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Nitesh aka AAAAAAA	Posted: Friday, Dec 9 2011, 09:10
Group: Members Joined: Apr 17, 2011	If it's there for the DYOM: Support subforum, why not in DYOM: Missions?

miromiro	Posted: Friday, Dec 9 2011, 13:23
Time Killa™ Group: Zaibatsu Joined: Nov 26, 2009	I'm not a member of staff, but I do remember the spamming that used to happen in the DYOM forums somewhere in the Spring - Summer 2011. The fast reply button encourages to post, at least that's what it does to me. I'm not sure though, it's only my opinion.

john12	Posted: Friday, Dec 9 2011, 14:11
Good Bye! Group: Members Joined: Oct 18, 2011	Wow, really? We need more MODS arond DYOM Section. When is the contest held every year in this forum?

miromiro	Posted: Friday, Dec 9 2011, 14:17
Time Killa™ Group: Zaibatsu Joined: Nov 26, 2009	I think you're talking about the Annual Awards. They should take place somewhere in Spring 2012. But I don't get what has this to do with the Fast Reply subject...

john12	Posted: Friday, Dec 9 2011, 14:50
Good Bye! Group: Members Joined: Oct 18, 2011	With it we can select more Moderating team for keeping a watch on the DYOM Section.

Nitesh aka AAAAAAA

Posted: Friday, Dec 9 2011, 15:52

Group: Members
Joined: Apr 17, 2011

QUOTE (miromiro @ Friday, Dec 9 2011, 16:23)

I'm not a member of staff, but I do remember the spamming that used to happen in the DYOM forums somewhere in the Spring - Summer 2011. The fast reply button encourages to post, at least that's what it does to me. I'm not sure though, it's only my opinion.

I know about the spam attacks but recently there have been no attacks as such. But the thing is, if the reason for them not being there is spam attacks on the DYOM forums, then why is it there in the DYOM: Support section?

DYOM: Missions was initially merged inside the DYOM: Support. It was something like this:
DYOM: Support
>DYOM: Missions
>>Mission topics here.
>Support topics here.
(I hope it is understandable)
I didn't know about the fast reply feature at that time, so I don't know if it was initially there. Can it be that it was forgotten to be kept when DYOM: Missions was separated and given its own sub forum? Or it may just be that it is not kept for reason of spam as you said.

Why I think it should be added is that most of the time, we only post updates of new missions releases or feedback on the missions, which doesn't need any quoting of previous posts. So it would be much easier to do this using the fast reply.

Ryan	Posted: Friday, Dec 9 2011, 15:54
Resident Ginger Group: Zaibatsu Joined: Apr 10, 2006	Is it really that hard to click the Add Reply button? Regardless of whether or not Fast Reply is enabled, you're still going to be restricted by flood control.

Nitesh aka AAAAAAA	Posted: Friday, Dec 9 2011, 16:29
Group: Members Joined: Apr 17, 2011	It's not hard to click the add reply button, but on the actual reply page, it becomes very difficult to type if you are using another device apart from a computer to view this site. And on top of that the extra charges for opening that page when using limited data bundles internet plan. If the flood control is also enabled in the fast reply, then spam might not be an issue. And I don't think that spam is the reason that the fast reply is not enabled in the Dyom missions section because the GTA V section (where there are most complains about spam and trolling) also has the fast reply feature enabled.