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We need to do something about spammers, I've posted a few good ideas which have been posted on Chat forums, But seriously now we have beening leaving such as IB and WS. Come on Staffies. We need to something!!
I beg.
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Idea 1 (Posted by VenomByte) :-
Seriously think Notables (or at least some people) should be given moderator powers. There are a good deal of forums around which aren't even as active as these, yet they appoint several moderators to help maintain things. These moderators only need be responsible forum members who are around a lot of the time - particularly times like evenings and weekends when staff are less likely to be around. They don't need full 'powers', just enough to stop abuse of the forums - i.e., ability to edit and delete posts.
As well as taking pressure of the staff, it would help improve the quality of things here. After all, it can't be a bad idea to appoint people who actually want to spend their time keeping the forums in shape...
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Idea 2 (posted by pb) :-
How about forums that you could only post in if you'd stayed longer than, say, 400 days or were given permission by staff? Something like that could work for a small number of forums, thereby not excluding those newbies from everything. After all, we were all new once (though, not in the current status sense).
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Idea 3 (posted by Ev][L~Dark) me :) :-
There must be some way it spilt apart the spammers and the good posters?
The FOG-Prime is only a place for the regulars, which is the only place where we can run too but can't chat in there.
How about if we did a Second FOG Chat only for Regulars and notables?
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There are many more ideas that we can think up, Come on Staffies!
I beg.
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Idea 1 (Posted by VenomByte) :-
Seriously think Notables (or at least some people) should be given moderator powers. There are a good deal of forums around which aren't even as active as these, yet they appoint several moderators to help maintain things. These moderators only need be responsible forum members who are around a lot of the time - particularly times like evenings and weekends when staff are less likely to be around. They don't need full 'powers', just enough to stop abuse of the forums - i.e., ability to edit and delete posts.
As well as taking pressure of the staff, it would help improve the quality of things here. After all, it can't be a bad idea to appoint people who actually want to spend their time keeping the forums in shape...
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Idea 2 (posted by pb) :-
How about forums that you could only post in if you'd stayed longer than, say, 400 days or were given permission by staff? Something like that could work for a small number of forums, thereby not excluding those newbies from everything. After all, we were all new once (though, not in the current status sense).
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Idea 3 (posted by Ev][L~Dark) me :) :-
There must be some way it spilt apart the spammers and the good posters?
The FOG-Prime is only a place for the regulars, which is the only place where we can run too but can't chat in there.
How about if we did a Second FOG Chat only for Regulars and notables?
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There are many more ideas that we can think up, Come on Staffies!
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†HÊ_MÅÐMÃÑ wrote:
>and the same for banning five people click for banning then they are banned.
Nah, because then people could ban someone for no reason. I'd probably be banned because about 5 people don't like me. I think the notables would be banned because more than 5 people are jelouse of them. It just wouldn't work.
>and the same for banning five people click for banning then they are banned.
Nah, because then people could ban someone for no reason. I'd probably be banned because about 5 people don't like me. I think the notables would be banned because more than 5 people are jelouse of them. It just wouldn't work.
†HÊ_MÅÐMÃÑ wrote:
> i wrote this walkthough for gta vice city all by myself how to do the
> side missions. and it wont appear up maybe they think i copied it but
> i haven't and it took me about 6 hours to so it going on the game
> getting the names of the missions and now its not there and the ones
> that have been copied go on in 1 or 2 days.
You have to clearly state either "this is copied from so and so.com" or "I wrote this all myself"
> i wrote this walkthough for gta vice city all by myself how to do the
> side missions. and it wont appear up maybe they think i copied it but
> i haven't and it took me about 6 hours to so it going on the game
> getting the names of the missions and now its not there and the ones
> that have been copied go on in 1 or 2 days.
You have to clearly state either "this is copied from so and so.com" or "I wrote this all myself"
i wrote this walkthough for gta vice city all by myself how to do the side missions. and it wont appear up maybe they think i copied it but i haven't and it took me about 6 hours to so it going on the game getting the names of the missions and now its not there and the ones that have been copied go on in 1 or 2 days.
Perhaps you should be here a certain length to win GADs too.
N00bs are here a few days, win a few GADs by copying from other sites and then leave. This stops people (usually regulars) from winning when they have spent ages writing a walkthrough or carefully writing hints.
N00bs are here a few days, win a few GADs by copying from other sites and then leave. This stops people (usually regulars) from winning when they have spent ages writing a walkthrough or carefully writing hints.
( . )Juicy Melons( . ) wrote:
> No because with a post limit they could still become a regular by
> spamming. With my idea you can only become a regular if you influence
> the forums for good and not evil :D. They would have to make the
> forums "a better place" in order to earn more respect.
I like that, alot.
> No because with a post limit they could still become a regular by
> spamming. With my idea you can only become a regular if you influence
> the forums for good and not evil :D. They would have to make the
> forums "a better place" in order to earn more respect.
I like that, alot.
on top of juicy melons idea if you are a regular then you have accessibility to a lounge like the other guy said and it is only acessable to regulars and notables and staff. and the same for banning five people click for banning then they are banned
No because with a post limit they could still become a regular by spamming. With my idea you can only become a regular if you influence the forums for good and not evil :D. They would have to make the forums "a better place" in order to earn more respect.
( . )Juicy Melons( . ) wrote:
> Rather than haveing the power to ban people, what about haveing the
> power to make someone a regular. You could, say, click on a butten
> below the newbies name and make them a regular. If 5 people clicked it
> they become a regular. But only regulars themselves and notables can
> click the button.
And there would be no time limit or post limit making someone a regular?
> Rather than haveing the power to ban people, what about haveing the
> power to make someone a regular. You could, say, click on a butten
> below the newbies name and make them a regular. If 5 people clicked it
> they become a regular. But only regulars themselves and notables can
> click the button.
And there would be no time limit or post limit making someone a regular?
i think you should only be able to becoma a regular after 50 days or more and 30,000 words but still 300 posts and like you have to have 300 posts on there own that equal 30,000 words to stop spammers becomeing regulars
Rather than haveing the power to ban people, what about haveing the power to make someone a regular. You could, say, click on a butten below the newbies name and make them a regular. If 5 people clicked it they become a regular. But only regulars themselves and notables can click the button.
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