Thanks guys, this is all really useful and there are some interesting points coming out
Just to help consolidate the discussion... here are some of the pertinent points:
I will NOT introduce a new rule just for the sake of consistency and/or to fix a problem that is not there - hence asking for opinion
The reason for raising this is that some members "get the hump" when a member (often new member) floods the lyrics board with lots of posts - and recently the mods got unfair criticism for not enforcing "common sense"
It does worry me when we leave things to "common sense" and "courtesy" because I feel it provides an unnecessary grey area where new members are excited and post lots of lyrics, get pounced on or criticised by others - but they have not broken any rules or guidelines
So we either place a clear guideline to ensure everyone knows the rules (and that can be 1 day, 5 days, 1 week, 2 weeks etc.)
OR
We acknowledge that there is no limit but we can then not get grumpy when people "spam" the lyrics thread with posts - if you think that spamming the lyrics board with lots of posts at once then you are agreeing that there needs to be a limit!
What I am trying to explore is what should this limit be
I think we would all agree that if a new member joined and posted 10 lyrics threads in one day it would be an issue? (Would we all agree on this?) - so using this scenario what would be a sensible limit?
1 post a day?, 1 post every 2 days, every week?...
The reason for the suggestion of a limit is to slow the boards down - e.g. In the other sections that are busier a song could slide off the front page in no time and not get the attention it deserves
It looks like this is not an issue for the lyrics thread so we may not need a limit at all - but I do think we need a guideline for perceived "spammers" (which is actually a limit)
I know it is my call but I really do want to get a good range of opinions, especially from those that use the lyrics board the most, as I know I won't please all of the people all of the time - but it is nice to know if there is a consensus- and the votes are currently 6 each so there doesn't appear to be at the moment!!!
If people would prefer to comment in private please feel free to drop me a PM as I would like this sorted for the launch of the new forum at the weekend (and whatever is or isn't put in place doesn't mean it can't be changed if it is not working)