Shoutbox

This is simply my view of the current forum.

Things that I think need improvement or changes:

Reputation system - We should have a report reputation button next to the reputations, the only catch would be that the person who got the reputation should not be able to report his/her own reps. As for, if they got a negative for say spamming, they would report it and would just fill the report system with stupid reports. What would be the outcome or positive from it? Well, IMO it would stop people from abusing the system. Also, while I'm on about the reputation system, I think there should be more bans given out to those who abuse it. The only person who, AFAIK, that is banned from giving reputations would be Toddy.

Staff wise: IMHO, I think there should be LOCAL mods. People (Elites) should be given the oportunity to moderate certain forums. I know there are a small number of forums, but I do think that putting local mods would reduce the spam. And I see spam all the time, like today, 4 people said the SAME thing in a thread. That should not be allowed, and I remember back in the day if you confirmed or said things that had already been stated you got trolled.

More bans: I think the current system is fine, but when you see the SAME people getting banned weekly I do believe that is very dodgy. IICRC, I thought that people were going to be permanantly banned after like 5 bans? I may not be right, but I though Chris Boulton said that before. Also, I do believe that 1 day bans have got to be longer, because the people who are getting 1 day bans are just coming back doing the same crap as they did before.

Testing & Trashing: I think there should be set guidelines on what is allowed to be posted there. The current posts and threads are 99% useless, but I know the forum is there for people to spam. But when people go in topics and just go "HI" or  post one emoticon, it gets annoying, examples are there you just have to look.

Note: Yes my grammar is probably not 100% correctly and I don't care. So do not go offtopic with the grammar crap and/or posting stupid url's to grammar crap.

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Originally posted by lou_habs

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Originally posted by Sunshine
It's easier to not post if you feel offended onhere than it is to walk away on irc.

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That is the main reason that alot oif members do not go on irc. The first two times I went I was abused, insulted, abused some more, banned/kicked for just saying hi. They didn't want a new person there, so they it seem like the person said/did something offending. Sure it's not in the support chan. But alot of people go on the chat chans..and then leave because they were abused of or banned.

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I'm not trying to speak on behalf of the IRC channel, but I'm sure EvilSeph will agree with me on here. Yes, that is the way it was. Alot has been changing, EvilSeph & Underlord have been removing access to those who abuse. I assure you, if you get insulted by anyone they will be kicked or banned. It's been like that for a long time now, abuse wise that is.