[wp-forums] Accounts registering just to post personal links

[S Bollinger]

+1 for closing the forum with a sticky explanation of why.
Sam

mrmist wrote:
> In message <4BB7EDB5.3080507 at ntlworld.com>, Mark Duncan 
> <wp-t31os at ntlworld.com> writes
>> Sounds like a good middle ground.
>>
>> I'm still not sure whether i'm actually for shutting down / removing 
>> that forum all together but i like the idea proposed. This is 
>> precisely why i love open discussion, even something so simple as 
>> closing(as appose to removal) never even entered my mind...
>>
>
> Closing could be an idea.  I suppose what has to be balanced up is -
>
> Legitimate users wanting to show off their stuff
> Spammers and SEO leeches abusing the forum
> Will closing / removing the forum simply push all this elsewhere
>
> Another alternative to closing etc. would be to put up a sticky giving 
> some ground rules and start moderating the area like crazy to keep it 
> clean.
>
> I guess if it were closed to new posts and there was a backlash it 
> wouldn't be difficult to re-open.