Thread:Digifiend/@comment-4091217-20140604135049/@comment-691135-20140605054655

The unfortunate truth is that people simply don't seek out the rules, or if they do, they simply refuse to abide by them. When you go to the store and buy a new computer program, you have to accept the license agreement (i.e. rules of use) for it. How many people honest-to-god actually read the license? If they download a program, it will have the license shown during nstallation. Again how may will read it? We could tell the users the rules when edits are reverted, or put them on the main page, or send it to their e-mail (presumably). Doesn't mean they'll read them. As the saying goes, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. The only ones who will read and follow the rules are the ones who want to make good use of the site and the information it provides. Everyone else, like this guy, will not - and then complain when they get punished. Fact of the matter is nothing we do can/will make them read the rules, even if we shove the rules in their face.