Announcement: Misplaced Threads and You - New policy; please read!

[Have Your Pi]

We've noticed a disturbing trend in the Writers Forum with regard to misplaced threads. Recently, you may have seen some posts like this:

• "Wrong forum. This belongs in the [insert forum here]."
  
• "Wrong forum. Read the [insert curse word here] stickies."
  
  Or even as simple (and rude) as:
  
• "Get out of my forum."

With the number of forums on Gaia Online and the number of common repeats in the WF, it's understandable to make a mistake and post a thread in the wrong forum. We just want to remind everyone that it is not appropriate to post in a misplaced thread to tell the creator that it's misplaced. Such posts are off-topic for both the thread and the forum and are therefore considered spam. In addition, they serve absolutely no purpose once the thread is moved to the correct forum. It's also hard to feel welcome as a newbie when your first post gets you a swarm of "wrong forum" responses with no discussion content.

If you happen to notice a thread is in the wrong place, the only thing you need to do is report the thread. Feel free to contribute to the conversation and keep the thread on topic until a moderator can move it to the correct location. The mod will inform the user regarding the correct place to post in the forum.

Any posts which state that a thread is misplaced or otherwise against the rules will be deleted, and appropriate action will be taken against those posts. This also extends to posting in threads that violate the Terms of Service, such as threads that are spamming, flaming, and trolling (AKA "don't feed the trolls" ). If you find such a post in the forum, please report it so that a moderator can handle the situation.

We appreciate that you all want to keep the community organized. Let's work together to not only make it organized but also welcoming to new members and writers. 3nodding Thanks!