Spam threads

[Sunshine]

These stupid spam threads that people make before they are banned for spamming, cant we have them deleted? When new members arrive, they tend to check out the announcement section first, and when they do they will see these threads, think this site is a craphole, and leave. Plus they are really annoying. If somebody takes the time to close them, cant they delete them instead?

[maxonal]

I agree, I can't stand that sort of crap :/

[hewerviewer]

Right on!!!

[ultimateharry]

Tbh, they are wasting their time just spamming,
when they know they're gonna get banned ..


:@

[LeahLeviosa]

yes i agree!

[Ravenclaw Swordsman]

We talked about the same thing in the staff boards. I suggested leaving them there, closed, because if potential spammers see a spotless board, they'll be more inclined to do it than if they can see the results.

As for new members thinking the site is a craphole, I don't think so. The still-existing spam threads are pretty much confined to that one area, so if they lurk the site for more than a half second, they'll see that it isn't.

[Leasious]

hmmm thats true about the spammers wanting to do it more if they're arent any spam posts but they are so annoying :@

[Sunshine]

Originally Posted by Ravenclaw Swordsman

We talked about the same thing in the staff boards. I suggested leaving them there, closed, because if potential spammers see a spotless board, they'll be more inclined to do it than if they can see the results.

lolwat? That makes no sense. Please explain the logic behind the belief that peopel will be more inclined to spam a bored that does not delete spam threads?

As for new members thinking the site is a craphole, I don't think so. The still-existing spam threads are pretty much confined to that one area, so if they lurk the site for more than a half second, they'll see that it isn't.

Dude look what area they are in. Rules and Anouncements. It would be different if you moved the spam threads some other place, but letting them stay there? It is usually the fist area people look, and these spam threads are at the top of the page, which means they are the first ones that will get checked.

Nothing good could come from leaving them undeleted, and while nothing bad might come from leavign them, there is the possibility that something bad could indeed come from it. Why take that chance?

[Ravenclaw Swordsman]

Originally Posted by Sunshine

Nothing good could come from leaving them undeleted, and while nothing bad might come from leavign them, there is the possibility that something bad could indeed come from it. Why take that chance?

Okay, so how about a compromise? I'll move them to the black hole.

[Harry_Potter_Fan_15]

Originally Posted by Ravenclaw Swordsman

Okay, so how about a compromise? I'll move them to the black hole.

Isn't that a little rude? Please note that that is a rhetorical question.

There's no need for that, for that is probably why some people spam. That's how it is on another forum that I often visit.

I'm just pointing out the obvious here, though. .