The increase in UFO reports lately has been very interesting. This is until you open the thread to read the same old thing "I saw a UFO but didn't photo it" or even worse - photos to be put on here in 24 hours.

I wouldnt be suprised if it were a few people causing all of these threads

Maybe ATS should have a strict timescale for posting some evidence of the sighting or else we will be swamped with these threads claiming sightings but not offering much else?? Even drawings or sketches might put off the speculative thread starters?

anyone else think of a way to help the situation?

How about a forum JUST for unconfirmed sightings? Then, should more 'proof' either photo or otherwise be produced, it could be moved.

That way, people would know, if they aren't interested in colloquial accounts of sightings or encounters, etc, they can skip the forum entirely until a thread is moved into another forum.

Either that, or ask people to use topics with headings, such as:

UNVERIFIED INCIDENT: grey ran across my living room!

I personally don't carry a camera around with me, camera phones are useless and usually when a photo is posted; the usual responses are
lens flare, something on the lens, irridum flare, bird, bug, hoax, swampgas, cgi, photoshop etc.
So what's the point of providing anything as evidence?

I have provided my experiences of seeing ufo's on ATS. I can't convince
anyone of anything. If you choose not to believe me; fine.

I vote on not locking the threads. I think I can usually tell a yarn from an
honest report.

Leave ATS the way it is. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

How about we just automatically assume that no one is telling the truth. Debunk everything on here, even if it does have a photo. Let's insult the OP and call them trolls. Let's have such a closed mind that even if the real deal DOES come along, it will not be believed.

I am getting so tired of the blatant rudeness on this site. I joined because I thought this was a cool place with accepting people. Now all I see is OP bashing, no matter what is posted.

I would say the majority of the people post here because they don't know what they saw. They didn't come here to get famous or get attention. If they wanted to do that, they could call some tabloid. But all of this negativity is just bound to drive people away, and scare them from posting ANYTHING.

It's a shame..