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[Tiarra]

I have just joined the forum today, so perhaps it is a bit presumptuous of me to offer a suggestion so soon. However, I see one area for immediate improvement that could dramatically change the community for the better.

While reading my first few threads, I noticed a lot of spam. The reason was obvious after I discovered that points are awarded for any post over 50 characters. As a member of several other poker communities, I have found the best way to combat these nonsensical posts is to enlist the help of the members.

So, I recommend starting a thread and perhaps even sending out a Mass Message asking members to use the "report" button when they encounter obvious spam. It would require some work on the part of an administrator to deal with the reports, however the increase in the quality of the content would far outweigh the time and effort.

I might also suggest offering some nominal reward for reporting spam. Something like 3 points for the first person to report a post in the following categories (and perhaps 1 point for every other reporter before the post is removed):

Obvious Spam for Points

Ex: "Awesome! Cool. lol lol lol ... omg! omG! Poker poker poker poker!!! omg omg omg lol lol lol lol. looooool looooool ommmmmmmmgggggg !!!!"

Unrelated Post

Ex: (In a thread about 6-handed NLHE) "Did anyone see the Mavericks game last night? It was awesome until Dancin With the Stars came on and I had to change the channel. And then it was time for the new Call of Duty game.... hmmmm... wonder if I will have time for poker again any time soon..... ??? "

Posts in Languages Other Than English

Ex: "Tio, por que has tirado la mano con un proyeto del color y escalera? Tienes que aprender bien las probabilidades antes de gastar mas dinero en el poquer! Bueno, espero verte en las mesas!! jajajaja"


That is my first suggestion. I am sure I will have more to follow as i get to know the site. Keep up the good work, and may the spammers be d@mned!