It seems to me over the past few months, that "new" posts are not happening as much as they used to.
Once you start closing a post that you consider offensive to your tastes or that border on the "rule breaking", you start to lose people.
Pretty soon the posts that start arguements, friendly banter, or what have you become locked and people stop coming here.
Case in point, look at the UK site, they do close some threads but pretty much allow stuff to be commented on.
Most come by and view the posts to see the latest gossip, league stuff, or the newest arguement.
Drama happens and should be allowed to happen.
Look at how few come here now. How many 2 squad and SNL posts are there here compared to the UK site, I ask?
I am not sure there is a real good answer but censorship should have its limitaions as well.
From just a few months ago, the traffic and posts are way down, am I incorrect?
Most go to the UK forums to see the latest crap from coleslaw, yea he is a a trouble maker but it is entertaining reading his diatribe of crap from time to time.
Boring, chases the customer away, excitement brings the masses.
I am sure this will get some panties in a wad but let the masses speak.
Arguements happen, its the nature of the game. Friendly banter as well as the war of words, should be given equal airplay.
Everybody gets mad and eventually things calm down, some forgive and forget some never do but that is what makes the game exciting and this is what keeps people coming back to the forums.
Talk about family oriented site, please, have you seen the pics at the bottom of this forum from www.wasteaminute.com ? (Can't see this unless you are creating a post)
Chicks washing a car, almost nude and half naked girls dancing around! Hell yea, I say!
Lets not be hipocritical, OK.?
Censorship............is not the answer.