I'd like to reiterate what Nevarc said.. word up. In the past, I've been resetting stat padders' post counts to 0 and giving them an infraction. However, it doesn't seem to be helping. Maybe some temp-bans would get the point across more clearly?

You know, we setup the forum to send an email AND a PM to everyone that includes a link to our rules, with instructions to read them. It doesn't seem to be helping.

I agree with making it a rule where you have to have a certain post count to be able to request anything in the downloads section, or even access it. Maybe 50 posts before you can even access the requests section? Then again, some numb nuts would still F--- it up by posting requests in the regular downloads section.

Also, manually reviewing everyone's posts to ensure quality can be a bitch of a work load for just a few people. You guys (regular members) can help us out by reporting any users you see padding their post count by hitting the report button (the ! button) on any of their posts and letting us know. Just check out their post history first, to make sure it wasn't a one-time thing. We can take it from there.

And as for the invitation-only forum, it probably won't happen. This forum costs money to run, and the new members coming in help pay those costs.