This forum has gone through a lot of changes. Changes in moderating staff, rule updates or add-ons, even the implementation of new features.

A decent amount users have left the forum for there own reasons and others notice very quickly. Others start getting their own reasons to leave and focus on the bad aspects of the forums as their reasoning.

This may not apply to all if those who have left but it is a good number of them. Why should those people focus on the less desirable aspects of the forum and completely ignore the much more plentiful positive areas of the forums.

You come online to talk to friends, engage in gripping debates, laugh at silly posts, and have a good time doing it. You shouldn't complain about a new rule because as this forum grows ever larger, it needs a more strict set of rules to keep it in check.

The best example of this is the warning points. They enforce a criteria for how posting should go and if someone were to violate the guidelines set, the receive a warning. All of the rules are placed for a reason, to keep this section of the internet orderly and enjoyable.

So next time you see a user wanting to leave the forum, remind them of the great things to do on this forum and why the rules are what they are.