Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-23780813-20130711003230

I am here to discuss a large issue with you all in hopes that you will listen. As some of you may be aware our forums are getting very... spammy. One of the reasons is because users from other wikis tend to use our forums as ArticleComments instead of the talk page designated for the purpose of feedback. This system of forums makes it difficult to clean and maintain thanks to the large steps it takes to remove a thread or delete it completely. So here I will run through a list of pros and cons for each forum system.

AjaxForum:

Pros: Easy to use, User friendly, Easy to contribute to, easy to start a discussion.

Cons: Near impossible to maintain, cannot be cleaned easily, very prone to spam, missuse.

Old Page Forums:

Pros: Very simple to maintain, easy to clean, more discussion based.

Cons: Not as user friendly, not as easy to create a discussion.

Right now we are in a bit of a crisis. We have too much spam and not enough energy to clean it up. Going back to the old forums would ease the pressure off the admins and potentially make us look more proffessional and organized. End Proposal. 