Originally Posted by
FlyingJesus
As for staff spam closing, yes. It's not needed, it only furthers segregation of staff and members (inherently CAUSING the problem of them "not fitting in" elsewhere or whatever the lame excuse for needing it is), and of course means less activity outside of the staff area. Hx staff, especially those in the community departments, ought to be an active member of the forums so that they are aware and a part of the community they're supposed to be representing. It shouldn't have to be a case of managers having to actually note down how active their staff are in terms of posting, they should be wanting to be active already. If the argument "NORMAL SPAM IS SO HOSTILE!!!!!" comes up can you please ban whoever says it because it's simply not true and hasn't been for years. It's certainly no more hostile than the suggestion that staff are so above us that they require their own chat space.