If you decide to leave because of the inundation of new members, you're part of the problem. The solid core of old members are what keeps this place entertaining. Deciding to leave merely because you don't like new people only makes it worse for the rest of us.
To minimise spamming we're deleting pointless and boring topics. But it doesn't help when after one post is deleted several angry posts immediately spring up demanding to know why their post was deleted. If a post disappears, it disappears for a reason. I'm not trying to sound arrogant, but just trust us.
Also, I've noticed some newbies (although the same rule applies to oldies, I guess) have been posting impolite requests that reek of fury and anger, demanding that their general questions to be answered. The answers can be found half way down the topic listing in another thread of the same subject, but the poster doesn't seem to care. Such topics will be deleted or closed. If the member continues posting like this they'll be banned. Other forums are stricter than us, but I think we'll have to become more intolerant of bad behaviour if we want Oddworld Forums to remain a nice leisurely place to come after a busy, stressful day.
Maybe Abe Babe and I can come up with a FAQ that can put an end to the questions that seem to pop up everyday. We might also put the "Only on Xbox" sticker somewhere to prevent the countless "Will Munch be on PS2?" topics.
It's really sad that members who have been with us for a long time are becoming dissatisfied with the forums.
A petiton against Oddbodd leaving!
dont leave
~ paramite5
