Absolutely! Forum rules always dictated serious questions only, and they ALWAYS came in with the same two or three juvenile questions, repeatedly. It was hilarious, but a tad predictable.Back in the days when teenagers were the majority of the members on forums.
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True! It was sort of the wild west times for forums back then, so much funThere was no such thing as a serious conversation back then.
True! It was sort of the wild west times for forums back then, so much fun
Good times good times, but also annoying times at the same time.
The trolls were off the scales, as were the idiots...
They were so bad. I remember this one who used to join up and post shock porn and gore pics all the time.
Oh yeah, those ones were terrible!! Spammers were awful, but the trolls that just wouldn't leave...ugh.
I remember a few times I would just turn off new user registrations for a while just to give myself a break. Of course you lose potential new members that way but you have to weigh your options sometimes.
Agreed, you've got to keep the trouble out, let the membership have a break from it, too, and then introduce new elements into the mix again, hopefully without the trolls.
I am glad its not like that any more. *knock on wood*
Well, if the internet loses Twitter...
They'll go back to redditWell, if the internet loses Twitter...
Fair enough, Reddit is almost as bad as TwitterThey'll go back to reddit
It is pretty common to have secret sections for VIP members and even staff members. I know myself I have a secret section for staff on my forums where we can discuss any issues that need to be discussed without it being out in the open and in public. I would never make any kind of forums and keep them secret if it meant it was against a member though. VIP and staff forums are the only ones I would keep secret.
I have come across secret forums in a couple of forums. I have access to one of such secret forums and the forum is basically a platform for the staff or other members to talk things that normal people are not comfortable talking about in a public platform, for example sexual orientation, etc.
Oh yes, we have a forum like that here, the Taboo Tavern. More info: https://offtopix.com/threads/taboo-tavern-18-forum-access.20844/
I always have secret areas on my forums. They're usually just staff lounges, but I also have one for the early bird usergroup on my new inclusive forum. 
I'm also a Tech member on Sonic Retro, and we get our own private lounge. Though it's often dead, I think the last time anyone has ever posted in the lounge was months ago and it wasn't even based around hacking Sonic. It was a private matter that another tech member wanted to keep among techies, so I'm not going to go into more detail.
I'm also a Tech member on Sonic Retro, and we get our own private lounge. Though it's often dead, I think the last time anyone has ever posted in the lounge was months ago and it wasn't even based around hacking Sonic. It was a private matter that another tech member wanted to keep among techies, so I'm not going to go into more detail. 
