“We have traditionally had some of the strictest policies in the industry in terms of what we consider spam,” YNOT Network President Connor Young said. “While I think the goal of keeping our message boards professional and on topic was commendable, a side effect was that too many legitimate announcements were being purged. With our new, less restrictive policies in place, we think the YNOT General Message Board will now provide a better place for webmasters to network, interact and keep their finger on the pulse of the industry.”
While the rules for the new General Board will be relaxed, other topic boards like “Newbie” and “Legal & Politics” will still be heavily moderated, meaning those webmasters who prefer a more ordered message board experience can still find that on YNOT.
The YNOT chat boards have also undergone some minor technical changes. The YNOT General Board will now show message threads from all of the boards on YNOT, meaning surfers can use the General Board to see all of the topics presently being discussed. Enhancements also have been made to the way the message boards display images.
“Rick Muenyong founded YNOT as an industry resource, and we want to stay sensitive to the needs of the adult webmasters who use YNOT on a day to day basis,” Young said. “The changes that we made were simple, but they will have a very big impact on the nature of our message boards.”