I know the PotterworldMC staff have been hard at work cleaning up our forums and removing any off-topic comments or those that do not contribute significantly to the discussion. Of course, we all appreciate the effort, but I believe there may be a better way to approach this.
Essentially, in my opinion, staff should stop removing posts for being "pointless." Here's an example of a "pointless" post, which I received a message for.
Yes, my post did not add anything to the discussion. However, is this truly something that anyone in the community wants to be policed? If the community wants to make jokes or have fun on the forums, I don't believe it should be removed, even if it isn't immediately adding to the discussion.
Cleanliness and professionalism are important, I won't argue with you there. But please, I *implore* you, don't do this. It's genuinely not contributing either to remove posts that staff don't think are immediately contributing to a discussion, and it's a bit of a waste of time too, with how many they likely have to remove. It's simply not fun for us, the players, who want to use your forums.
If anyone has a problem with messages for fun or jokes in suggestion threads, please explain your reasoning in the thread below. I don't expect many players to agree. Just in case, though, I've added a poll to see who thinks whether the forums should be so strict or not.
Essentially, in my opinion, staff should stop removing posts for being "pointless." Here's an example of a "pointless" post, which I received a message for.
Yes, my post did not add anything to the discussion. However, is this truly something that anyone in the community wants to be policed? If the community wants to make jokes or have fun on the forums, I don't believe it should be removed, even if it isn't immediately adding to the discussion.
Cleanliness and professionalism are important, I won't argue with you there. But please, I *implore* you, don't do this. It's genuinely not contributing either to remove posts that staff don't think are immediately contributing to a discussion, and it's a bit of a waste of time too, with how many they likely have to remove. It's simply not fun for us, the players, who want to use your forums.
If anyone has a problem with messages for fun or jokes in suggestion threads, please explain your reasoning in the thread below. I don't expect many players to agree. Just in case, though, I've added a poll to see who thinks whether the forums should be so strict or not.