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But there is still those 25 points per 100 posts...ugh Lets hope 500 points was enough for himDeath_blooms08 said:
Restrictions on newbies posting
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mcrocket said:
It would teach them about the search button and not to do what frankieblue does and post nothing replies.How to use the rep feature and all manner of things.Like not to post hardcore pictures and use a link instead without a mod having to bother not approving it.
All these would be in the final exam.It could be done in a few minutes.I mean your not aloud to get in a car or on a motorbike without instructions and a test.It would have helped me in the early day's and everyone else.It would also lighten up some work on the mod's too.
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How many people, w/o knowledge of site content, would feel it worth while to take a test to simply post on a forum board?poggy1 said:
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I think that most newbies fall in line pretty quickly. I think that any kind of restriction is detremental to the growth of the board - and growth is generally good.
I can be just a frusterated (sp?) or more (having to deal with 1)reported posts 2) educating the member 3) watching to see if the education stuck 4) recorrecting and possibly 5) banning and all of the behind the scenes work and consequences of doing that.)
I can be just a frusterated (sp?) or more (having to deal with 1)reported posts 2) educating the member 3) watching to see if the education stuck 4) recorrecting and possibly 5) banning and all of the behind the scenes work and consequences of doing that.)
poggy1 said:
Fair enough. But this is nothing as remotely as important as driving a car. This is surfing for porn in a chat forum.
And what you suggest would surely mean less people would sign up. Do you think Mr. Freeones would like that? I do not know the man; but I strongly suggest not.
Rookies make rookie mistakes. So what? They learn and they don't make them anymore. That's life. I know you are not the only one who wants to curtail 'newbies'. But to me; anything - within reason - that stops new members from joining and staying is wrong and will definitely hurt this site in the long run.
This is not a club. This is - imo - a privately run, public forum. But I could be wrong, of course.
mcrocket said:
Okay cut out the test just go with a little instruction course.I mean hands up who read the full board rules when they joined.I know I didn't just ticked yes and stumbling in I came.A little course would cut out at least some of these basic mistakes that everyone hates and most of us make.
Quit being lazy parents. The schools and the government won't raise your kids. And all the rules and regulations and boot camps will not stop new members from being new. Except that people are going to be a pain sometimes and help, those few minutes you spend educating will go farther than every rule combined.
And if pointless, weird, dumb thread/replies annoy you, to bad. IMO allot of threads posted by long time members are stupid.
Heres my idea on a restriction though. NO MORE F-ING "Congrats on doing somthing" THREADS. It's just a thread for mutal masterbation. IMO
And if pointless, weird, dumb thread/replies annoy you, to bad. IMO allot of threads posted by long time members are stupid.
Heres my idea on a restriction though. NO MORE F-ING "Congrats on doing somthing" THREADS. It's just a thread for mutal masterbation. IMO
im really new at this (this site at leasr) and i've been on a message board where these 2 users came in on the same day, one posted a new thread, and they started going back and forth between eachother until the alone had over 100 posts in it, just being 1 day. then they plagued every concevable thread just to be on everyone of them. by the end of the day they had close to 90 posts each (most were just pointless). So I can understand why many arn't happy with newbie spamfests.