New User Restrictions

**Mile_High_Mark** · 12-01-2009 04:14 PM

Some things I've been thinking about:

Limit new users' postings to certain forums
Disallow new users from creating threads until they make 'X' number of posts or have been members for 'X' number of days

Might cut down on duplicate threads, etc.

**loug** · 12-01-2009 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by Mile_High_Mark

Some things I've been thinking about:

Limit new users' postings to certain forums
Disallow new users from creating threads until they make 'X' number of posts or have been members for 'X' number of days

Might cut down on duplicate threads, etc.

i say no regs. i learn a lot from peoples first posts. i'm new and a lot of the "stupid" questions are just the ones i forgot to ax. imho

**driftfreak** · 12-01-2009 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by Mile_High_Mark

Some things I've been thinking about:

Limit new users' postings to certain forums
Disallow new users from creating threads until they make 'X' number of posts or have been members for 'X' number of days

Might cut down on duplicate threads, etc.

regulations are up to the mods.
however, i, as a not-so-noob member, think that people's first quotes are great for people to learn from themselves as well as from what others have to say. they may be annoying, but they're not THAT annoying, are they?

**melifont monk** · 12-01-2009 05:12 PM

i actually like mark's suggestions.....

**killdozer** · 12-01-2009 05:15 PM

How about a simple 20 question test for new members lol, which needs to be passed before they can post. Questions like:

Is a Dervish a hill bombing board?
What does Duro mean?
How do you stop?
Etc.

**loug** · 12-01-2009 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by melifont monk

i actually like mark's suggestions.....

personally i think that Mark should have the opposite opinion. that way all the newbs will remember who helped them first and what store they're representing

then again what do i know?

**driftfreak** · 12-01-2009 05:19 PM

i mean all i was trying to say was that we were all noobs at one point, so hating on noobs isn't very nice, is it?

**nick** · 12-01-2009 05:19 PM

Immediately after registering, why not a page like this?

"Welcome to SF blahblahblahblah....."
"As a new member you may have some questions about Longboarding......
......Save everyone some time and search here to see if your question's been answered:
[search box]

..."

**boarderaholic** · 12-01-2009 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by driftfreak

regulations are up to the mods.
however, i, as a not-so-noob member, think that people's first quotes are great for people to learn from themselves as well as from what others have to say. they may be annoying, but they're not THAT annoying, are they?

Mods lose out on either end. Do what it takes to make regular members happy, n00bs get pissed. Let the n00bs run rampant, and the regulars get pissed. Happy medium in this situation? I think not.

**thebassman** · 12-01-2009 05:26 PM

Here is the problem with that. Many people join this forum, and have a certain question in mind. Why is my board doing this, why can't I slide that. It can be very frustrating to have a problem and not know the answer. This is why forums are great things. Instead how about some kind of feature that does not let a user post until they have searched for that topic. I don't know if this is possible, nor do I know if it is probable for the admins to program, but I think it would be a better idea than flat out banning a new member from posting.

Or how about temporarily banning a user if they post a thread that has CLEARLY been asked a dozen times. The user would be banned for a couple days, or a week, and learn their lesson

**driftfreak** · 12-01-2009 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by boarderaholic

Mods lose out on either end. Do what it takes to make regular members happy, n00bs get pissed. Let the n00bs run rampant, and the regulars get pissed. Happy medium in this situation? I think not.

well, looks like we aren't really going anywhere with this...
yay? not...

**lizardbowl12** · 12-01-2009 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by killdozer

How about a simple 20 question test for new members lol, which needs to be passed before they can post. Questions like:

Is a Dervish a hill bombing board?
What does Duro mean?
How do you stop?
Etc.

Thats actually a good idea. simple,nice, and to the point.

**loug** · 12-01-2009 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by thebassman

Here is the problem with that. Many people join this forum, and have a certain question in mind. Why is my board doing this, why can't I slide that. It can be very frustrating to have a problem and not know the answer. This is why forums are great things. Instead how about some kind of feature that does not let a user post until they have searched for that topic. I don't know if this is possible, nor do I know if it is probable for the admins to program, but I think it would be a better idea than flat out banning a new member from posting.

Or how about temporarily banning a user if they post a thread that has CLEARLY been asked a dozen times. The user would be banned for a couple days, or a week, and learn their lesson

there should be no controls. take the Adam Smith, think thats the guy,(been a long time since econ 1) approach. no controls. let the system control itself.

**lizardbowl12** · 12-01-2009 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by loug

there should be no controls. take the Adam Smith, think thats the guy,(been a long time since econ 1) approach. no controls. let the system control itself.

If we let the computer control itself wouldn't in a lil while it want to kill us to save its creators from our own descruction?

**Blix** · 12-01-2009 05:53 PM

How about we set it up so new members are only allowed to post in the MHS thread for the first 30 days?

Personally , I like the idea of an automatically routed FAQ for teh noobz. Maybe even tutorials for using the search function etc.

**LDPanda** · 12-01-2009 06:05 PM

Clearly Silverfish should only be for professionals. You should have to provide sponsorship confirmation from no less than three companies, post pictures of yourself on the podium at an ISSA sanctioned race, provide a quiver shot totaling no less than $5,000 USD in skate related gear (helmets and leathers included) and perform a standie 180 in front of Malakai once a month to maintain membership.

Give it a rest. There will always be a division between hardcore and casual in any hobby or sport. There will be people who only want their one question answered and then will never visit the 'fish again. There will be people who refuse to use the search function no matter what theyre threatened with. If your solution to this supposed "problem" is to make a public forum more exclusive, maybe its time to take a step back and remember what it was like for you starting out.

**loug** · 12-01-2009 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by LDPanda

Clearly Silverfish should only be for professionals. You should have to provide sponsorship confirmation from no less than three companies, post pictures of yourself on the podium at an ISSA sanctioned race, provide a quiver shot totaling no less than $5,000 USD in skate related gear (helmets and leathers included) and perform a standie 180 in front of Malakai once a month to maintain membership.

Give it a rest. There will always be a division between hardcore and casual in any hobby or sport. There will be people who only want their one question answered and then will never visit the 'fish again. There will be people who refuse to use the search function no matter what theyre threatened with. If your solution to this supposed "problem" is to make a public forum more exclusive, maybe its time to take a step back and remember what it was like for you starting out.

hmmmm? the only time i use the search function is to check the validity of the replies received.

**Kenny_Ledesma** · 12-01-2009 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by lizardbowl12

If we let the computer control itself wouldn't in a lil while it want to kill us to save its creators from our own destruction?

and no because then it would be destroying us there by creating a paradox and then it explodes

**gabriel[abc]** · 12-01-2009 06:30 PM

how about instead of noobs making new threads all the time for simple questions, they should just email and ask mark hahahaha

**BottomShark** · 12-01-2009 06:39 PM

vendor pages should and paid user should get different privileges. right now there is no reason for me to pay, but if I could go to Mark's page and only see his posts or the posts from users with good rep and that have been around for a while i might pay up. just like on a FB fan page, it can be set to where you only see the "fan pages" admin posts.