Hello there! This is a chat thread. It used to be named "Free Freshkill - Post Anything!" but, considering the new spamming rule (see below) it's been renamed to prevent further misunderstandings. See the rules. I trust you to read them, but please don't break them. I don't want to have to kick you off the thread. c:
DO NOT SPAM. THIS IS NOT A SPAM THREAD; THIS IS A CHAT THREAD.
Due to the new wcrpg rules, Spamming is no longer allowed.
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I personally don't mind if you curse, but others might, so please be mindful of that.
Be nice and respectful to each other. Pm me if you have any problems with anything/anyone.
Invite friends if you'd like, pm the people who were on the old thread that don't show up. Maybe they didn't get a message; it'd be great if you could give it to them! :)
You can advertise links and things like that here, as long as they're appropriate/child-friendly, and not dangerous (for example, flashing lights) and give a warning if they are.
You can have conversations here, I might not ALWAYS take part in everything because I'm busy, but I normally read everything!
This is meant to be a friendly environment for EVERYONE! Pm me if anything/one is making you feel uncomfortable or you have a problem with anything. I will not ignore you.
That's about it :p
Here are the site rules about spamming:
QuoteDisplay MoreDue to the recent surge in abuse of staff's decision to be laxer on our spamming rules, staff have decided that it is best for both the site and its economy if we return to our original stance on the matter.
Spam will not be tolerated anywhere.
This now means you cannot spam in the VPG boards, you cannot create private spam threads, and your posts cannot contain any form of 'hidden' spam - whether transparent, tiny text, or in a spoiler. This also includes fancyposts containing an entire song's worth of lyrics -- there is no need for it and therefore it is spam, though a couple lines from a song is fine.
As stated, there has been a ridiculous amount of abuse since staff decided to ease back on our spamming regulation, and it means items where we put the price high to control their numbers are being rendered useless, because peoples response isn't to earn the silver in a valid way, or to donate for me, it is to abuse the system to get it. Eg: Many peoples' response to the inclusion of Elemental Powers, a donation incentive, not a spam incentive.
Not only that, but staff have found a number of these spam codes are breaking the site's formatting in threads where they are being used, making it difficult for players to quote posts, and making various threads impossible to navigate for those who have BBCode turned off.
For those who wish to complain, the only other option staff saw as a possibility was to significantly lower the Silver reward per post, to the point where you wouldn't earn even 100 silver for each post. We felt this was the better option, and this will in no way punish the majority of members who are continuing to post without abuse of staff's decision.
Warnings will not be given to any posts made prior to this announcement, but if you continue to spam after this announcement, warnings will be given.
To compensate, as I know many of you spammed in the VPG boards to grow your pets, staff will be looking into how we can lower or speed up pet growth rates, to remove the need for spam and instead encourage valid posting. I'll post in here once we've made this decision.
Read before you ask a question
What are bots?
Bots are programs used to perform site functions without a person actively clicking the buttons. Their entire purpose is to exploit site features for personal gain. They have been known to cause serious issues to servers and account security.
As has been our policy for years, bots will not be tolerated on these forums and by using one you will be banned permanently.
Is bumping spam?
Bumping is only intended to return a thread to the first page of a board. So long as bumping is used for this purpose, it is not spam.
Are chat threads spam?
So long as there's chatting, no. Posting nonsense constantly is spam.
What is hidden spam?
Hidden spam is pointless text included in a post as spam, only hidden from view via a spoiler or via transparent text, or other methods.
What about the text used for testing post templates?
So long as its not a huge wall of text, it should be fine. Note, however, that there is no need for this anyway - there is a preview option on all posting.
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