” is not referring to Bricker, may I assume?
( certainly a handy way of accomplishing things)
I’d be tapping my finger to my nose if I had any left.
What, they left you with a nose?!
After losing my nose, toes and fingers, I’ve been forced to use Dragon Naturally Speaking; now I’m wondering what they’ll cut off next. 'Cause, if I’m not actually touching the 'puter anymore, what happens?