I hate to see our moderators and gurus waste their precious time!
What about the following strategy:
1. Newbies are restricted to a dedicated "Hello, world" forum.
2. Newbies are requested to apply for a full membership in said forum.
3. The application must loosely follow a certain protocol (e.g. "the reasons I'd like to join / my first encounter with JBL / my favourite model / current collection / planned project / ...")
4. The community gives approval by means of a simple one-click action.
5. A certain number of OK:s is required to obtain membership.
6. The OK:s are weighted according to voter membership status: E.g. only one "moderator click" is needed or two ">100-post member clicks" or...
This would:
a. share the burden of screening new users
b. isolate potential XXX Viagra-style firsts post to a specific place
c. put reasonable demands on newcomers (also "money poor" ones)
Of course crook newbies could copy old applications, but doing this (in an non-obvious way) is probably already too much hassle for "drive by spammers". We as a community could also be careful: When in doubt, post a follow up question before clicking OK.
Just an idea. (I don't know how technically complicated this would be to implement, but I'd be glad to donate to help making it happen.)
Fredrik
Thank you for the warm greeting!
I'll keep it short until I can garner enough knowledge to pass the test. (Worried look, sweat drippig from brows)
mw
"DON'T EVEN think ABOUT POSTING before you READ THIS..."
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Harvey Gerst
I think I flunked this test.:banghead:
OK, you'll be banned from the forum :p (It was a fun post, Harvey, but now back on topic.)
I think moderators and resident gurus sometimes are too generous with their time. Look for example at the rules at John Sayer's Recording Studio Design Forum:
http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3231
Specifically it's not uncommon that forums have sticky threads serving as Q&D FAQ:s. To cite John Sayers:
"Review the REFERENCE area -
http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2125
This is the closest thing we have to Frequenty Asked Questions on this resource at the moment. Many common questions are covered there, and it is required reading in terms of our being able to help you with your project."
Fredrik
Information is our Truck & Trade .
Hi All,
- I was actually thinking of a higher annual fee . Something more in the $40.00 to $50.00 neighbourhood .
- To mitigate this "sticker-shock" I was thinking that up to half of the annual fee could be rebated or discounted ( perhaps in the following years fees ) .
- Eligibility for discounts could be based on $10.00 rebates which would be a recognition for publishing information of merit .
- What is; Information of Merit ?
- Well, the truck & trade of this site is information about Lansing branded speakers .
- Therefore, IMO, information shedding new light about these devices would be awarded a "membership rebate" when first published .
- There are so many different types of valuable information that I really can't begin to list them all. The point here is that those individuals who participate here by publishing stuff the rest of us can use / should be recognized financially for their efforts.
- Voltage Drives, FR plots, Axial Response Plots, Impedance Plots of devices or Crossovers, ts parameters of Lansing speakers , / are all examples of information currency. Wood-working Tools and refinishing tips or methods are all good examples.
- If one thinks it has all "been done" then think again.
- For example; It seems that no ones knows the Le of the various Altec woofers ( it's a wide open field ). Who knows the Fs of the Altec 288-8K or the 902-8B ? Is the Altec 406-8Y an underhung coil or an overhung type and just what are its' ts specs.? What happens to the ts specs and FR plot of a JBL 2012H when 15 grams of aquaplas are added to it's cone ?
- Information on Lansing transducers or crossvers is still an extemely wide open field that still begs for new participants ( ie; don't wait for Giskard to spoon-feed it to you ) .
(i) Here's but one example of significant info that was largely ignored. It shouldn't remain so. It ought to garner the creator at least a discount on membership for one or mabe even two years. Guess who did this ?
http://audioheritage.csdco.com/vbull...1&d=1085619440
- Have we ever discussed these voltage drives ? No , not really / and that's a bit of a shame. There are some interesting things going on within these comparisons .
:)
A Thought; Limit any Thread to a Maximum Post Count
- The administration could always impose a maximum post count allowed within a thread before it gets closed & locked down . This "known" expirary notice will offer the posters a bit of system discipline since they will know that a deadline looms .
- The admin could also disallow a continuation of the subject ( by the same group ) until they write & post a reasonable index/summary to the present thread ( especially useful if it meanders some ) .
- I see the usefulness of these points as a fewfold ;
(i) It entails a stopping to catch ones collective breath . This in itself allows the participants to divert their attention elsewhere . Maybe good , maybe bad .
(ii) An index needs an organization of posted thoughts to date. The very act of creating this index requires pondering what has been said ( and requires a bit of offline activity to accomplish something comprehensive )
(iii) Some communication may need to be taken offline to jam things into a specific post count . This should mean that OT posts will be unwelcome distractions ( at least in the last 50 posts ) and ought to result in more of them being flagged and deleted by the moderators .
( My time is kind of pooched till Friday / though / I'll endeavor to check in on this subject to see if there's any interest in developing the "limitation" concept )
:)