This was posted by Graham on Dio's and I thought it should be read here as well. He cannot post it for some reason. Anyway, this does not necessarily reflect my opinions

I'll state the broader issue more clearly: When I think of issues that legitimately threaten CF's longevity, the number one issue by a wide margin is staff burnout. The game requires a tremendous amount of energy to maintain and improve, and I'm absolutely convinced that if all staff were hitting on all cylinders all the time, every other problem would disappear with a quickness.
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Perhaps you should stop all the work on non-value add work that is a boon to the most anal of players and a complete turn-off to the more average players.
ie.Wands, preps etc.
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Others just want recognition or notoriety, and aren't willing or able to generate it through exceptional play, so they resort to childish, short-sighted behavior, like spreading rumors (true or false, doesn't seem to matter), spamming, or trolling.
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Your attempts to constantly malign players who speak the truth, just one you dislike is truly galling. It's like calling people "unpatriotic" for disagreeing with you. Rumours aren't rumours if they are true.
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The real shame is that the players we love, those who generate a positive experience for themselves, the staff, and the other players tend to get pummeled on the forums.
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Speak up, defend them - a positive experience for themselves and others doesn't just have to be about agreeing with you. People do disagree with you for the good of the game. Please, someday, realise that.
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How many imms do we have? How many routinely involve themselves in public discussions?

(It's not a time issue for many people- I hear from nearly every member of the staff through more private channels on a regular basis.)

So why do you ban/discourage imms from talking on the likes of dioxides if you have such support for free flowing discussion. No, you'd rather have any discussion in your court where you can delete each and every message you fear. That's why we'll never have public discussion.