very simple: what do you think is doing more harm? PMing all members with "links for sale" spam or porn spam?
Definitely links for sale is worse. Never have I been bored and lonely where links for sale was the cure ... but porn spam ... now that's a different story entirely!
Neither would do much harm because the offender would be permanently banned about 2 minutes after the first one went out.
LOL I give up ...but what about the ones who would be offended by it? I predict a lot more work though.
You worry too much dude. This forum isn't all of a sudden an "adult themed forum", don't worry. Just saying that if it ever got to the point that there were enough adult oriented topics, they would be spun into a HIDDEN forum that no one would see. Do you really think adult spammers/webmasters are going to flock to use a forum with a tiny sub-section that wouldn't even be publicly seen (and they wouldn't know about)?
I'm making adult movies right now at this very moment and eating a ham sandwich. I'm doublely naughty. If we had an adult forum you guys wouldn't have had to read that. Actually I don't even have ham in the house right now and I'm just working on my humor site, but it is fun to say.
Now now stop been ageist They are a number of young people who use this to learn about developing, promoting their site etc - a small percentage I know.