The new forum guidelines

[Chris121]

I like the new approach and appreciate the work the mods have been doing.

I have also enjoyed the recent discussions that you, I and others have been having in the threads Korp. It's a lot easier when the threads aren't full of spam and insults.

[Pillz]

I like the new approach and appreciate the work the mods have been doing.

I have also enjoyed the recent discussions that you, I and others have been having in the threads Korp. It's a lot easier when the threads aren't full of spam and insults.

You can't even tell when we insult you

[scheffie]

I like the new approach and appreciate the work the mods have been doing.

I have also enjoyed the recent discussions that you, I and others have been having in the threads Korp. It's a lot easier when the threads aren't full of spam and insults.

Yes its super! Since they started with the new approach almost 50% of the post is from Mods and the rest is either banned or doesnt post anymore! Very nice.

[Chris121]

Yes its super! Since they started with the new approach almost 50% of the post is from Mods and the rest is either banned or doesnt post anymore! Very nice.

Why is is a bad thing that there are now fewer posts than before? Of course if you stop people posting spam / offensive posts, the post count is likely to go down, because all the spam isn't there. But the sensible / helpful / interesting posts are still here and are now easier to read without having to go through the spam. It is true we have currently also lost some input from people who sometimes posted good posts but sometimes posted spam / offensive posts and currently find themselves banned, but there's an easy fix to that! If they choose not to take it, I'm sure the rest of us will get over it.

[scheffie]

Why is is a bad thing that there are now fewer posts than before? Of course if you stop people posting spam / offensive posts, the post count is likely to go down, because all the spam isn't there. But the sensible / helpful / interesting posts are still here and are now easier to read without having to go through the spam. It is true we have currently also lost some input from people who sometimes posted good posts but sometimes posted spam / offensive posts and currently find themselves banned, but there's an easy fix to that! If they choose not to take it, I'm sure the rest of us will get over it.

That's kinda the same as .. why is it a bad thing if we ban all bad utopia players, they aren't really adding any value to the game! You can better have some activity here to attract the silence poster, like me - involved and come to the website, than nothing. And have these silently returning players leave.

Negative publicity is also publicity and attracts attention to your website. Now i absolutely do agree you have to moderate those personal attacks etc., but at this moment they are just "over actively" using their abilities which attracts more trolls= more bans and now no activity in the forums. Just shut it down if that's the new line and post updates if you have some.

[Chris121]

That's kinda the same as .. why is it a bad thing if we ban all bad utopia players, they aren't really adding any value to the game!

"Bad" players are still doing what is intended with the game (albeit "badly"). The forums are not intended as a place to insult people or spam.

You can better have some activity here to attract the silence poster, like me - involved and come to the website, than nothing. And have these silently returning players leave.

Activity, of course. But do you come to read spam? If so, they could make a spam sub forum so people who want to come and post or read spam can do that. It seems a bit pointless to me, but I am not against it if it's in a separate sub forum so I dont need to read it in the utopia threads.

Negative publicity is also publicity and attracts attention to your website.

I doubt the number of spam forum posts is making any difference to new people finding the game.

Now i absolutely do agree you have to moderate those personal attacks etc., but at this moment they are just "over actively" using their abilities which attracts more trolls= more bans and now no activity in the forums.

Sounds like we are not far apart. The rules are not difficult to comply with. It's not true to say there is no activity in the forums. There is less, but not none.