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About LinkBacksokay so i'm sure we've all noticed that every single new member lately have been grave digging like frakkin crazy. i think it would be nice if when a new member registers, a pop up message or link to thread describing what that is and that its against the rules would be nice, because they obviously don't read the rules by themselves.
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Thread: new member message
- 25 Feb. 2010 03:20am #1
new member message
- 25 Feb. 2010 04:54am #2
It would be a good idea, but I doubt they would read the post they were directed to.
- 25 Feb. 2010 06:42am #3
Oh, a lovely idea. (In my opinion.)
But probably around a half wouldn't actually care...
The other half'll probably just skim through it.
So if this were to go active then i suggest the page be no more than 2 paragraphs.
- 25 Feb. 2010 03:53pm #4
Maybe have a timer that forces them to stay on the page for a certain amount of time and have a captcha-like thing at the end asking stuff like whats the third words in the second paragraph or something.
- 25 Feb. 2010 04:52pm #5
Agreed.
But i think it should have a PM sent to the new members
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- 25 Feb. 2010 05:08pm #6Global Moderator LG Veteran
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Well since I have a list of the old LG rules in my sig, which seem to also be the rules here, then I think it is a good idea. I made it easily available to anyone. And half of them wont read the rules anyway, which means it wont make any difference.
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- 25 Feb. 2010 07:53pm #7
Grave digging should be allowed, as long as it's not spam. Otherwise, there's no point in keeping old topics, or at least keeping them unlocked. Gravedigging is fine if you're contributing to discussion (because what's the difference between using an old topic about cats and creating a new topic about cats?). Otherwise, it's spam. And spam is what should be fought, not grave digging.
- 25 Feb. 2010 08:50pm #8
if you haven't noticed, its all been spam. go look for yourself
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How about a hack that:
1. Doesn't allow week old threads to be posted in (by members with 50 or less posts)
2. Automatically redirects to the rules page after registration (as opposed to announcements)
3. Gives random tips on the top of the page that nobody will read anyways
- 25 Feb. 2010 10:48pm #10
And why do you think this is? Because they need 50 posts to get UG Bronze.
Maybe threads of a certain age should be locked automatically.
- 25 Feb. 2010 11:07pm #11MotM-August '10
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Oh, you need 50 to get into UG? Low standards.
That wouldn't be good for guides.
- 26 Feb. 2010 01:35am #12
Locking a thread after a certain age is pointless, look at Gamechief's post.
- 26 Feb. 2010 01:49am #13
I assure you that I would read the forum rules.
Originally Posted by Gabe 
- 26 Feb. 2010 02:45am #14
But that's just you. The mass percentage of people would not.
- 26 Feb. 2010 11:21pm #15
Make it so the first thread they open, that "Admin wants you to read this thread" opens. Then it tells them a long list of rules.
Then make one of the rules, answer no to the ToS question.
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- 26 Feb. 2010 11:32pm #16 I like this idea. Originally Posted by Coak
- 03 Mar. 2010 01:24pm #17 "Answering yes doesn't work... so maybe I have to click... yes?" Originally Posted by Coak
I think they'd catch on quick or give up. Both are not good options.
- 04 Mar. 2010 03:27am #18 Or they could read the damn ToS lol. Originally Posted by GAMEchief [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
- 04 Mar. 2010 03:29am #19
Or, get this. They read the TOS, agree to it, and go about their business. They break a rule, and they get punished. How about that?
- 04 Mar. 2010 03:30am #20 That's basically our current system, not working out so well, eh? Originally Posted by Rundeer [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
- 04 Mar. 2010 03:32am #21 No kidding. For Christ's sake, look at this: MC Glitch? Originally Posted by Coak
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- 04 Mar. 2010 04:21am #22
or just make it to when the "read this first" message comes up, they can't leave that page for 5 minutes. then they may be more prone to reading the rules since they can't leave the page for 5 minutes. and they can't read any other posts anywhere until they've been on that page for 5 minutes.
- 04 Mar. 2010 05:41am #23 Because you've never gone afk for 5 minutes, amirite? Originally Posted by Jdawg [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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My thread was dug up, but the one response wasn't spam. I'm with GAMEchief on this one. If it's not spam, I don't see anything wrong with it.
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rry about the new threads being buried either, because if people are determined to dig deep enough to find old threads, chances are good they'll find the new ones too. ☜(* x *)☞FOOL ON COOL GENERATION
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- 02 Apr. 2010 01:15am #25
Yah but they didn't read the rules they probably wouldn't read the link or pop up
- 02 Apr. 2010 05:19am #26
Make the message subliminal. lol.
- 02 Apr. 2010 05:25am #27
i agree its quite annoying.
- 02 Apr. 2010 08:47am #28
I agree that NOT all the post are spam. But more then half of them are spam. And that cause a problem. Originally Posted by Raivu My thread was dug up, but the one response wasn't spam. I'm with GAMEchief on this one. If it's not spam, I don't see anything wrong with it.
We don't need trry about the new threads being buried either, because if people are determined to dig deep enough to find old threads, chances are good they'll find the new ones too.
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