I disagree with the idea of basing eligibility on the number of posts. I have seen some who have just gotten an account acquire more posts in one day than I've had in the month I've had my account, simply by flaming others. Why should I be punished for posting only when I have something to say?Quote:
Originally posted by Simon Templer:
I think basing eligibility on the number of posts, and account age is a good idea!
The idea of using account age is interesting. It would prevent new users from posting "How do I hack hotmail?", and would help to prevent flames and other worthless posts.
After some thought, I am against the idea of private forums. But I can still see a use for restrictions. Why not restrict new members to read-only until their account is one month old? They could have write access to the newbie section for that month. They should also not be able to assign antipoints to other users until their account is a month old as well. Or if allowed to assign antipoints so they can give feedback to posters, it should assign 0 points, positive or negative.
