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[NoSex]

Alright. I have noticed recently that these boards have been suffering from an obscene amount of spam and one on one conversation based posting. The entire vibe and feel of the boards have, in my opinion, reached a kind of low. The debate threads are more stagnant than ever. The lounge is a waste of time. The entertainment threads suffer any kind of in-depth or worthwhile posts. It just seems like the community boards are really beginning to suck.

The problem is, how would we solve this problem?
Do we need to punish those spammers? If so, will traffic decrease to a useless degree?
Maybe we can try to attract some older parties?
The debate thread could become exclusive. But, then it might actually become entirely stagnant.
The idea for an art subforum seems to be a push in the right direction.
Or maybe I should just find a more suitable community board?

What do you guys think?

[NoSex]

We can all be candid without being malicious. We can speak our minds freely while still following the rules. The idea that this is a dichotomy between spamming and biting our tongues is absurd. Eitherway, I don't think anyone wants you to not speak your mind. But, if what we all have been seeing on the boards is the contents of everyone's mind, we don't have a prayer.

Sorry to be cynical, but it is beginning to seem hopeless. We need more meaningful, more honest, and more friendly threads and posts. The lounge is expected to be laid back, but that doesn't mean we should vandalize it.

I think we have capable and well-intentioned posters. But, I think we need a lot more. Although there have been a great number of useful and worthy suggestions relating to the boards, I think our biggest issue is our members. Very few members seem interested in actually creating a strong and meaningful community here. "Drive-by-posting" isn't the worst thing that could happen, but when nearly all the board consists of it, everything becomes characterized by monotony.