[Linda Buquet]

HI, that's another idea too, length of time. I know lots of forums where you have to have a certain number of posts before you can place an ad or even before you can have a sig.

I want to be fair to everyone, but I need to try to save my carpal tunnel for helping people and posting advice instead of having to waste it sending PM warnings and deleting posts.

I had really loose rules in the beginning since it was mainly affiliates I know who understand forum etiquette and know how to play by the rules. As the forum gets busier I just get more and more spam. So now I am having to tighten up the rules too.

I would have a forum with NO rules if I could. But I have already had people complain the forum is TOO spammy and loose. So it's a fine line and you just can't please everyone all the time. I try, but it's hard.