There are certain measures set on the forum to prevent spam, because most people on this forum tend to post extremely short replies.
Automations
these are done by the system
20 Character Limit
There is a 20-character limit set on the forum often because people on the forum are writing short replies. It is recommended to write a longer reply, and include quotes if you can.
Blocked words
Some words on the forum are blocked in order to prevent others from breaking the rules. If you notice a word cannot be posted, don’t try to subvert the system. Instead, don’t include anything about that subject.
New User Silence
If you posted too quickly as a new user, then you will be silenced by the system. Please avoid this, if this happens you can usually wait out your silence and try to avoid typing too fast.
Flag Closure
If a topic receives a large amount of flags, the system wil automatically close the topic for a few hours. This usually means that you need to calm down. When this happens, it is likely that a staff member will likely close it soon after the topic reopens.
Flag Limit
There is a rate-limit set for flags to prevent new TL1 users from abusing the flag system. This is done to prevent a bulk load of flags from occuring on the forum and to make staffing the forum easier.
TL3 Spam Flag Silence
If a new user gets flagged for spam multiple times by higher trust-level users or staff, then they will temporarly be silenced from the forum and their posts will be hidden. To avoid this, please do not spam.
If you see a spammer
Flag them for spam, as a higher trust level, this will silence the spammer
Consequences
manual punishment done by the staff
Flags
If you tend to go off-topic, then your likelihood of being flagged will raise. Also don’t try to bypass the typing limit, or subvert the system by using synonyms. If a staff member notices an issue, the topic will most likely be closed, and action may be taken on certain users of the forum.
Demotion
If you continue going off-topic, or bypassing the system, you will be demoted by a staff member all the way back to the very first trust level. This means you have abused the system and you should avoid going off-topic to avoid this.
That is all, folks!