Originally Posted by
DayDream
Being an observer only in the rumor threads, I have noticed a pattern that I feel is the biggest part of the problem. Mind you its not all of the problem, just a big part of it. But if you (admin) will take for example the Royce Royce threads in particular you will see that alot of the discontent started with 'new posters'. A few 'newbies' came in and kept the threads stirred up to the point that the threads had to be locked. Once they started ragging the rumor it just fueled the other members that either did not like the rumor itself or the people behind the rumor. One thing would lead to another then wham..thread closed. Alot of these new members headed directly to the rumor thread for their first posts, which in itself seemed strange to me. No sooner would a new thread open, deja vu all over again.
My suggestion would be don't allow new members to post in the rumor section until they have posted a certain amount of posts in other sections of the forum, say 20 (just pulling a number out of my hat). That way you as Mods and we as members can see what type of person they are and how to take them and their sincerity. IMO this would solve alot of problems, but it is only my opinion.
Admin..please look over the threads I mentioned and determine this for yourself and I think you may agree to my observations. Hope this helps.
Cheers!
DayDream