That's great and all, but that was then and this is now. No one else complained about having to PM someone with their comments on a picture. No one else complained about a thread being closed when they were directed to a thread like theirs.Originally posted by Wyldfire
No, I'm not blowing it out of proportion. The first thread I started was over 20 pages long and not once did a post ever have to be deleted. If there are bad behaved members of a forum, then you deal with those members instead of punishing EVERYONE for what a couple of people do. In the forum I ran and moderated by myself I had a special way of dealing with naughty people. I had a "Time Out" forum especially for that purpose. I gave three chances to modiify their behavior and if they didn't cool their jets they went in time out. Time out was having access to ONLY the "Time Out" forum, which was hidden from everyone else. They were free to rant as much as they felt like for 3 days without anyone else having to listen to it. After 3 days they were allowed to post again. If more than one person had to be put in time out, I would make a second Time Out forum so they couldn't keep each other company.
It worked like a charm.
There are better ways to deal with the naughty kids then punish EVERYONE.
Why create a new forum? The people that started the mess have already been talked to and dealt with. It's easier and keeps the thread cleaner so people who want to see pics don't have to go through 4 pages of replies to find 1 picture.