Possible solutions:
1)
Forum for select posters
You know, the cool people, like your's truly.
Upside: Keep out spammers, elevate level of discussion
Downside: Chad will hack accounts (because people are dumb enough to continually put themselves in positions where this happens), and it may increase spam in other forums (though decent mods can combat this)
Also with that, mods or admins would have to go to the trouble of activating users' access to the forum.
2) Delete the sucker altogether
Upside: Reduce strain on server, less trouble all around
Downside: May result in more spam elsewhere, also a lot of good users who post almost exclusively in the pit (John, Tess, etc.) would be left out in the lurch
3) Open forum but mods (and/or select users) create threads
Upside: Everyone gets access, but no flame/racist threads, etc. easier to keep track of spam and spammers.
Downside: Quality of threads??? I mean, I am the king of
threads, and I could make plenty of recommendations, but it'd slow down things.
4) Paid access
Plus side: Basically same as number 1, except no one would pay
Downside: No one would pay
Personally, I think number 3 is the best option, so number three bolded:
Open forum but only mods (and/or select users)are able to create threads
Also, users are by default allowed access, but that access can be turned off without an overall ban, as punishment for bad behavior
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I would be a good moderator because I would hand out bans for spam and stupidity left and right, except that I don't want to devote that time to MX so....
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Also I'd be afraid that you'd go :nazi: on me for something ^_^