So, as some of you may have noticed, I haven't been as active on the forums this past week. That's because life at The Volcano has been pretty busy for all the Lava Teammates. (Note: we don't actually call our office the Volcano, nor ourselves Lava Teammates. But we should.). As such, there have been some threads that have gotten less attention than normal, and it also comes at a time when our community is growing. Which rocks! Yay us! But it means more threads don't get the GM Guarantee of Awesometicity.
Unfortunately, some of the threads that I've had to spend less time with are the Weekly Contest threads... and man, what a mess. (Oh, you don't know about the Weekly Contests? Get on that! We give away oodles of Gems and City/Club Cash every week!). Unfortunately, a very small percentage of users are making things unpleasant for everyone else by *****ing, specifically with those that make two or more posts in the same thread. Some of these are accidental, many of them aren't.
I ask those who may be bending the rules a bit for extra shots at the 50 Gem prizes to please... not do that. *****ing makes me one saaaaaad gathering of liquid fire (i.e. sad GM). As such, from now on, those *****ing in these contests may be suspended or banned from the TeamLava Community Forums. I don't like dropping the Ban Hammer, but sometimes, it's necessary.
Now, some of you may be wondering how that affects those of you who post for your family members or friends. Well, the answer is: adversely. It has always been a rule, but now to more strictly enforce it: you can only post pictures for your own account in the weekly contests. If your friend/family member has an account but isn't on the forums, well, invite them! We could always use more friendly faces around here. They need to be posting their own pictures of their bakery, zoo, restaurant, etc.
I'm hoping the Ban Hammer dropping won't be necessary, and that everyone will follow the rules in the future. Remember: it's not fair to everyone else who competes in the contests; everyone should get an equal shot at winning Gems/CC. And please, if you notice someone in the Contest threads not abiding by the rules, send me a PM, and I'll sort out the issue with my SuperMod powers -- which I use only for good.
Thanks!