I am trying to not get frustrated with this type of reply but I and others have stated over and over again that we will continue to look at and address issues such as these. Please have patience. It is something we will address.
You only have access in that you can post within there. It doesn't mean you should. We are still working on how to set up the permissions and organize the forums.
Look, this is what we are trying to prevent. Accidental Rule 10 violations. People joining the forum and not realizing that DIRs are treated different. Simple as that.
This is a simple approach. New member joins, they are unable to post in the DIRs until they understand how they are treated...
We are not restricting anything really. We have always had Rule 10 and we are now just trying to create an atmosphere where we don't have to issue those violations anymore.
We can remove their ability to post within that DIR now. Also, they would have to actually choose that DIR from the list to be given access to it in the first please. Accidental posting within DIRs should not happen now.
See above.
There is no hard limit right now or will there probably be...
After reading all the feedback we are going to go with the following and see how that works over the next few weeks:
No one will be able to access any DIR without first selecting which DIRs they wish to be a part of.
There will be no limit on how many you can join though they must be within...
Everyone, our goal is not to throttle discussions or limit anyones voice. We are not going to rush into anything with this. All we have done so far is setup profile fields and are now looking at how we can use those along with a possible reorganization of the DIR forums to not only make it...
While we work out more details I have opened the areas back up. We will continue to work on a better organization and system that everyone can find acceptable.
We are not trying to restrict at all and I hear your concern here. It is something we will address. We are simply trying to come up with a system that will benefit our moderators and the members. Please have patience while we continue to work out the details. We will continue to listen to the...