Marlin, being that it has been a while since I have joined, what is it like for the new guys joining?

do they have to get verified by a mod before the account is okayed?

Do they get a confirmation email?

If so, does that email contain the rules of the forum and a users agreement?

Is there a way to restrict them when they join to only be able to access certain pages...maybe start out at the rules forum, user agreement after that, then take them to the introduction thread?

Obviously some people will just skim through or skip, but at least it is there, they had the opportunity to see it, and then it is a quick and easy slap in the face to them when they post and whine about minimum post count or why their for sale ad was instantly deleted.


also, what about a template for the for sale section where each part needs to be filled out for the post to work:
title:
price:
location:
contact info (must allow emails or PM or post phone number)
description:
picture: (not required?)