I’ve noticed that having too many rules can kill a forum. In schizophrenia and psychosis we used to have a lot more posts, now it’s pretty much a check in thread. This all started when we had separate threads for food, music, movies, etc so everything you could talk about was compartmentalized....it was almost like you couldn’t post unless you posted in the right section. It’s easy for newcomers to get lost in these long community posts and check in threads especially if they are in their first five posts because the threads have often moved on before a mod approves their post. That’s why I appreciate the current format of PC where people can create whatever suits them.