3 Months before new members can make a thread - Either this or the site dies , page 5
reply posted on 17-2-2011 @ 08:35 AM by TrueBrit
reply to post by On the level
I really empathise with your ire On the Level, but at the same time, I have to say if the system you advocate were in place when I joined this site, I probably wouldnt have stayed here. Thats not to say that I would have been hamstrung from doing all the annoying things that new posters do, its just that personaly, I never found the need to be a troll or goof off when discussing serious issues.
I do not think that being new to the site marks a person out as a potential troll, hoaxer, timewaster etc. I think that each member should be judged according to thier behaviour, and the quality of thier posts, not the amount of time they have been a member. Im certain there are some issues that have arisen which would not have, if it werent for persons posting while unfamiliar with the ebb and flow of the site, and its rules and regs, but for those like me, who can simply fall into the comfortable ways of a given system, I think the apparant discrimination which would result from the implementation of your suggestions would be detrimental.
I really empathise with your ire On the Level, but at the same time, I have to say if the system you advocate were in place when I joined this site, I probably wouldnt have stayed here. Thats not to say that I would have been hamstrung from doing all the annoying things that new posters do, its just that personaly, I never found the need to be a troll or goof off when discussing serious issues.
I do not think that being new to the site marks a person out as a potential troll, hoaxer, timewaster etc. I think that each member should be judged according to thier behaviour, and the quality of thier posts, not the amount of time they have been a member. Im certain there are some issues that have arisen which would not have, if it werent for persons posting while unfamiliar with the ebb and flow of the site, and its rules and regs, but for those like me, who can simply fall into the comfortable ways of a given system, I think the apparant discrimination which would result from the implementation of your suggestions would be detrimental.
reply posted on 18-2-2011 @ 01:58 AM by On the level
reply to post by redmage
You know what I meant
ATS is dying a slow death as we speak, the influx of new members vs the loss of some quality old ones has brought about a
serious dip in quality. I have and will look to make more quality threads however it feels like I am pissing into the wind 
You know what I meant
ATS is dying a slow death as we speak, the influx of new members vs the loss of some quality old ones has brought about a
serious dip in quality. I have and will look to make more quality threads however it feels like I am pissing into the wind reply posted on 18-2-2011 @ 02:53 AM by xynephadyn
Originally posted by ValValient4
Im new here so Im wondering what these flags and stars and titles are all about?
Im old not familiar with net jargon someone please define what you deem to be a "Troll"... If that applies to me can I be an Ancient Wyrm instead?
My point exactly.
i mean seriously. how many new members are we going to get on here before we have it mandatory that they utilize the ATS Freshman forum to learn this infomation before they begin posting their own threads? I think it would benefit everyone!
ValValient you should go to the Freshman Forum and look these things up yourself. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
www.abovetopsecret.com...
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reply posted on 21-2-2011 @ 04:06 AM by On the level
reply to post by TrueGrit
I am not trying to be elitist or special just offering a solution to a real problem that exists on the site, it is damning that this thread has not been closed or Mods havent swooped in an set me straight, they know this is a real issue and that a lot of new members are trolling and using several accounts at once.
I am not trying to be elitist or special just offering a solution to a real problem that exists on the site, it is damning that this thread has not been closed or Mods havent swooped in an set me straight, they know this is a real issue and that a lot of new members are trolling and using several accounts at once.
