Suggestion : New "Secret" Members Forum

~~[MERIT]~~ · 06-18-2011, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

As said above, post count min just means spammers, trolls, and idiots spending more time churning out crap posts to get to the predetermined number.

True, but there needs to be some other criterion besides a moderator's apporoval, lest we turn it into a big sh*t storm over preferrential treatment and favoritism.

Burning Down · 06-18-2011, 07:44 PM

I think moderators approving a member's access to a separate forum would create a little bit of favouritism, no?

Also, I think having a small fee to join the site would deter spam and advertising. Although I would gladly pay a small fee to the site, if it costs more to become a "premium" member, screw that. I don't have a whole lot of money as it is. This may also deter new members from joining and/or sticking around the site. As well, I have never, ever been a member of a forum that had a fee system.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 06-18-2011, 09:29 PM

Just because the moderators approve it doesn't mean they necessarily have sole control of it.

DevonWilliams · 06-18-2011, 11:20 PM

I agree. Gets people more involved as well.

MoonlitSunshine · 12-19-2011, 06:29 AM

Ok now I'm really curious. What is it about this particular thread that makes the html spambots pick it out? It cant be the number of posts or the popularity. Is it the thread title?

Guybrush · 12-19-2011, 06:30 AM

Perhaps it's the "members forum" bit.

Howard the Duck · 12-19-2011, 06:37 AM

i still say "nay" unless we want to set up an international Mafia

Salami · 12-19-2011, 07:48 AM

Quite ironic that RezZ had just said this:

Quote:

Originally Posted by RezZ

As said above, post count min just means spammers, trolls, and idiots spending more time churning out crap posts to get to the predetermined number.

QFT=1

06-18-2011, 09:29 PM	#73 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Just because the moderators approve it doesn't mean they necessarily have sole control of it. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

06-18-2011, 11:20 PM	#74 (permalink)
DevonWilliams Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 110	I agree. Gets people more involved as well. __________________ The hood is a lie

12-19-2011, 06:29 AM	#75 (permalink)
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,088	Ok now I'm really curious. What is it about this particular thread that makes the html spambots pick it out? It cant be the number of posts or the popularity. Is it the thread title? __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?" - Arthur Dent

12-19-2011, 06:30 AM	#76 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Perhaps it's the "members forum" bit. __________________ Something Completely Different

06-18-2011, 07:44 PM	#72 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	I think moderators approving a member's access to a separate forum would create a little bit of favouritism, no? Also, I think having a small fee to join the site would deter spam and advertising. Although I would gladly pay a small fee to the site, if it costs more to become a "premium" member, screw that. I don't have a whole lot of money as it is. This may also deter new members from joining and/or sticking around the site. As well, I have never, ever been a member of a forum that had a fee system.