Even if top four were removed (the people after that do not have the peen), I think it would only be a very temporary fix since each new person who attempts it needs more posts than the last. I also don’t know how nice it is to create a new situation where a leaderboard that has become progressively more and more difficult, and yes expensive, is suddenly relatively simple. Plus, where is the cut off? Looking down the list I get to the #10 spot with BoP and know that he has some large threads, but none were contest or whoring posts. He has always been a great addition to Flamebate and I wouldn’t like to see any of his posts eliminated for the sake of controlling the totals.

Regardless of what is decided I’d really like to see something permanent about the rules created by CZ, something that cannot be changed by users. Not knocking the wiki or Banhammer’s thread about how not to get banned, but there should simply be something definite – perhaps a link added to those already on the bottom of the pages listing no nos and bannable offenses.

I enjoy this site and it is upsetting to think that I could have been banned after the fact for something I had no clue was against the rules.