@Jaredan & Narrative: What are the exact rules for communicating?

Alright, gentlemen. I’m sure you’re reading this or will have someone tell you about it.

Recently, two messages from your team have caused a huge amount of consternation in this subgroup.

First was from Ant in Oz, who said:

Please don’t offer up specific story ideas – legally, we just can’t use them (the same reason I don’t read fan-fic – it’s a can of worms from a legal POV).

Then there was Jaredan's statement in another thread:

There are just certain things we can respond to and other things we can't. It's not as much the topic as it is the way we engage about it. *** I know Ant in Oz riled some folks when saying that we can't read fan-fiction. I can understand how that might appear, but it's just a truth of being a professional writer. It's partly due to the legality of it, but also because using other people's ideas, even accidentally, is stomach churning to a creative writer.*** Talking about already created stories and characters, talking about the essences of people and places of Runeterra, it's all good. Pitching an idea for a story you want us to tell? Not so much.

I tried to play your game by only talking “core concepts” about my favorite champion, Yorick. It was, to be frank, a nightmare trying to be that careful.

I had to constantly type that I wasn’t trying to offer story ideas and be as vague as possible. Worse yet, I had to remind other people to not post their story ideas and someone else accused me of doing more harm than good with my execution.

It was painful. It was disheartening. And, above all else, it felt meaningless since I had no idea if you actually read that damn thread.

So, as a request from the fanbase still here after all the nonsense we’ve gone through over the past three and a half years, do us all favor and tell us what your rules actually are.

If you want interaction with your fans, you need to start by telling us what is and is not kosher for you. Be specific, be complete, and don’t leave any doubts around. It’s become really rough around here, not being able to interact with you in any meaningful manner, and it’s entirely your fault this time.

So just tell us what the rules are, for all our sakes. Or, if you just want passive, passionless fans, just say nothing and let the fandom die.