Thinking of bumping minimum post count.

[Ah Pook]

I started coming here because of the FS section. Didn't post much, mostly PMs. There are "regulars" in the FS section that have been around for a while and have some post count that I won't bother dealing with. Guess I never put much cred. in post count.

How about memberships?

• $10 Basic-Posting and posting ads in the FS sections.
• $20 Member-Same as above and picture posting.
• ...

This might stop some of the people who start new accounts/names weekly.

Just my $0.02 pesos.

[DFBrews]

i voted low as I am a member of a couple other forums like for my motorcycle, that I am scouring so much info from but really do not have much to say as I am a completed noob when it comes to the old Suzuki's. That forum is just as much of a community as this one is and it takes a little while for you to find your place.

There is the old guard that has been there for a long time. The super active people that offer their opinion on damn near everything and post counts reflect it and than the "newbies" that spend a large portion of their time just soaking up the vast amount of knowledge that a group of this size of like minded individuals have to offer like i do on the bike forum or zombie squad. I do not think I should be punished if i want to sell a seat for my bike that someone else wants/needs with only 5 posts IF I adhere to the rules of the forum like a standardized for sale thread template, I have posted in the new member sign in and search before asking a question that has been asked a gillion times before.( that last one is a personal peeve, not really required)

There are always going to be the people that just sign up to sell something it is what the internet has made the world want... instant gratification. Requiring them to have a meaningful minimum post count will weed out a few of the " glock 17 for trade what ya got" people but it will never be fully eliminated mainly it will just make someone that has a sole intention of a quick sale hang around longer and not contribute anything useful which ditracts from what the website has to offer.

[sniper7]

another thought here...my head hurts now.

what about a user regulated system? kind of like craigslist. if enough people flag the ad, it is automatically deleted. no mod intervention. automated email sent to the OP that always includes all the rules. let them figure it out.

there are more than enough of us here that could help control that.

would it be possible to do "rep" power. based on the length of time, post count, whatever the parameters, that member has more "rep" power. say at 1000 posts, you are worth 10 rep power. 10,000 posts at 50 rep power. length of time could go along the same lines.

when members see an ad that is breaking the rules, they can flag it. their rep power will go against the post. say it takes 100 "rep" power to automatically take down a post. so if a high post or long time member sees it breaks the rules, their rep power goes against the post. several other members who have smaller rep power flag it as well. it hits the 100 number and is gone. a mod always has the rep power/mod power to remove the post, but the members can help as well when they see something.

[TAR31]

Anytime a forum places value in a members post count it reduces the value of the forum as a whole. I have left a couple forums because they get to the point where something said by a high post count member was deemed better info than anyone else's even though it was wrong. Not saying that will happen here but it is a slippery slope.

[DFBrews]

another thought here...my head hurts now.

what about a user regulated system? kind of like craigslist. if enough people flag the ad, it is automatically deleted. no mod intervention. automated email sent to the OP that always includes all the rules. let them figure it out.

there are more than enough of us here that could help control that.

would it be possible to do "rep" power. based on the length of time, post count, whatever the parameters, that member has more "rep" power. say at 1000 posts, you are worth 10 rep power. 10,000 posts at 50 rep power. length of time could go along the same lines.

when members see an ad that is breaking the rules, they can flag it. their rep power will go against the post. say it takes 100 "rep" power to automatically take down a post. so if a high post or long time member sees it breaks the rules, their rep power goes against the post. several other members who have smaller rep power flag it as well. it hits the 100 number and is gone. a mod always has the rep power/mod power to remove the post, but the members can help as well when they see something.

I like it but I really think it would be testing the abilities of Vbulletin

[mcantar18c]

I like it but I really think it would be testing the abilities of Vbulletin

I like this idea too. "Rep power" is nothing new and is well within the abilities of Vbulletin... not sure about being able to flag to remove posts though.

Of course we could always just work things out they way they do on PBB

[jscwerve]

Not sure as to how to keep track of that though.. I find it interesting.

iTrader for VBB. Works like a charm for feedback.

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=102965


I voted for 50 because I think that is enough, although I do think that 25 would be just fine if General discussion posts didn't count. Just taking the queue from other boards that I'm on. Many of them do not count chit-chat/general posts to post count. Therefore the posts that count towards your total aren't all bullshit irrelevant crap. I know some of you are proud of your 5000 posts, but 99% of them are from making quibs on useless general threads.

[jscwerve]

Of course we could always just work things out they way they do on PBB

Fuck ya. I'm completely on board with that. But I see many-a -ban happening if we started acting like that!

[Elhuero]

Anytime a forum places value in a members post count it reduces the value of the forum as a whole. I have left a couple forums because they get to the point where something said by a high post count member was deemed better info than anyone else's even though it was wrong. Not saying that will happen here but it is a slippery slope.

I don't think that's what is being suggested at all.

[mcantar18c]

Fuck ya. I'm completely on board with that. But I see many-a -ban happening if we started acting like that!

Yeah, for the newbies... the reason it works on PBB is cause we DON'T ban guys for being assholes