It's about safeguarding people as well - when you run a community, you have a certain level of responsibility towards those people in it. They choose to be part of what you provide, therefore you ought to show something from your end and ensure they are protected against spam, phishing, malicious posts/links, spyware, viruses etc. I know we have some fairly strict rules here but we have them for a reason - to help keep the community as safe and enjoyable as possible for all who take part.
It's not very safe or sensible if everyone who has an internet connection can just drop by, send you a ton of phishing messages, post some porn on your profile and nab your contact details while they're at it to get to you via your email too. You have to have some restrictions and with those restrictions comes rules and guidelines that those running the community have to ensure are adhered to as much as possible.
Nothing is foolproof and nothing is 100% safe and secure, but if you're not going to at least try to look out for your members then you ought not to be given the responsibility of running a community in the first place.
It's not very safe or sensible if everyone who has an internet connection can just drop by, send you a ton of phishing messages, post some porn on your profile and nab your contact details while they're at it to get to you via your email too. You have to have some restrictions and with those restrictions comes rules and guidelines that those running the community have to ensure are adhered to as much as possible.
Nothing is foolproof and nothing is 100% safe and secure, but if you're not going to at least try to look out for your members then you ought not to be given the responsibility of running a community in the first place.