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"Life forum regulars - opinion please"

Hi people, I've been thinking of restricting certain users from entering the Life... forum, much like we do with the Future of Gaming (Prime) forum. So, say from tomorrow onwards, you'll only be able to post in the Life forum if you're a Regular. Whaddya say?

In a way, this is disappointing, because intelligent people can't just come straight in and start chatting about 'clever' stuff (like monkey_man's daily food intake) - people like Light have become integral parts of this forum's success, and he was at it form the word go - but I feel like I've been forced to this position.

Opinions?

Hi people, I've been thinking of restricting certain users from entering the Life... forum, much like we do with the Future of Gaming (Prime) forum. So, say from tomorrow onwards, you'll only be able to post in the Life forum if you're a Regular. Whaddya say?

In a way, this is disappointing, because intelligent people can't just come straight in and start chatting about 'clever' stuff (like monkey_man's daily food intake) - people like Light have become integral parts of this forum's success, and he was at it form the word go - but I feel like I've been forced to this position.

Opinions?

Might as well, you can always change it back if it doesn't work out. Oh wait I don't post all that much in here/at all anymore...meh

Yeah, should give it a trial run. It's a bit elitest... but then so is stopping newbies from posting in Prime. See how it goes.

Go for it man or have you already?

yeah, keep those cheese eating monkeys out of here

Disable creating topics, but let them post replies...

Why not make the folk who are newbies yet make a good contribution in here regulars just to ensure they can still post in here.

But in theory I like the idea

Well, the one problem with the system is that newbies/regulars/notables labels do not always refer to the quality of the posters (ok, so perhaps the last one does...) so you may be excluding those posters who have proved themselves in other forums, and likewise including those who have proved themselves to be pains in the axehole.

Perhaps it could start as no newbies and progress given the material posted by those who take part in this forum. So, for instance, if a newbie looks like they have contributed some strong material in Chat, then they would be sent a note saying they could enter Life and conversely, if someone posts crap in the Life forum all the time, they could be banned from Life (for Life?).

But, yeah, whatever everyone else wants, this is a free world after all*


*it isn't really a free world, for many reasons and even those countries that consider themselves free are, in fact, just under the impression that free means the people can decide what they want even though politicians do the opposite anyway...

In principle I disagree with the idea, because as snuggly said (with possible sarcasm) some newbies do post intelligent interesting topics.
I would say rather then restricting access to this forum why not create a “Life, The Universe and all that jazz (prime topic)” room. It seems to have worked for the future of gaming room, so perhaps that is worth a pop before you try blocking all newbies.

I do agree that something must be done though.

Excellent idea Snuggly.

I feel (as er-no) that this is the only forum I now post into. Everytime I see chat I just feel ill.

Better make it quick! I hear Jats.