Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5546913-20160704061212/@comment-24987498-20160706043605

The "probation" idea seems odd to me, amd doesn't seem like it would work in the long run, tbh. For one thing, if a mod chooses not to come into chat (such as Zoe) but continues doing main Wiki stuff, they should not be put on probation. Also, if a mod can't be acrive on chat and they're unaware of their "probation" status, then what good does that do? (Granted, if they can't be on chat, they should take responsibility and step down from their position.)

Also, this:

Kollector&#039;s Work wrote:

the worst part is when a new user enters chat and sees the gifs Stick posts, now, what do you think their reaction would be? They would certainly feel weirded out and I am pretty sure I have seen that happen twice with new users, to paraphase one of them "this Wiki is really perverted..." I won't lie, I've had these thoughts as well. I remember when I was a new user myself, without an avatar and with only a general understanding of chatrooms and such. I came from ESB Wiki and they only discussed Wiki-related things. I stumbled into the TAWOG chatroom and the users were talking about video games. I wasn't scared off or anything, and I've stayed loyal to this place (other than last summer where I was grounded). Now though, it's not uncommon to have new users joined, and any of the following occurs:

- they/their username get(s) made fun of;

- they are scared off by the amount of sex talk/gifs/pictures that appear in chat (though to be fair, there is a discretion warning);

- they get scared off by the amount of political/religious debates and by the general arguments that occur; or

- they get absolutely ignored (this one is the most common).

If I came into chat as a new user today, I'm not sure if I'd stick around. Not to say it's a bad place, but there have been times where I feel glad to not be a new user.