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Originally Posted by pHaestus
positive reinforcement would be giving people extra stars for making enough posts with incorrect information.
Negative reinforcement would be having Jaydee tell you what he thinks about your family's lineage in every one of your posts until you leave
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Roughly yeah, except without the connotation that we spew misinformation.
Let's face it, with the rate of posting activity here it isn't hard to assimilate all the n00bs right off the bat - thats the way you want it. When you get 50 n00bs a day, its a process, not an instantenous aquisition of wisdom. In either situation, it is up to the individual to determine the worth of the information they come across (And trust me, that question of worth can be posed at either forum). Anyways... On to the clarification of what I meant:
Positive reinforcement is linking people to sticky information and quoting useful information, while suggesting they search and read stickies.
Negative reinforcement is tough love - telling them "google it" or "Read before posting".