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[mjbethancourt]

Not that I'll ever be in a position to catch trouble over these rules, but Jeez! I think you just crossed the line into "thought police" (as if you guys weren't already facing that image-problem). I can think of so many things that are much more annoying than citing bad sources, and some of your posters might not know any better... you're literally threatening to punish people for receiving bad information and passing it along. What about the jerks that deliberately make up bad information and post it here? Can they continue doing that, since it's not from one of your banned sources? What about other terrible sources that aren't on your list? Why banning? Why not just delete it, like you do with every other post that you don't like? Or how 'bout letting it sort itself out: usually when someone posts B.S., it's called out by everyone else, (that is, unless one of the mods or admins posts it).

Of course, you can do whatever you want with your website, but isn't this awfully arbitrary and perhaps a little half-cocked? In particular, look at your comments about IGN: I hate them because they are in the tank for Xbox, but it seems you're basically banning rumors and reviews that annoy you specifically... that should come at some cost to your own credibility, you become a little bit more of what you claim to be trying to fight. Just something to think about.