[Adster94]

Written By: Adster94 Source: Chris5626

Starfleet Command have decided to run a trial to see what would happen if the posts made in the Jokes forum were counted towards a user's post count figure. Previously posts did not count in an attempt to help minimise the amount of spam posts made.

Starfleet Command hopes that members will act responsibly and will continue to make posts that contribute to the community by encouraging social interaction on the forums rather than spamming purely to raise their post count figure.

There is a risk that one or two individuals may ruin it for everyone but we trust the membership to act responsibly and will just have to wait and see to confirm that we won't have any issues.

The forum rules are and always have been very clear about spamming and that we do not tolerate it. I think perhaps we have inadvertantly started to accept spam on the Jokes forum because the posts made there did not count towards the post count figure. Starfleet Command would very much like to change this attitude.

Spamming is not acceptable and it just increases the workload for our moderators and damages the forum experience for other members. But we need to tackle the problem head on by challenging and educating those that spam not by turning a blind eye to it and viewing posts that are made in the Jokes forum as less important than those made elsewhere.

Having fun is what the {UFP} is all about we don't want to penalise those that want to have a joke on the forums but we do need to make sure that everyone can get involved rather than people being put off.

If you would like to know anything more about this then visit this thread here.

Thanks