Hey there. Im here to talk about spam and it's effects. What is Spam? Forum spam is the creating of messages that are advertisements, abusive, or otherwise unwanted on Internet forums. It is generally done by automated spambots, or manually with unscrupulous intentions. Spam's Effects Total chaos. Take the KaW forums for example. People constantly spam, so almost no one gets along. Remember Its a nice reminder that forums, whilst you may have lots of temptation to piss people off, you have to consider the primary reason that forums exist – to give real people a forum for discussion on a particular subject. Get a few real people annoyed – especially ones with a bit of web savvy – and you might end up with more than you bargained for! My advice Put effort into what you post on here. It will make a difference. TBYP (Think Before You Post.