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Posted by: Mabian
We can already tell that stopping the spam is going to be impossible by simply coding things. Curbing it will probably require something drastic. The only thing I can think of would be a test to gain membership and create new topics, which would mean members would need to use the search feature, read the stickies, and the CoC, and the Terms of Use, etc...which sounds like a bit much.
You know what's funny? That's exactly the kind of thing I was thinking of a few minutes ago. A test on the Stickies and how they work, CoC, ToU, etc.
The problem? There would be way too much work involved with making this kind of thing benefit the community in the long run, as you stated. New members may be turned off by a Test about what to post and where.
This is why I believe that the only way to help out the Community's spam issues is to start with the community members themselves. If we can set good examples, others may follow. Some may not though, and that just comes with the basis of what kind of person you're dealing with- One who's willing to learn, and One who couldn't care less.
Because at the end of the day, those that want to be heard will be heard, even it it's something bad they're trying to say. It's a shame that the Search Feature isn't quite working out as hoped. I guess it was wishful thinking......but there's still so much more that can be done.