I don't see why we should be any more restrictive than the IMMs feel is necessary. I'm looking at the thread on officials, and it seems to me as though the only things they care about are: (1) ABS, (2) areas explore, (3) limited preps (wary, but not per se precluded), and (4) brand new areas. So, yeah, I think we should go ahead and adopt those guidelines as a community.

Beyond that, lately I've become more open to loosening up the OOC availability of CF items for a variety of reasons. For example, I think it's silly that most people get this information through more secretive OOC sources like chatrooms, IMs, talking with friends, etc. I mean, if Chris Warren started playing CF tomorrow, he could log into #dangerroom, chat a couple people up, and have a full prep list without having to do any of the work himself. So I think that's lame to give those people some kind of advantage. I'm also compelled by my first few days playing CF when Zulg's old website was up along with a couple others - they showed prep properties and general locations. That kind of thing inspired me to go out and find them because until I saw those lists, I thought kobold gear was the greatest thing ever. If I hadn't seen those lists and known the depth behind CF, I'm not 100% sure I'd still be playing.

The above is just my opinion. Of course, I'm going to follow the rules of this forum as they exist now, but I think they should be revisited once the IMMs fully weigh in on that thread on the official forums.