The relentless posting of spam in the forum on a daily basis has increased the moderation burden and resulted in fewer posts by legitimate users over the past year or two. Despite help from the wikidot folks (thank you), there does not appear to be an effective or automatic way to stop the spammers. At this point, I think the best course of action is to lock the forum into read-only mode (no new posts allowed) until a viable solution or alternative is found.
That said, the wiki will remain fully functional and I will soon be resetting it for the next round of job searches. The main change is that it will no longer be possible to post links to copies of job ads in the forum; instead, the links will have to be to other websites where the ads are posted (APA, APS, Chronicle, HigherEdJobs, etc.).
Given the forum situation, if you have a question about the wiki or need help using it, please feel free to send me a message through the wikidot system. To do so, click on my username, then click "Write private message." I am usually able to respond within 24-48 hours.
Thanks for your understanding about the forum situation and for your continued contributions to the wiki.
