User blog comment:MadCrayolaz/Profanity In Chat/@comment-4972407-20131029015839/@comment-2052424-20131029120704

The chat is a major part of the Wiki. So are blogs, and message walls, and article comments. They all operate in different ways, and (At least according to your logic) have different tones. If there are separate rules for the chat, what reason is there not to have separate rules for every single individual part of the site?

We have a single unified rule list for the reason of accessibility. It's easy to read, and easy to access. It's stamped right on the front page in a brief form, with a link to the full form. No one has to go to five different pages, and read five different rule sets just to understand what is and isn't allowed on each separate part of the wiki - there is no confusion. Will some of the rules not be applicable on some parts of the Wiki? Of course! There is no way to vandalize the chat, or to spread false information, and that's why people from the chat aren't kicked or banned for doing that, only for the rules which can be applied to the chat.

It's a simple concept.