Spam & Off-Topic Discussion
What exactly is spam? Spam can be anything like a pointless thread being created or a one word reply or something to raise post counts...well, anything pointless is what we are getting at. We here at Miraigamer enjoy random blabbing and chitchat, but within certain boundaries. What we like to see more are well-thought out and planned replies, including but not limited to using correct spelling and grammar. Also, no one should feel a duty to reply to every topic they see as soon as they see it. They should instead look at the post and contribute to the discussion at hand if they have something worthwhile to bring to the table.
But rules are rules. We aren't trying to be mean, but when we see spam we have no choice but to attack it. Spam is the one thing we want to keep out of these forums and we'll do everything in our power to stop it.
We would appreciate it if you all would take care in choosing what you have to say in your posts.
Some examples of types of spam we will be looking out for especially:
1. Replying to a question with "I don't know" or something along the lines of not being able to offer anything helpful to the topic at hand.
2. Any post where the meaning cannot be ascertained in one or two readings.
3. Posts where the user simply states a one liner that is along the lines of "Cool, I'll have to try that!" or "Whoa! That’s what I did!!" These kind of one liner posts do not offer much, if anything to the discussion or topic at hand. If you would want to mention something like this as in the case of complimenting someone on something or suggesting that something is interesting to try, by all means feel free to do that. However, please include this in a post that has more meat on it rather than a simple one liner. One liners are much too bare to be welcome.
4. In such a case where a thread is about to get off topic, perhaps due to a question about something not directly related to the discussion at hand, members tend to try and help and the usual outcome is that the thread will veer off into another discussion altogether. Members should take care to watch out for this and not feel obligated to post answers or help others out when the conversation starts to go off topic. Doing so only digs a bigger hole. Again, helping is not the real issue. If you want to mention something to another person that is not related to the topic, try to set it up so that you can include it so that your post reverts back to the original topic.
We hope that members will read and try to understand these forum guidelines. Remember though, we are easily approachable should any members feel they have any questions regarding any of this.
We will be cracking down strenuously on spam, so we would appreciate a genuine collaborated effort to not create or support spam and off-topic discussion.
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