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Flamers in the news section -
January 4th, 2003, 05:53 AM
i was reading the article here when i started to get really annoyed at the flamers in the news section. normally i can just read past their posts, but in the post above its turned any meaningful debate on that story into a grammar and spelling argument. i know this is an ongoing issue which many ppl find annoying but i would like to suggest a solution.
at the moment flamers can sign up straight away and immediately be allowed to post on the news pages. could the admin/mods only let ppl who have posted in these forums more than 10 times (ie same as getting a custom avatar) be allowed to post in response to news reports? Due to the 190 seconds rule, flamers couldn't just post 10 times quickly, as that would take over 30mins and frankly if they are that desparate to flame i don't think anything will be able to stop them. however it still allows new ppl who want to post about news articles the chance to do so, and it could possibly result in more ppl taking an active interest in the forums. this is just my own thoughts on the matter and if nobody else think this is a gd idea then i'll just delete the thread. |
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January 4th, 2003, 06:45 AM
yeh i agree with that. we need to sumthing bout the news comment flaming.
an the 190 second rule is really gettin on my nerves!!! i dont have 3 minutes per post!!!! i simply am too busy!!!! |
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January 4th, 2003, 09:06 AM
To be honest I didn't think it was a very big problem anymore. Am I deluded?
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I say what I want
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January 4th, 2003, 09:38 AM
those are all "regulars" i see no new signups there
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January 4th, 2003, 10:09 AM
yeah i saw that but the guy who was flaming there hasn't posted since nov. i haven't got time now but i'll add the other threads where i've seen flamers and whose post count is 0.0X per day.
i'm not really out to identify individuals just to see what ppl think about the possible solution to the problem |
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January 4th, 2003, 10:18 AM
News Section posts dont count in their profiles because that only counts forum posts. Thats why when people only register to post in the news comments their profiles say they have 0 posts..
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January 4th, 2003, 09:25 PM
I agree with Cheapprick.. if you thought the news comments are bad now.. HAHAHA! You never saw it before they introduced new mods and the 'only registered users can comment' thing.
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January 5th, 2003, 03:27 AM
fair enough
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January 5th, 2003, 04:27 AM
i DO think theres a problem, but its much better than when moonman mentioned. the first post thing is just pathetic.
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