Post by GresleyRam©®™ on Dec 8, 2007 10:22:11 GMT -1
I would hope that all members would read this notice and take note!
I have had more complaints and requests for threads to be pulled recently than in any time i have been a mod/admin. The reason for these complaints are all very similar and concern the nature of some posts and threads that have been appearing on the boards. To be quite frank, most of these posts and threads have gone beyond levels of decency.
This cannot continue everybody! We have to remember that we have many members who are still in their early teens, and some of the smut and sexual content of threads is not suitable for their viewing. It is also a concern that many people post while at work, and i'm sure these posts could land them in trouble if they are read by fellow employees etc.
I would urge everybody to try and remember this before posting, as if this sort of thing continues, we will have to start removing more material and be far more strict members who post it!
We have always been lenient in terms of board content but as the board has grown we need to be conscious that the age profile of our members has changed.
Now i am sure that you are all mature enough to know if you have been guilty of posting such content, i know in the past that i have, so we must collectively make sure that we tone things down to a suitable level for all members and guests to be comfortable with what they are reading. This would include any posts of sexual, pornographic or religious subject matter.
I am afraid to say that if we don't do this we will lose important, loyal members and as board admin i cannot allow that to happen.
Thanks for your time reading this, any opinions from yourselves would be welcome!
GRES.
I have had more complaints and requests for threads to be pulled recently than in any time i have been a mod/admin. The reason for these complaints are all very similar and concern the nature of some posts and threads that have been appearing on the boards. To be quite frank, most of these posts and threads have gone beyond levels of decency.
This cannot continue everybody! We have to remember that we have many members who are still in their early teens, and some of the smut and sexual content of threads is not suitable for their viewing. It is also a concern that many people post while at work, and i'm sure these posts could land them in trouble if they are read by fellow employees etc.
I would urge everybody to try and remember this before posting, as if this sort of thing continues, we will have to start removing more material and be far more strict members who post it!
We have always been lenient in terms of board content but as the board has grown we need to be conscious that the age profile of our members has changed.
Now i am sure that you are all mature enough to know if you have been guilty of posting such content, i know in the past that i have, so we must collectively make sure that we tone things down to a suitable level for all members and guests to be comfortable with what they are reading. This would include any posts of sexual, pornographic or religious subject matter.
I am afraid to say that if we don't do this we will lose important, loyal members and as board admin i cannot allow that to happen.
Thanks for your time reading this, any opinions from yourselves would be welcome!
GRES.