Cerise

Cheer up. You could be livng in Ireland where the hottest temperature we got this year was oh.. 19 degrees?

Twilight!

Unfortunatly, we had warned the trouble makers previously, posted announcements, PM'd the people who were slightly-trouble making, but only a handful of the members actually read them, or at least stopped posting general chit-chat/abuses/spam. We had a long back and forth drama behind the scenes for weeks and weeks, and we finally came to the conclusion to try this system out for a while. We certainly don't want members to feel uncomfortable in the section, and we really don't want them to think they have to write long essays, because they really don't. This post is perfectly acceptable: "Wow, wasn't X's hair amazing today! It really complemented her style. Don't you agree?" "Yes, it looked awesome! I think she should keep it like that! And weren't her boots to. die. for?!" "You really think so? I didn't think it was that nice, resembled a nest actually... Lol, sorry! Her boots were quite nice though, except the colour was too vivid for my taste!" Were this one, isn't: "OMG!!1!! X's hair was totly omg lush!" "Yah! It was *swoon* nd her boots!" "Oh god, what is WRONG with you guys, are you totally stupid or sometning?! Your eyes must be retarted! X looked so freaking ugly! Probably like you! The first one has reasonable SPAG, it's discussing X's hair and style, asking people their opinions, and someone replying in agreement and complimenting her boots. The third wasn't agreeing, but it wasn't opinion abuse, and it wasnt spam, it was somebody who had a different view contributing to the discussion. The second one has txt-spe@k, is quite spammy in the sense that it's not opening much discussion, the reply is equally spammy, the next reply does not contain bad SPAG but it's blocking peoples opinions, calling an actor ugly and calling them ugly as well. These are the types of posts we were having trouble with. Now, my SPAG is terrible in this post because I dont have my spellcheck installed, but hopefully you get the gist of what I'm trying to say The key is to discuss, agree, disagree, and have fun as long as you stay on topic and don't get carried away. We aren't looking for essays, perfect SPAG, for everyone to agree with echother or whatever, it's more about what we're not looking for: Short, meaningless posts, Spam, deliberate txt-spe@k, and abuse. Because the latter will most likely get you a ban. Does that make sense? I hope it does, as Cal says, we are reviewing the situation in Staffghanistan right now.

Not as yet, we're still waiting on the word

Okay, please do NOT shoot me for these comments. I know there's a lot of ehm, we'll call them fans of this couple and you will be offended by this because yes, I do say that I don't like Adelle Okay jokes aside, but if you wish to respond please don't tell me I'm wrong or anything. It's just my very valid opinions. Aden and Belle are a joke. Lets face it. Their relationship goes like this: 1. Ooh, I take photos of you, but I still hate you, 2. Ooh, you know you want me. 3. Ooh, Yes I do! 4. Ooh no, you called me a skank! boo hoo. 5. But that's okay! I'll forgive you! 6. Aww no, you were abused! I'm so sorry! 7. Awh yeah! I've had A COUNCELLING SESSION! Let's have sex! 8. Awh we're so happy. 9. Ooh, you tried to kill your dad and kept a doctor and me hostage. 10. But that's okay! Let's have sex again. I kind of stopped watching Home and Away then, the whole charade was getting annoying. I just cant stand watching them anymore, and the hype that surrounds them is rediculous. So, some people think Todd is hot. Fine. Jess of course is gorgeous. So yes, OMG, they are SO hot together! They don't have much chemistry at all. And what gives ADen the right to call Belle a skank, and does Belle have no respect for herself?... She took him back! He called her a skank, it was horrible and uncalled for. I love Belle; so I didn't take kindly to him demeening her like that. I lost all respect for Belle, Aden and Adelle after this incident though. I sound like a vow, but I feel taht strongly about this subject, it's getting rediculous! This 'golden couple' is ruining my favourite show. I have no idea whats happening anymore! But let me guess, Adelle fight, make up, have a soppy heart to heart, have sex and be all cuddly and then the whole thing starts over again. It's like a cycle. It never stops. And even when I was an Adelle fan (eurgh) I still had negative views and I never considered them the best couple in 20 years. You cant call that teenage fling love. Especially in comparison to romances such as Shane and Angel who really were the definition of love. Yet I hope the same thing happens to Aden...

Typical Irish. 'nough said

Maybe you could post them in a thread in the episodes section? Wait to get a second opinion though, I'm not sure what the policy is...

We have now put up announcements in the worst threads - if it doesn't stop we will take more action

I'll bring it up in the staff section

And if it makes you feel any better, I always thought it was spelled 'hypocrit' until Eli mentioned it.

Slade; That's not what the SPAG rule is - of course we don't expect everyone to spell everything perfectly! Nobody's perfect! We only ask people to do their best and not post in text speak, use capital letters and punctuation appropriately and as best they can. If people have specific problems like learning difficulties (I actually have dyslexia myself) they can contact a mod and we'll know why and we won't be giving out for something beyond your control. If your very bad because of these problems and would prefer a mod checked your posts, you can request to go on MP and we'll check everything to make sure you get the full benefit of discussing here with us This is the rule: 1) Please try your best to use correct spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPAG) when posting on the Forum. This makes your posts easier to understand and readable by all. Please don't post in all capitals (LIKE THIS), as it is considered shouting and is hard to read. Also, talking in txt-speak is strictly prohibited. The personal pronoun 'I' is written with a capital I. After a full stop, like . (period), ! (exclamation mark) and ? (question mark), please use a capital letter in the next sentence. Proof reading your post works wonders. There's a "preview post" button you can use, and once posted, an "edit"-button, so if you've spelt something wrong (etc), you can go back and edit your post! WE have this rule because a) not all of our members have English as a first language, and b) our older members would not understand posts written in text speak. We aim to ensure that every post can be read and understood by everyone who comes on to the forum.

We spent a long time deliberating about this new system, it wasn't an easy decision, but eventually we came to it and we feel it's best for our members. We don't take pleasure in taking away your chat thread and making you upset, but can you undersatnd that people were afraid to say anything negative about Adelle? The old system created a hostile atmosphere and now people are discussing things! Voicing their opinions! Next time you reply to me, answer this simple question: Do you want to take away the right for people to voice their opinions?

Hey jim, We understand it must be disappointing for you and your friends not being able to chitchat about Adelle on here anymore, and we appreciate this - But the system was changed for a reason, and those reasons were [.] - People stopped discussing couples/characters and started chitchatting about them and Home and Away. [.] - They started Spamming, using one word posts and saying pointless things. [.] - People were using net speak and deliberately not using correct SPAG. [.] - Pro people started abusing Anti people and vice versa. [.] - The forum became a war zone. We all knew we had to do something and this was the best thing - make the forum Moderator Preview and enforce the rule that we were only to discuss couples. The Moderator preview enables us to edit SPAG, filter out spam, and stop people abusing others (which was also the reason for the merging of the two discussion types). It seems a little unfair but it's best for our members, the staff, and the board as a whole. If we were to re-open the Adelle thread, we still would have to monitor it and people would get carried away again, and maybe they'd start abusing other people once more, which isn't on. It would also be unfair to just open that thread, people would feel cheated, like Adellites were getting preferential treatment. We will review the system in a few weeks, and if we feel people are discussing things well without our help in filtering and editing, we may lift MP for a while and make minor changes, but the system will remain, because it makes the board run smoother, and all members will be happy, and we're running this for the benefit of all of our members, and although some of them may not agree with all of our decisions we feel it's what’s best for all of us. Thanks, Cerise.