Adults and mature teens only- no obnoxious, stupid people allowed- Page 19
Adults and mature teens only- no obnoxious, stupid people allowed
#450mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 8:51pm
"I'm not really advocating that a limit be placed on first time posters, but I don't think it's something that couldn't work."
That's true. I withdraw my argument.
#451mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 8:51pm
"I certainly wouldn't have waited around a week, not knowing what is in store here"
although you'd have to wait around to post here, you would be able to see what's in store by reading the threads, no?.
colleen_lee
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/05
#452mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 8:53pm
"Sally, they're saying a week, not a year. It's seven days. I know that I lurked here for several months before I even created an account. An extra week would have been nothing. "
Exactly Kringas. I was here for a few months before I felt compelled enough to create an account and post, I could have waited another 7 days.
The waiting period before starting a new thread would be a fine idea too. The majority of the problem seems to be people coming in who have never even glanced at the board creating the same newbie style threads and asking the same stupid questions over and over and over again.
#453mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 8:53pmYes, but I don't know of many people, serious or not, who would spend 7 days looking around, that's all. I'm most likely wrong, I just don't see it playing out that way. But I do agree that it could work very well.
Kringas
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/05
#454mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 8:57pm
But why not, Sally? I can't believe there are so many people who stumble onto a message board and after being there for two seconds decide "I have to sign up!" Sometimes taking time is the best way to find what's right for you. The fact that I naturally chose to lurk at first is a reason why I've never joined ATC. After spending some time there, I realized it wasn't my cup of tea.
Really, what sort of threads are we missing if there was a week long moratorium on new posters? The hundredth "Who is your favorite Elphaba?" thread?
Hell, some sites (like Metafilter) actually stop taking new members from time to time.
#455mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 8:58pmI spent much more than 7 days reading this board before joining and posting. Same with every other board I've participated in. I like to see if it's for me or not.
#456mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 9:00pmI probably didn't do that just because BWW was the first forum I've ever joined...I sort of assume something different. I just don't want others to be discouraged by anything, if that makes sense. I get where you're coming from though, and agree that waht you're saying makes more sense.
Kringas
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/05
#457mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 9:03pmWell, it's as simple as this - If you want something today, but don't want it a mere seven days later, you probably didn't want it all that much to begin with.
#458mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 9:05pmyes Kringas, something like buying a new coat. Or something else.
CJR
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/03
#459mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 9:05pm
Actually, if I'm not mistaken, some boards won't let members start threads until they've been a member for some predetermined amout of time. That sounds like a pretty fine idea to me.
I'm ALL for that idea.
If in Heaven you don't excel, you can always party down in hell...
Kringas
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/05
#460mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 9:06pm
I knew you and I would agree on something eventually, CJR. 
CJR
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/03
#461mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 9:07pmHaha It's not like we disagreed all the time... in fact, I think that might have been a first (and if it wasn't, it surely wasnt something significant enough for me to remember)
If in Heaven you don't excel, you can always party down in hell...
forni-kate
Featured Actor Joined: 1/29/06
#462mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 9:28pm
This happens on every single message board I've used. The members with more seniority are constantly trying to preserve their cyber paradise, reminising about how things used to be, and blaming the "state the message board is in" on the new, younger members.
I just don't know what it is. But does anyone else find that interesting? It happens everywhere...
Kringas
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/05
#463mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 9:31pmHow much of this thread did you actually read, forni-kate?
#464mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 9:32pm
Apparently not much.
So Kringas, how's the weather.
forni-kate
Featured Actor Joined: 1/29/06
#465mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 9:38pm
heh, I'll admit, not much. It's 19 pages! That was more of a response to the entire "adult board" revolution, and complaints about stupid new teengers who joined the board and now create stupid theads and make stupid posts.
I really can't say if I'm for or against the idea, since I'm very very new here, I'm just saying I think that's just the nature of message boards.
#466mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 9:38pmSo why did you say you chose the name of f***, forni-Kate?
CJR
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/03
#467mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 9:43pm
forni-Kate, you might want to read the whole thread before you post. True it's 19 pages, but it's also 19 pages worth of information that will spare you from looking like a jackass when you post.
Welcome to the board 
If in Heaven you don't excel, you can always party down in hell...
#468mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 10:05pm
And you proved every argument in favor of a mature topic board.
CJR - too late.
iflitifloat
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/03
#469mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 10:12pmIt was already a done deal when she chose her screen name...
#470mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 10:32pm
Drama, drama, drama.
Rob, Craig, Jose', are any of you reading this stuff??
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#471mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 10:37pm
HISTRIONICS! AAAAH!
(Just thought I would make it easier for anyone who doesn't wander the board.)
#472mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 10:37pmRob owns the site. He'd have the final say.
Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.
Puppies are babies in fur coats.
Tinfoil...The Terrorizing Terminator
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#474mature people only
Posted: 2/19/06 at 10:46pm
I am absolutely in favor of a time limit before posting and a time limit before starting threads. A system I have seen some other boards use to great effect is "moderated status." Until you reach a certain number of posts your post will not appear until a moderator has checked its appropriateness. After a while you are given more priveleges, you earn them.
I was also a lurker for months before I started an account, posted very rarely immediately after becoming a member and only gradually began to understand the place and feel comfortable here. I still only rarely start threads, although I post whenever and wherever I please.
It is a process and I think that process is important for any new member to go through. Posting immediately and starting millions of threads seems an attempt to impose your will on others, that is certainly not a right.
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