Just an FYI, this was part of the Staff April Fools' prank. Good times were had by all.
The Helios - Message from Staff
People and Google Bots of TWC! Don't get too excited, this is not a full edition of the Helios, I am merely relaying some messages from my superiors. (The Helios will return in full and a blaze of glory later this weekend - be prepered for a Shogun-themed issue on Sunday!)
In essence:
It appears that, despite the cajoling of many respectable members, the quality of conversation at TWC has dropped remarkably. In short, the boards have been flooded with spam. After a certain amount of deliberation, the senior staff have decided to crack down on spamming, trolling and the posting of inane and useless banter.
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What a Heraklean task! Cleansing the boards of all useless and idle chit-chat and opening the way for intelligent debate - soemthing seen too rarely around here, where every second 'debate' is just another rehash of the same tired old arguments. In case you haven't got the gist, I support the staff in this endeavour - constant spamming gets on my nerves something terrible (The migranes! Oh the migranes!)
I don't know about you people, but I came to TWC for the TW, and stayed for the intelligent debate, not the idle Chat.
I realise that there will be many people who disagree with the staff's decision, but it is best to trut them with this matter - they all have the best interests of the site at heart. Nothing more.
That's all for the moment, see (most of) you on Sunday for more Helios!
Menander