Uwe Rosler's Grandad said:We've already got that but we have to keep up to date with idiots coming on board. How many newbies have we had today to keep listing. The onus should not be on the existing member to deal with this situation...the onus should be on the new member to respect the board and if they can't respect having to wait a short while before starting a thread then you have to question if they truly are here for the right reasons.
Damocles said:Uwe Rosler's Grandad said:We've already got that but we have to keep up to date with idiots coming on board. How many newbies have we had today to keep listing. The onus should not be on the existing member to deal with this situation...the onus should be on the new member to respect the board and if they can't respect having to wait a short while before starting a thread then you have to question if they truly are here for the right reasons.
But the problem with the board *IS* a personal one, though I agree that ignore probably wasn't the best solution.
I still think that this is a bad route to go down, as it does create a tiered user system. What about the ability to mass ignore all threads started by users under 50 posts? You get your wish, and we keep away from a tiered system.
Uwe Rosler's Grandad said:What's with this tiered system? I think you're over complicating it a bit. The majority of members on here are top quality folks with differing opinions and Bluemoon is a superb forum, why can't a new poster respect the board and wait a short period of time before starting a post? Geniune fans will have no problem with this and that's what the problem is...being inundated by non-geniune fans who are ruining the board, spoiling it for the existing members and dragging down the name of Bluemoon.
stony said:Uwe Rosler's Grandad said:What's with this tiered system? I think you're over complicating it a bit. The majority of members on here are top quality folks with differing opinions and Bluemoon is a superb forum, why can't a new poster respect the board and wait a short period of time before starting a post? Geniune fans will have no problem with this and that's what the problem is...being inundated by non-geniune fans who are ruining the board, spoiling it for the existing members and dragging down the name of Bluemoon.
It's what they have on .nob. New posters have to be 'approved' by the admin before they can post threads. They then become a "senior poster" and can post threads.
I would be very much against a free forum, that's only free if you hold the same opinion as the admin.
I'm not saying that's what you're advocating URG, but it's the first step along that road.
Uwe Rosler's Grandad said:What's with this tiered system? I think you're over complicating it a bit. The majority of members on here are top quality folks with differing opinions and Bluemoon is a superb forum, why can't a new poster respect the board and wait a short period of time before starting a post? Geniune fans will have no problem with this and that's what the problem is...being inundated by non-geniune fans who are ruining the board, spoiling it for the existing members and dragging down the name of Bluemoon.
Uwe Rosler's Grandad said:stony said:It's what they have on .nob. New posters have to be 'approved' by the admin before they can post threads. They then become a "senior poster" and can post threads.
I would be very much against a free forum, that's only free if you hold the same opinion as the admin.
I'm not saying that's what you're advocating URG, but it's the first step along that road.
I'm not advocating that at all. I'm suggesting that new posters can join and start posting straight away...joining in with all the chat on any thread but they cannot start a thread until they have 50 posts and when they do bob's your uncle. I am not suggesting that any admin have to be involved to approve them and I'm not suggesting their opinions have to be rated or consider...they would simply be able to start threads when they hit 50 posts...by then any idiots would probably have been sussed out or reported.