Hello Fishbox
As you may have noticed, there have been several changes recently on the forum. The moderators have been discussing these with the aim of making everyone's fishbox experience the best experience possible. With that in mind, here are some of the recent changes we are making.
A new gallery section
A new gallery section has been created for you to post your favorite pictures to share with the community. Please follow all the guidelines for content on the site as posted in our rules. Also bear with us as we work out any kinks or issues that come up.
Post voting and Rankings
Ever feel like saying "me too" or "what a great post?" Well now you can do a favor to the original poster by upvoting their post, improving their reputation! Just look for the + sign on the right corner of their comment and you will have given that vote. Or if you find a particular post offensive, off topic, or just plan unacceptable, you can also downvote it. This does not replace contacting your mods to handle complicated situations, but it will help send a message as well. Again this feature has just been enabled, please bear with us as we work through issues and see how it works out in the community.
Potty language/abuse
Our goal for fishbox is to be a welcoming community for fish lovers of all ages. We've had concerns and complaints from some members about the language used by a few folks. While we understand sometimes there are misunderstandings and slip ups, we don't want repeated behavior to ruin the fishbox experience for other members. In order to help with this, we've enabled word filtering to block or replace certain words. This will help avoid some situations. However there is no silver bullet. If you spot behavior or language that is not acceptable, please contact a mod so we can come to the topic and moderate the situation.
We hope these changes and other changes in the works will improve your experience on the site. If you have any questions or suggestions please bring them to us at any time.
Sincerely,
The Fishbox mods!
As you may have noticed, there have been several changes recently on the forum. The moderators have been discussing these with the aim of making everyone's fishbox experience the best experience possible. With that in mind, here are some of the recent changes we are making.
A new gallery section
A new gallery section has been created for you to post your favorite pictures to share with the community. Please follow all the guidelines for content on the site as posted in our rules. Also bear with us as we work out any kinks or issues that come up.
Post voting and Rankings
Ever feel like saying "me too" or "what a great post?" Well now you can do a favor to the original poster by upvoting their post, improving their reputation! Just look for the + sign on the right corner of their comment and you will have given that vote. Or if you find a particular post offensive, off topic, or just plan unacceptable, you can also downvote it. This does not replace contacting your mods to handle complicated situations, but it will help send a message as well. Again this feature has just been enabled, please bear with us as we work through issues and see how it works out in the community.
Potty language/abuse
Our goal for fishbox is to be a welcoming community for fish lovers of all ages. We've had concerns and complaints from some members about the language used by a few folks. While we understand sometimes there are misunderstandings and slip ups, we don't want repeated behavior to ruin the fishbox experience for other members. In order to help with this, we've enabled word filtering to block or replace certain words. This will help avoid some situations. However there is no silver bullet. If you spot behavior or language that is not acceptable, please contact a mod so we can come to the topic and moderate the situation.
We hope these changes and other changes in the works will improve your experience on the site. If you have any questions or suggestions please bring them to us at any time.
Sincerely,
The Fishbox mods!
