[Fox Mulder]

I work at trying to make my threads fun and unique. I've come up with themes to make them so. People seem to like my threads, not just for the content, but also for the themes. However, there's a collection of members who add pictures to my threads (and other's threads) that are off theme and frankly, add nothing to the threads. I just had to ask the mods to delete three posts on a thread that starts out specifically asking that members just enjoy the thread and not add their own pictures. The mods have better things to do. I would rather be adding new content than policing my threads. I don't want to be an ass about this, but it sucks to try to do a good thread and have others come along with unwanted off theme junk. It's out of control now, as this happens daily on my popular threads.

As I've said before, this forum is a library of sorts. I'll state this simply. Themes help members find content they wish to view and avoid what they don't. If I want to see women wearing hats, I'll go to a thread that features women wearing hats. If these random guys who post anywhere and everywhere add pictures of women without hats to the hat thread, they delute the thread. I see this as a problem. Others in the community of OCC agree.

There has got to be a solution. Here's some suggestions: I move that we add a forum rule to more easily allow members to close their threads to outside posters if they wish. This may be accomplished by a flag, or a statement added to our signature. Or maybe posters should be required to start threads of their own before they're allowed to contribute to others. If they had worthwhile pics, that one thread would give them the audience they seek, wouldn't it? Maybe in the next software update there could be a photo lock out of some sort...we still do want members to be able to add comments.

Yes, there's the solution that if we don't want guest posters, we can just post in albums. Many don't want to post in albums because of the limited pages and lack of viewership. If the album section prevents others from posting unwanted pictures, why can't that feature (eventually) extend to the main forum or some sort of hybrid forum. Maybe another category could be added to the main forum? We have Hardcore, Softcore, Video, Embarrassed, Exhibitionist, Women of OCC, etc catagories ...how about a section featuring Do Not Add Photos threads?
Members, Mods, Administration...please weigh in.