Personally I think it's bad, really bad. No one can prevent players to chat or whatever but this topic is becoming an IC/OOC mix and I think this can harm the flavor of the game.
The info I read here I use them IC as gossip or coming from untrusted sources
Wait, you think it's bad but you still use the *completely* OOC information you read here IC? Information from the forums should never be used IC. I get that it probably subconsciously affects people's decision making whether we want it to or not (we're all human after all), but to refer to it directly IC is crossing a line.