Changes

* '''Release dates''': No developer in his or her right mind will tell you a release date, and we don't know about Nintendo's release schedule. Questions regarding release dates are really pointless.

* '''Release dates''': No developer in his or her right mind will tell you a release date, and we don't know about Nintendo's release schedule. Questions regarding release dates are really pointless.

* '''Sharing code examples''' -- use one of the ubiquituous paste web sites, and state its URL instead.

* '''Sharing code examples''' -- use one of the ubiquituous paste web sites, and state its URL instead.

* '''General chit-chat''', related to Wii or not. This means: No funny Youtube clips, no cool web sites, no discussion about the latest games, no semi-retarded internet memes. You will see random chat topics come up in conversation amongst regulars, but this is by no means an indicator that you may do the same.

* '''General chit-chat''', related to Wii or not. This means: No funny YouTube clips, no cool web sites, no discussion about the latest games, no semi-retarded internet memes. You will see random chat topics come up in conversation amongst regulars, but this is by no means an indicator that you may do the same.

The above topics are discouraged on #wiidev. There's a much better place for this: Join [irc://irc.efnet.net/wiidevot #wiidevot on EFNet] for all your off-topic needs.

The above topics are discouraged on #wiidev. There's a much better place for this: Join [irc://irc.efnet.net/wiidevot #wiidevot on EFNet] for all your off-topic needs.

The #wiidev ops can and will enforce kicks and bans for talk about what we consider downright bad for the homebrew community, such as

The #wiidev ops can and will enforce kicks and bans for talk about what we consider downright bad for the homebrew community, such as

* '''Copyright infringement''': Warez, VC, and WiiWare piracy. This includes talk about "backups", regardless of their legality, and tools related to piracy. Yes, that includes modchips.

* '''Copyright infringement''': Warez, VC, and WiiWare piracy. This includes talk about "backups", regardless of their legality, and tools related to piracy. Yes, that includes modchips.

** This also includes '''WADs''', unless you're talking about a specific case of a legal WAD (e.g. installing an IOS from a disc). Innocent until proven guilty does not apply here.

** This also includes '''WADs''', unless you're talking about a specific case of a legal WAD (e.g. [[updating IOS by hand|installing an IOS from a disc]]). Innocent until proven guilty does not apply here.

** In general, be '''very''' specific when you talk about topics that are often associated with piracy, or we might associate you with piracy.

** In general, be '''very''' specific when you talk about topics that are often associated with piracy, or we might associate you with piracy.

* '''Copyrighted content''': encryption and signing keys, Nintendo's own SDK, game resource files

* '''Copyrighted content''': encryption and signing keys, Nintendo's own SDK, game resource files