I, Asakura, question two of the forum rules.

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"Duplicate topics, check to see if a topic already exists for your possible subject matter."

"No raising dead topics older than 2 weeks, unless the topic is a showcase or a topic I've made that hasn't been locked."

These two rules do NOT go hand-in-hand. First, you tell us not to make a topic if one has already been made, and then you go and tell us that we cannot post in a topic that's older than two weeks. Are you trying to drive out new members and/or refraining them from posting? =/

Like when Slap made a topic of Gay Marriage in the Debate section, she was following the rules of "no raising dead topics". You tell us to read the rules, when the rules conflict with each other. Do we not talk about something that has already been talked about? Oh, the old members has already talked about it... now the new members are not allowed to talk about it because it has already been touched before. "Oh, but the topic is there" -- Yes, it is, but they aren't allowed to post it in. What's the point of reading something if you can't comment on it? I'm sure there's a lot of people who don't mind reading and not commenting, but does that really make a community? Are we allowing room for communication/feedback? Are we trying to block of the new members from posting? Is that the message you're trying to decipher to us, Admins?

That is all~

........damn you have a point hold up..

this has killed forums.

R&R wrote:

this has killed forums.

Those rules, or members like me?

the rules.

I would assume so since members are getting chewed out on both end of the stick. =/