10 Posts before you can start your own thread

OK Mods... if I am in the wrong forum, please move it and accept my apologies in advance:

I have noticed that several people have signed up for this site, and then very quickly just found 10 threads to put nothing comments on so they could start their own thread. Doesn't this seem counter productive to the original intent?

May I suggest one of the two modifications:

a. Let new members start a new thread immediately (which will get rid of posts such as (wish I was there) or (no coolest).

b. Have a 10 post, 7 day waiting period before they can start their own thread.

OK Mods... if I am in the wrong forum, please move it and accept my apologies in advance:

I have noticed that several people have signed up for this site, and then very quickly just found 10 threads to put nothing comments on so they could start their own thread. Doesn't this seem counter productive to the original intent?

May I suggest one of the two modifications:

a. Let new members start a new thread immediately (which will get rid of posts such as (wish I was there) or (no coolest).

b. Have a 10 post, 7 day waiting period before they can start their own thread.

Personally, I'd like to see that one. Also, maybe a quota system dependent upon longevity, i.e. if you've been a member for 1 month, you can only start 2-3 threads per month, if you've been on a year or more, no limit... etc.

Thanks for moving this.... So.... Matty..... what do you say..... can we get a change?

Easier said than done. I don't have a way to implement something like that.

I try to monitor newbies who seem to hit that 10 post mark too quickly. Usually it's pretty obvious when someone is trying to get around it.

I try to monitor newbies who seem to hit that 10 post mark too quickly. Usually it's pretty obvious when someone is trying to get around it.
Yes, we just had the guy last night or this morning.

Can you raise the number high enough where it would make it seem not that easy to do... like maybe 100?

You have to forgive my lack of knowledge about these topics... I occasionally post on other sites, but this is the only one I spend any real time on.

I think the way we have it set up now is good. No matter what kind of limits Matty and Co. put in place, there will always be ways around it.

I noticed what RR and others are talikng about and when I did I knew the Mods would talke care of it pretty quick. They are supersmart.

Yes, we just had the guy last night or this morning.

Can you raise the number high enough where it would make it seem not that easy to do... like maybe 100?

You have to forgive my lack of knowledge about these topics... I occasionally post on other sites, but this is the only one I spend any real time on.

100 would probably discourage too many people. I think 10 works pretty well and most newbies respect it and don't try to spam until they get around it. Those that do we usually deal with pretty quickly.

I think the way we have it set up now is good. No matter what kind of limits Matty and Co. put in place, there will always be ways around it.

I noticed what RR and others are talikng about and when I did I knew the Mods would talke care of it pretty quick. They are supersmart.
OK... sucking up to the mods... can we get a 1 day suspension????? :food-smil

maybe 25 or 30 posts then