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Cynthetiq · 03-08-2009, 09:33 AM

I like to think of it like this, when people post a general discussion thread we ask that the OP doesn't just post a link or a photo and press submit. We require a discussion to be framed around the article/link. It goes a little further than, "Discuss" which some people like to do, but we also require that the OP submit for the discussion a starting point which is simply their own opinion. If you're asking of the community to discuss a topic and soliciting opinion, the community asks that you start off with your own opinion.

In that same vein, could you follow my logic in thinking that because we have a large attraction to spammers that one has to earn the right to post photos and links by just simple participation. We used to have people ear avatars and that actually hindered the community growth because people saw that you had no avatar, you must be a noob and your opinion here has no weight. We recently did away with the join date for the very same reason.

The places where "thanks" is usually offered up as a post, don't count against your post count. Thus in order to participate in some of our adult oriented areas as a contributor, you've got to contribute to the over all community in some manner. I see this as a fair trade of equals. There are other parts of the forum you can't even see yet and won't until there has been a fair trade in quality contribution and intelligent participation.

It is how we try to keep the level of intelligence on this forum, not just by anti-spam methods but also by community culture standards. Discussion forums are a participatory space, and we'd like you to participate.

Jump in, the water's fine.

03-08-2009, 09:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	I like to think of it like this, when people post a general discussion thread we ask that the OP doesn't just post a link or a photo and press submit. We require a discussion to be framed around the article/link. It goes a little further than, "Discuss" which some people like to do, but we also require that the OP submit for the discussion a starting point which is simply their own opinion. If you're asking of the community to discuss a topic and soliciting opinion, the community asks that you start off with your own opinion. In that same vein, could you follow my logic in thinking that because we have a large attraction to spammers that one has to earn the right to post photos and links by just simple participation. We used to have people ear avatars and that actually hindered the community growth because people saw that you had no avatar, you must be a noob and your opinion here has no weight. We recently did away with the join date for the very same reason. The places where "thanks" is usually offered up as a post, don't count against your post count. Thus in order to participate in some of our adult oriented areas as a contributor, you've got to contribute to the over all community in some manner. I see this as a fair trade of equals. There are other parts of the forum you can't even see yet and won't until there has been a fair trade in quality contribution and intelligent participation. It is how we try to keep the level of intelligence on this forum, not just by anti-spam methods but also by community culture standards. Discussion forums are a participatory space, and we'd like you to participate. Jump in, the water's fine. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!