High Five

theres a be nice policy?

Towards works and the feelings of fans, yes.

Which translates into "never criticize anything ever" in day-to-day operations. Even maintenance stuff, like fixing up the articles, and meta stuff, like trying to limit the amount of in-jokes, is off limits because it might offend someone.

And we all know how the "clam up, you're just a hater" viewpoint works out for websites.