Technically this should be in the Rules and Guidelines forum, but since hardly anyone goes there, I posted it here since I and a few others want this to be read. Once it is read, it'll be moved there.

Basically in the last few months there's been an issue that this board hasn't really had before: people making boatloads of posts with maybe just a smilie ( ) or one word in it. I can see these kinds of posts being permissible in role-play topics, but in forums and topics meant for actual discussion these kinds of posts are simply detrimental and don't add anything to the discussion. What's worse, people who actually do want to have a discussion have to scroll through sometimes dozens of these kinds of posts just to find something on-topic. This problem is probably most evident in the Loonatics, Villains, & Other Characters forum.

Yes, this board tends to get off topic. But these kinds of posts go past off-topic and just go into the realms of borderline spam. Spam is a bad thing in any situation. So don't do it.

Just remember to have good netiquette. And good netiquette entails contributing to the discussion in some way or another. And, sadly, posts with a simple smilie in them do not contribute. They just clutter topics. It's not just me who has seen the problem with this, by the way - many others have voiced their complaints over these kinds of posts, some to the point where they simply don't read these topics anymore. There's clearly a problem there.


This is not to say this board still can't be fun. People have enjoyed this board for over 2 years by making fun, sometimes random but overall meaningful posts. I know none of you are incapable of having more in-depth discussions. So don't censor yourself by posting only one emoticon or a "Meh". Put your typing skills to the test and reveal yourself to us. We won't bite.


I guess that's all I have to say about that. But me and the other mods will probably have to delete these kinds of posts if we see them from here on out.