RE: 30/30 Rule
February 22, 2015 at 1:25 pm
(This post was last modified: February 22, 2015 at 1:33 pm by Nine.)
(February 22, 2015 at 1:11 pm)LastPoet Wrote: The OP brings some valid points and the staff here is always welcoming to suggestions. Looking at the Admin CP, I wonder if it is possible to tweak the system so that new members can be on a group called "Newbies" that is devoid of link habilities and such. I will have to go down the rabbit s hole yet again, but I can see how it would relieve the staff of the tedious business of manually remove links.
I think not allowing people to post any links at all until the time limit up is a bad idea. Especially seems a lot of the more lighthearted threads involve a lot of images and youtube videos. Taking that away from people for the first 30 days is just going to put people off getting to know people here. Its not even how the rule is meant to be.
People should be able to use links, videos and images so long as its productive to the discussion and isn't advertising.
Honestly I think 30 days is overkill. A lot of the more active members that join have several hundred posts in their first month. I remember averaging something like 40 posts a day for the first few months I was here. A person who has posted 100-200 posts that are productive should surely be allowed to start using links. Making them wait until a month is past doesn't really help anyone.
(February 22, 2015 at 1:16 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: I agree with Napo though. It's not a lot to ask to wait. It shows investment, and that's what we want here. Someone who's invested in the community enough to want to post regularly.
30 days seems excessive. I probably had 500+ posts in my first month. It would be nice to have a upper post count that exempts them from the rule. Perhaps a 'over 10 days and 200 posts' or something. I feel like somebody who has hit over 200 posts even if in only 10 days has a fairly good feel for whats acceptable.
