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Re: General Natter Room
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 18:17
by Lucky Star
Moonraker wrote: and should they continue, the member would find his account deleted. Suffice to say, nearly all posts are interesting!
Maybe we need a system of bans and suspensions as punishments then. I still dont see anthing wrong with a little idle chatter, its just out of hand at the moment which is why I suggested localising it in one place. Balance is all.
Re: General Natter Room
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 18:29
by Julie2owlsdene
Lucky Star wrote:
Maybe we need a system of bans and suspensions as punishments then.
Anita's got a big stick if that helps!
Re: Post Counts/Pointless Posting
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 18:52
by Tony Summerfield
I don't like all these suggestions of pet ranks, I get enough crazy emails every day as it is. I am sure the two aren't connected, but immediately after the post ranking I got this email:-
Atten: Purchasing Dep.
Dear Ma"am/Sirs,
We are glad to know you are wholesaler and distributor of pet products and we hope to be your supplier.
Could you please confirm the email and we can send you our catalogue & price list of pet accessory.
Looking forward to your reply.
Thank you
Jason.
I think the rankings that we discussed were more to do with age ranges, so you moved from being a member of the Secret Seven, to the Famous Five, to the Find-Outers - or something along that line. You would probably start as one of Noddy's Friends unless we reversed the order and then only Nigel and Anita would qualify as Noddy's Friends!
Re: Post Counts/Pointless Posting
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 18:54
by Fatty
Speaking of being strict, here are the 'rules' on a forum I'm subscribed to:
We have implemented a comprehensive warning / notification system that will assist the Support Team in maintaining the quality of this community. Your user account will now accumulate points for each offensive post that is against the Rules and Guidelines. We strongly advise new members to get familiar with our board rules.
In the event that a member's profile accumulates 10 points, that member will be temporarily banned (for a month). Each infraction point is valid for a period of 45 days, after which the infraction is deleted and your points come back to 0.
•More than two smilies per post : 3 points
•SMS / Slang / Poor Readability : 4 points
•Spamming / Excessive one liners : 4 points
•Personal attacks : 4 points
•Posting externally hosted pictures : 4 points
•Plagiarism : 5 points
•Commercial exploitation : 5 points
•Posting classified ads without price / picture : 5 points
•Abusive Language : 7 points
•Trolling : 7 points
•Racial / sexual abuse : 10 points
Most infractions will entail a notification PM. Infractions can also be viewed in your own user profile. Repeat offences (of the same nature) will lead to an increment in the infraction points. For e.g., the first plagiarism offence will call for a 5 point infraction. But the second plagiarism offence may account for as much as a 10 point infraction.
I wonder how many of us would survive a week over there, given our current posting habits.
Incidentally, this forum has over 50,000 members and some 2.5 million posts.
Re: Post Counts/Pointless Posting
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 18:55
by Moonraker
Tony wrote:I think the rankings that we discussed were more to do with age ranges
I'd be in the group of pipe-smoking old men.
The Wassats?
Re: Post Counts/Pointless Posting
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 19:01
by Tony Summerfield
Jeremiah Moonraker Boogle!!
Re: Post Counts/Pointless Posting
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 19:03
by 7upromana01
I would be in the group "Annoying little girls"
Re: Post Counts/Pointless Posting
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 19:32
by Fiona1986
Oh dear, Fatty. I'm certain our little forum would have very few users left if those were the rules!!
I'm with Nigel on enjoying my post count, though I don't post solely to increase it.
Re: Post Counts/Pointless Posting
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 19:39
by Tony Summerfield
Fiona1986 wrote:Oh dear, Fatty. I'm certain our little forum would have very few users left if those were the rules!!
The mind boggles as to how much work the admins are giving themselves, they must be sitting at their computers 24/7! We wouldn't do very well with one and a bit (that's me!) - Matt has gone the same way as the dodo, you need to go on a yeti hunt to find Keith and G@K grazes peacefully on Famous Five pastures.
Re: Post Counts/Pointless Posting
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 20:01
by Icecream342
THis thread is a bit pointless. We can just PM each other for Private Messaging. That's what me and 7up are doing.
Re: Post Counts/Pointless Posting
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 20:02
by Fiona1986
"We can" and "we always do" are not the same, and you two are not the only offenders so this thread is not pointless.
Re: Post Counts/Pointless Posting
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 20:04
by Icecream342
OK- this thread can stay. One thing- If we post on here, can others see it in the Genneral Natter Room
Re: Post Counts/Pointless Posting
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 20:05
by Lucky Star
Why thank you for allowing the thread to stay Icey.
Of course it can be seen by everybody, its in the General Natter section like all the other threads.
Re: Post Counts/Pointless Posting
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 20:07
by Icecream342
I know that, but if you make a post in this thread, can everyone else see it if they are posting in the Genneral Natter Room
Re: Post Counts/Pointless Posting
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 20:08
by Fiona1986
Isn't it wonderful when Icy is all benevolent like that?
This thread is still in the general natter sub forum, just no longer a part of the general natter thread.
General only has ONE N by the way.