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

[Testm0nkey]

this board is more a place for alumni as it basically doesnt have anything to do with tech unlike it used to. i think thats obviously why its hard to attract/keep around new members. the main reason people post here is they have been here for a few years and just know each other and how people will respond.
unless we get someone who lives on campus to get the word out and is a freshman or sophomore thats how itll be in the upcoming years
i would have been willing to do chalkings and such but writting the url on chalkboards in the classrooms is about all i have time for