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Incoherent · 11-11-2005, 06:07 AM

I think this is a bad idea.

Is spam that big a problem that you would discourage any new/young people from joining up?

There is a built in newbie filter here that ensures sensible behaviour (namely an unmerciful flaming of anything stupid) Anyone joining who has read the forums is generally careful, if they haven't they get hounded into the ground, change their tune or leave.

You will lose those careful people I think. The ability to pay is not universal (esp outside the US) from a purely logistical pov.

A better spam killer would be a voting system of some sort where longtime registrants could vote a given post off, say 3 votes it goes. The rule would need to be that it ONLY applies to spam, not a thread someone doesn't like because he disagrees with what it says, perhaps a thead saviour option where if 1 member realises it's not spam having the power to retain the post. In case of misunderstandings which happen sometimes.

Charging for forum access, it doesn't matter how much, in fact a small amount like $1.00 is so annoying that I know I would not join the forum on principle. Better to make it proportional to the worth received if you do it at all. In this case I don't think that there should be a charge at all because the value in these forums is mostly provided by the members themselves..

11-11-2005, 06:07 AM	#15
Incoherent Cooling Savant Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vallentuna, Sweden Posts: 410	I think this is a bad idea. Is spam that big a problem that you would discourage any new/young people from joining up? There is a built in newbie filter here that ensures sensible behaviour (namely an unmerciful flaming of anything stupid) Anyone joining who has read the forums is generally careful, if they haven't they get hounded into the ground, change their tune or leave. You will lose those careful people I think. The ability to pay is not universal (esp outside the US) from a purely logistical pov. A better spam killer would be a voting system of some sort where longtime registrants could vote a given post off, say 3 votes it goes. The rule would need to be that it ONLY applies to spam, not a thread someone doesn't like because he disagrees with what it says, perhaps a thead saviour option where if 1 member realises it's not spam having the power to retain the post. In case of misunderstandings which happen sometimes. Charging for forum access, it doesn't matter how much, in fact a small amount like $1.00 is so annoying that I know I would not join the forum on principle. Better to make it proportional to the worth received if you do it at all. In this case I don't think that there should be a charge at all because the value in these forums is mostly provided by the members themselves..