If you want to get a LOT more users on the site, you basically *have* to put up with more trolling/flaming/fanboyism. That *is* the public (anyone visit the IGN forums recently?).
However - with mods constantly deleting posts, people will get sick of their flaming game soon enough. It might take a month or two to settle down, but I think it eventually would.
It would increase traffic massively though - maybe 10x as much. Whether this is the sort of place we want VGChartz to become - I don't know. It might suit ioi's short term goal of getting a lot more users on the site - but it could ruin the site as well.
(as long as the main forum threads are protected - I personally wouldn't be too fussed - freedom always comes at a price :P).
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Sorry to hear about the site being attacked - doesn't really surprise me though :P
Hope the protection/site keeps improving over the coming months, can't wait until its rock-solid...
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