Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:55 am
So, some of you may have noticed the general forum losing some topics. Well actually we have moved all topics that haven't been posted in since August 1st of this year to the archives because we feel that it will be better if this forum got the maintenance it deserves.
You will also notice a few topics missing that are currently active, but this is because we feel that the Off-topic thread can be used for certain things like these like the thread "so lonely" which is now just an "Off-Topic thread 2", the idea was good but it seems to be more used to hold discussions in these days. We also archived another popular thread "what are you wearing" because this is not really beneficial or fun to anyone if the contents are unable to be discussed, I hope that makes sense. So this and among others where moved. This is entirely for the benefit and quality of the forums we hope you understand this. Think of it as a Fresh Start after all the conundrum lately if you will.
So we will be laying down a new rule so you have something to follow, and not just have you run around like headless chickens without giving you a little guidance:
Quality Control
"From now on, we are going to be stricter about spam, post content and threads. In order to keep things tidier, and to keep up a higher level of quality in the forums, we may decide to remove or lock anything of this nature, so do not be to surprised if this happens. It is nothing personal against you if this happens, but we must follow are own rules as that is what a forum is based around. You are in your right to argue your point across for reasons why we should allow any threads/posts we may act this rule upon, but please do so in a respectable manner. If you have any problems feel free to PM the moderator involved and we will be happy to deal with any queries or questions you may have."
And that is all we ask, that you think before you post, make sure that any threads you are making are not of a said nature and finally that you try your bests to not wander to far off topic as it isn't very respectable to the thread creator or others for that matter.
Of course this doesn't mean that fun threads are not allowed, hell we encourage fun threads, it's just the pointless ones e.g "your favourite material for a sock" and the like.
Thank you for reading this, and remember if you have any problems or are unsure about posting a thread, you may PM me or any of the other members of the moderating team. The coins aren't just for show after all.
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P.S: You may see similarities in this with are current rules but we are working upon new ones right now, and this involves many of the old ones being updated and refined.