User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/What is fanon?/@comment-20644-20091026162540

We shouldn't be 'punishing' anyone unless it gets out of hand. Assume good faith and recognize that it'll take people some time to get used to it instead of going for the whole "how DARE you not read our policies the second you signed up" mantra.

And I don't think it has to do with people thinking there are no rules on the internet or some other BS excuse. If that was the case then every website would be a mess, whether it be TF.N, Wookieepedia, or SWRP. They're not, so clearly there's another issue. That issue is that people thinking "fanon" means "do whatever you want, both IU and OOU." That's the mentality we need to change. We need to re-brand fanon.