1. I think there should be a clear definition of what exactly spamming is. For example I think one thread about a contestant's costume and another about why the judging was off is totally fine, as they are both dealing with different things and might not fit into either the AT or the dance critique thread. Of course the topic should have something different and worth discussing for it to be an independent thread, which is why I suggest a clear definition of "spam" from the dev. team so there is no confusion and no one tries to claim their thread was unfairly closed.
2. I have noticed that there are a lot of relevant discussion threads that later turn into war zones because of one errant remark that everybody takes it upon themselves to reply to. I know it is more work for the dev. team, but if only those offending posts could be edited from the thread (like they were done on this thread, which is where I got the idea), it might be a lot more effective than closing the whole thread, which sometimes results in throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
3. Finally, you might want to reiterate that a member reporting a post does not automatically mean that post gets closed. It just gets referred to the dev. team for them to take a call on it. Even if 50 crazy fans report your post, there is no way it will get closed if it is not breaking any rules. If a post is closed, it means it was breaking rules as noted by the dev. team, who on this forum are very fair as far as I have seen. "Crazy" fans can, at the most argue and report. They do not have the power to close posts or restrict what people say on this forum. That power lies with the dev. team alone so the accusations need to stop.
That's all. Good luck to the dev. team! You are doing a great job so far, in a not so easy situation. I hope the new rules do help.
Edited by Samanalyse - 12 years ago
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