Message Boards Update

After reading your emails and posts, we have recently implemented many of your suggestions on the Message Boards.We have changed some of the Topics, made some modifications, and
added some new features. Have a look! Here are some other changes that are a direct result of your online enthusiasmCleaning out the BoardsAs we have mentioned over the last few weeks, we have cleared out the Message Boards. This is simply part of site maintenance that needs to be performed every 6 months or so. Also, due to members requests, we have left the postings from September 11th and 12th for the community to reflect upon.Ignore Feature:Due to the unfortunate verbal warfare between a minority of B-Netters, we will implement an ignore feature. We always tried to maintain an open discussion here but over zealous posters have made this feature necessary. So we will offer an ignore option as you requested. If you don’t want to be exposed to what a member is saying, IGNORE them!Community Feedback and Support:In hopes of providing a less confusing line of communication between BNET and the community, the ?Rants and Feedback? category will be eliminated. All posts offering suggestions on improving the site and/or complaints will find a home in the ?Naggers Top 10.? Technical support will remain. ONLY technical issues will be addressed here. This is not the place for suggestions. All posts not involving a direct technical issue will be moved or deleted.KarmaWith everything going on in our world, we felt like there might be enough negative karma out there. We have decided to remove the ability for a post to go into “Negative Karma” for the next few months. Actually, you can still NEG a posting down, but only down to zero. This gives the uppers and the downers an outlet without giving them a weapon. Let’s give it a try and see how it does!Understanding our policiesIn light of some negative activity on the boards we would like you to revisit our AUP ?Acceptable Use Policy?. This can be found at www.davidbowie.com/aup Bottom line: Let’s act as a community and try to be civil to each other.Here are some guidelines to keep in mind:*UltraStar have the right to remove any content.*Do not post and/or alter other members images and personal information without their permission.*Do not post members real names*Do not impersonate other members, bnet employees, etc*Do not post racist material*Do not post anything illegalIf you have an issue with something that has been posted, please send the message ID and reason for your complaint to violations@davidbowie.com – UltraStar will review these posts. We hope you enjoy the modifications. We will be announcing an UltraStar chat in the coming weeks where we can all chat about what’s next for BowieNet.