Originally Posted by
Phil
Hey guys! Sorry, I've been on Limited Activity! Pretty crazy week for me and I've just gotten the chance to read through this now.
Okay, I don't think there's necessarily any problem with this rule and I'm not sure if it needs to be changed. I agree with what Nick is saying about informing someone that the topic already exists but while still discussing the matter of the thread is fine. This is because posting in the wrong area, posting a duplicate thread etc. isn't really breaking any rules. This is why we VM for this and it doesn't get a usernote.
I would much prefer people used the report feature if someone breaks a rule instead of doing it publicly in a thread and for that reason I'm going to keep the rule in place and make no immediate changes. I agree that it should be more lax in Spam but only when it's banter between friends. In saying that, I'm not going to make any changes to the PM's that have already been given because as far as I remember, you were being immature and targeting the mods or a member of the moderation team (forgive me if I'm wrong - it would make a change if you weren't)
Sorry again for the long awaited reply.