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Hello Pauline,
This is a great question and personally I believe a moderated forum destroys the true community spirit.
By using spammers as an excuse is just that a poor excuse. In some of the moderated forums it seems that moderation is used as a tool to keep someones post count up. A forum listed as community related and moderated assumes that we are all spammers.
Have come to the point in this community that we are guilty till proven otherwise?
Personally I have no problems with spam in my forums because I DO NOT TOLERATE IT and enforce the rules of my forum.
Spam is a very poor excuse to moderate a forum, when we have the controls to address them. If you are overrun by spammers perhaps you should use the REPORT ABUSE link. This works great!
If you have spammers ban them, report them but don't make everyone suffer for the few that are uncouth.
Using moderation to keep ones post count up seems to be the norm. Why even allow replies to posts if you are so paranoid that you may receive a spammer on occasion.
Most so called spammers are new and need an education. So warn them, educate them and if they continue ban them.
Thanks for asking.
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