it might behoove lg to set a limit on the # of new-threads/person/<period>
Too much mod effort IMO. Also, I think none of the popular board scripts let mods have that kind of control. I would still raise the limit to a much higher limit (>500) though. You want people to use the threads already there, and there will be many created anyway during playoffs. It's not as if you're being restricted from posting or participating.
Hmmm, I understand and in fact I agree, but there are also long time readers, who come here almost every day and hardly post a message.
Don't ignore them.
Consider that too.
I'm pleased with the change but that's a valid point...
I've been out of the computer industry for years now so I don't know what's possible with web servers but we used to activate accounting for logon data for legal purposes - a bit of overhead though, in the old days.
So if a user account is set to logon automatically and then the server tracks 100 or 500 logons --- you could allow an exception.
It's no help if the logon data isn't already there but it's something... maybe...
The cost/time of doing it might not be worth it if it's not a simple flip o the switch...
I'm sure our all knowing mods have thought of it...
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:36 am Post subject:
<sarcasm>Can we do something about the "Kobe vs. Jordan" and "Should Shaq retire a Laker" posts? I say anyone with less than 10 years or 100,000 posts should not be allowed to start threads on these topics</sarcasm> _________________ "It’s like going to the Getty and standing in front of Van Gogh’s Irises while some schmuck next to you critiques individual brush strokes. Just shut up already. The more you talk, the more you embarrass yourself."
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:48 am Post subject:
Jan wrote:
Hmmm, I understand and in fact I agree, but there are also long time readers, who come here almost every day and hardly post a message.
Don't ignore them.
Consider that too.
Agreed. Anyone who joined at least 4 years ago, currently 2007 should have no restrictions.
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:10 pm Post subject:
slippy wrote:
Quote:
it might behoove lg to set a limit on the # of new-threads/person/<period>
Too much mod effort IMO. Also, I think none of the popular board scripts let mods have that kind of control. I would still raise the limit to a much higher limit (>500) though. You want people to use the threads already there, and there will be many created anyway during playoffs. It's not as if you're being restricted from posting or participating.
Excluding game threads, how many days should an average member take to get to 100 posts? My guess is 10 posts a day, so that's 10 days.
So make it a 10 day limit before someone can start a thread. Making the 100 posts rule will just encourage people to pad their posts, such as in game threads. _________________ WELCOME TO THE LOS ANGELES BIG BALL BRAND.
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:18 pm Post subject:
fadeaway8 wrote:
Excluding game threads, how many days should an average member take to get to 100 posts? My guess is 10 posts a day, so that's 10 days.
So make it a 10 day limit before someone can start a thread. Making the 100 posts rule will just encourage people to pad their posts, such as in game threads.
Then they can make an account, leave, and come back. In fact, they can make several as back-ups for after they get banned. _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:37 pm Post subject: Re: New policy -- minimum post count before starting a thread
LarryCoon wrote:
All,
We are currently experimenting with a new feature that requires users to have at least 100 posts before they can start a new thread. After we gauge the effects of this feature we will decide whether to keep it, remove it, or change the minimum post count.
Users who pad their post count in order to get to 100 will be dealt with in the harshest manner allowable. Consider this your one and only warning not to pad your post count.
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:56 pm Post subject: Re: New policy -- minimum post count before starting a thread
Wags_16 wrote:
LarryCoon wrote:
All,
We are currently experimenting with a new feature that requires users to have at least 100 posts before they can start a new thread. After we gauge the effects of this feature we will decide whether to keep it, remove it, or change the minimum post count.
Users who pad their post count in order to get to 100 will be dealt with in the harshest manner allowable. Consider this your one and only warning not to pad your post count.
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:21 pm Post subject:
babyskyhook wrote:
But whether or not we agree that something like the Perk or DWill trade belonged in the lounge, having a sticky Welcome thread at the top of the Lounge with an initial post that breaks down the basic do's and don'ts of LG seems like a no-brainer to me.
Do you agree ?
Completely. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
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And everything you built that’s all for show
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: New policy -- minimum post count before starting a thread
Wags_16 wrote:
LarryCoon wrote:
All,
We are currently experimenting with a new feature that requires users to have at least 100 posts before they can start a new thread. After we gauge the effects of this feature we will decide whether to keep it, remove it, or change the minimum post count.
Users who pad their post count in order to get to 100 will be dealt with in the harshest manner allowable. Consider this your one and only warning not to pad your post count.
How about 500 posts?
3,500. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:31 pm Post subject:
This rule needs to be expanded outside the web:
How about watching 100 old Laker games all the way through before calling yourself a Laker fan? _________________ "Kobe Bryant is the best player in the world and is basically unstoppable when his game is on" - Barack Obama
"What I'm doing right now, I'm chasing perfection" - Kobe Bryant
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:46 pm Post subject:
8x3= wrote:
next 3 games will be tough..lets go at least 2/3 dallas being one of them
Here's a rookie that doesn't even know what thread he's in. And if a poster can't figure out something this simple, how can he be trusted to start a thread of his own?? I vote for a 1000 post limit.
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:52 pm Post subject:
DaMuleRules wrote:
babyskyhook wrote:
But whether or not we agree that something like the Perk or DWill trade belonged in the lounge, having a sticky Welcome thread at the top of the Lounge with an initial post that breaks down the basic do's and don'ts of LG seems like a no-brainer to me.
Do you agree ?
Completely.
Noice!!!
What do the rest of you guys think of having the Welcome thread stickied at the top of the Lounge with an initial post that breaks down the basic do's and don'ts of LG ?
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:06 pm Post subject:
babyskyhook wrote:
DaMuleRules wrote:
babyskyhook wrote:
But whether or not we agree that something like the Perk or DWill trade belonged in the lounge, having a sticky Welcome thread at the top of the Lounge with an initial post that breaks down the basic do's and don'ts of LG seems like a no-brainer to me.
Do you agree ?
Completely.
Noice!!!
What do the rest of you guys think of having the Welcome thread stickied at the top of the Lounge with an initial post that breaks down the basic do's and don'ts of LG ?
Seems like the best place for it by far IMO.
Thoughts ?
Bueller ? Bueller ?
Anybody ?
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Well, the policy is taking it's toll. I don't see a lot of "useless" threads with OPs with post counts less than 100 or "Want top-quality shoes for low price?" threads.
I believe BobbyJ should be the one of the few that should post a thread in the Lounge. _________________ (❍ᴥ❍ʋ) ʕʘᴥʘʔ (⌐ ͡■ ͜ʖ ͡■) (┛◉Д◉)┛( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ༼;´༎ຶ ༎ຶ༽
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:12 am Post subject: Re: New policy -- minimum post count before starting a thread
DaMuleRules wrote:
Wags_16 wrote:
LarryCoon wrote:
All,
We are currently experimenting with a new feature that requires users to have at least 100 posts before they can start a new thread. After we gauge the effects of this feature we will decide whether to keep it, remove it, or change the minimum post count.
Users who pad their post count in order to get to 100 will be dealt with in the harshest manner allowable. Consider this your one and only warning not to pad your post count.
How about 500 posts?
3,500.
31,845 _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
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