Adapting the boards for a broader audience Options

[Psykopath]

This has been brought up a lot recently with the revived push for new members.

Too many random BS posts (be it crude, sexual, etc.) are flooding the boards in random places. Certain threads are understandable (like in LR&AR), but to post about "tit hats" in a "Letters of Recommendation" thread is getting annoying.

I understand that this is the internet, yadda yadda, and I don't necessarily mind random crude humor...but we will not attract new members by continuing such childish e-behavior.


BUT!!!... we mods have been chastised in the past for doing such things as controlling excessive language.

SO, what's it going to be? Free for all and no new members?
or
Mods keeping things as the rules say & have a more friendly messageboard to attract newer members?

This post has been edited by Psykopath: Sep 29 2007, 12:09 AM

[chook]

We just need consistency on what the policy is. Here is what i think.
1 NSFW pictures not labeled or in the right area should be removed and that person's account suspended for 24 hours. (preferably by ip address)
2 I am not to keen on censoring personal attacks. If the person on the end of the attack is offended, then it should be removed. Usually this isn't a problem because the attacker in most cases looks like a jackass.

If we continue with a free for all, it scares off most new members. Its like drinking, its fun but slowly killing this board.