Woah, why the confusion? The sticky thread has been there for AGES telling everyone to privately talk with devs, not discuss the issues in public.
Karyuu, I have no idea where you got that from. Never have I ever said \"we\'re thinking of something else\". I said, categorically, and quote this EVERYWHERE you possibly can please, that \"We prefer that accusations are kept private to ensure they don\'t disrupt public chat areas and cause huge debates with people not even involved in the issue. Privately PMing a developer is the best way to quickly sort out the issue in an mature and unbiased way.\"
I\'ve also nowhere seen people just telling others to vent their complaints in the public IRC rooms. That\'s news to me. You do it in private, first with the GM in question, and then with admins if the issue remains unsolved.
Lordy, all this fuss because nobody listens to me.
Edit: Okay, I made the Abuse rules thread more clear for those who don\'t read all of the rules stickies (you should, shame on you X().