Debate this: Community Rep Forum Involvement

[ReplicaX]

The other issue is the Forum Rules are not enforced on a consistent basis.

Many of us that have been on these forums or ones prior for a longtime have seen users banned for little things, yet there are users consistently breaking rules on a daily basis without any actions. Many which are not "little things".

Certain users are literally record players going into threads unrelated just to post their agenda everywhere as well. Thinking the Dev Team will notice them when that is simply not the case.

In short: Many English users abuse the forums, yet SE doesn't enforce their own rules enough to counter this abuse. Which requires manpower as well.

[sarehptar]

My biggest concern with this is what happens when the 10+ threads on one subject get merged into a super thread... I don't have time to sit there and read through 100+ pages on a thread looking for dev responses or worthwhile additions.

Even if it is annoying to have 10 different threads on the same subject, shorter threads are easier to get through faster, so our constant topic bloat has something like a benefit, at least...

[Khaidal]

I don't think we need more regulation. I think people need to realize the forums aren't their personal blogs, and that their opinion isn't so special/different that they need to create a brand new topic for a discussion currently in progress. For example, today someone decided to make another WHM complaint thread when there's already 2-3 on the front page.