No More Newbies.

Demented Ferret · 09-27-2002, 03:47 PM

Cut them off for at least a month...It's destroying the community...a newbie every week is fine, but every day/4 every day is insane...You should do a waiting list or something...

James Burgon · 09-27-2002, 03:49 PM

Goat activates there accounts all at one time, so...

Klown · 09-27-2002, 04:13 PM

No more of Jordans 'friends'

Tuffe John · 09-27-2002, 05:05 PM

Stop complaing, there arent really that many annoying newbies, I can't think of any actually...just ignore their posts if you don't like them.

Jorrit Stuifmeel · 09-27-2002, 06:37 PM

Tuffe, they should give you the Nobel price for peace.

But seriously, it is getting out of hand. Full is full!

Darren Palumbo · 09-27-2002, 07:33 PM

That kid carl "I'm new! what songs should I download? I'm the REAL slim shady! not that other guy! Hi I'm new how are ya?"

Space Goat · 09-27-2002, 08:56 PM

There is a waiting, list. I only activate every 1 out of 7 accounts anyway. Most of the time they put numbers in their name, or it's not really a name, or they play stupid games with the caps lock button. Those are the accounts that get automatically deleted, I don't even look at them. Then, if it's a human-style name, I look at their details. Sometimes I won't let them in if they didn't bother to fill anything out. Sometimes I do, depends upon my mood, and sometimes I don't do anything and I keep them on the waiting list until I have time to look at them again.

Space Goat · 09-27-2002, 08:58 PM

Like this newest guy "bARbaRIaN133". It's almost like some sort a joke. Who on earth would want a screen name that looks like that? I don't even want it on my board. You see where I'm coming from? Accounts like that don't even stand a chance.

Darren Palumbo · 09-27-2002, 09:00 PM

What about the ones that say "ME" and "HAHA" ?

Space Goat · 09-27-2002, 09:04 PM

What do you think?

Shaun · 09-27-2002, 09:08 PM

What about the people who signed up in October and November and have yet to make a single post?

Space Goat · 09-27-2002, 09:25 PM

Since when did you have to post in order to be a member?

I delete inactive accounts, meaning accounts where the user has never logged into for so and so days. All the accounts that have 0 posts and are over 4 months old are users who still visit the board occasionally. OR are important members, like OZ (who has an inactive account) and Greg Niecestro (who is a friend of mine).

I honestly don't understand your obsession with inactive users. They aren't getting in your way, and they're taking up no more than a couple bytes of memory. It's not a problem.

Space Goat · 09-27-2002, 09:27 PM

In fact, there isn't a single member left on there who registered last october/november and hasn't made a single post.

Demented Ferret · 09-28-2002, 12:28 AM

it's great to see you are thinnening(?) down on nebies...Youshould put a warning page teling them they may be suject to lots of verbal abuse..It will stop people making retarded threads and will stop soft newbies signing up...Anyway, the only reason why the community is so tough is becuase everone knows it could tumble all the way down hill any second...

Gorosaurus · 09-28-2002, 03:31 AM

No, it's tough because people figure that if they can't succeed in being funny, they might as well look all hot-snot. We need more mellow people around here, methinks. I honestly don't know how I managed to, for the most part, stay out of the wrath of most when I first arrived, but hey.... I did

But anywho, there's really nothing we can do about the newbie situation. You can't block them all out, that's just wrong. I think that the way Goat handles it is best... if they show a shread of intelligence in their username/profile, then they are considered

And I'd rather that people who just stay and read do just that, rather than making pointless posts once in a while to get their postcount up.

Klown · 09-28-2002, 09:44 AM

Make sure they can spell because there is nothing worse than someone who come on and types stuff like this: "Hi guyz plz can u all tel me how 2 use the 3dmm? tnx m8"

FireInYourHole · 09-28-2002, 10:43 AM

if you don't act retarded and/or make stupid comments, then you should be okay...

the problem is, people like to make retarded and stupid comments and try to be funny.

Jordan Siddall · 09-29-2002, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Crappy Klown
Make sure they can spell because there is nothing worse than someone who come on and types stuff like this: "Hi guyz plz can u all tel me how 2 use the 3dmm? tnx m8"

I warned Carl not to be stupid on this board, ok m8.

VIVALAVOVA · 09-29-2002, 07:33 AM

jordan, you're act almost as stupid as him so shut up.

Lyntan · 09-29-2002, 01:44 PM

im great though.

Jordi Visser · 09-29-2002, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jorrit Stuifmeel
Full is full!

hehe, i've heard that before.

09-27-2002, 03:47 PM	#1
Demented Ferret Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 16,248	No More Newbies. Cut them off for at least a month...It's destroying the community...a newbie every week is fine, but every day/4 every day is insane...You should do a waiting list or something...

09-27-2002, 04:13 PM	#3
Klown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 11,640	No more of Jordans 'friends'
Klown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 11,640

09-27-2002, 09:08 PM	#11
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881	What about the people who signed up in October and November and have yet to make a single post?
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881

09-28-2002, 09:44 AM	#16
Klown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 11,640	Make sure they can spell because there is nothing worse than someone who come on and types stuff like this: "Hi guyz plz can u all tel me how 2 use the 3dmm? tnx m8"
Klown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 11,640

09-29-2002, 01:44 PM	#20
Lyntan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 14,315	im great though.
Lyntan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 14,315

09-27-2002, 03:49 PM	#2
James Burgon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 8,689	Goat activates there accounts all at one time, so...

09-27-2002, 05:05 PM	#4
Tuffe John Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,825	Stop complaing, there arent really that many annoying newbies, I can't think of any actually...just ignore their posts if you don't like them.

09-27-2002, 06:37 PM	#5
Jorrit Stuifmeel Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,044	Tuffe, they should give you the Nobel price for peace. But seriously, it is getting out of hand. Full is full!

09-27-2002, 07:33 PM	#6
Darren Palumbo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 4,876	That kid carl "I'm new! what songs should I download? I'm the REAL slim shady! not that other guy! Hi I'm new how are ya?"

09-27-2002, 08:56 PM	#7
Space Goat Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,042	There is a waiting, list. I only activate every 1 out of 7 accounts anyway. Most of the time they put numbers in their name, or it's not really a name, or they play stupid games with the caps lock button. Those are the accounts that get automatically deleted, I don't even look at them. Then, if it's a human-style name, I look at their details. Sometimes I won't let them in if they didn't bother to fill anything out. Sometimes I do, depends upon my mood, and sometimes I don't do anything and I keep them on the waiting list until I have time to look at them again.

09-27-2002, 08:58 PM	#8
Space Goat Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,042	Like this newest guy "bARbaRIaN133". It's almost like some sort a joke. Who on earth would want a screen name that looks like that? I don't even want it on my board. You see where I'm coming from? Accounts like that don't even stand a chance.

09-27-2002, 09:00 PM	#9
Darren Palumbo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 4,876	What about the ones that say "ME" and "HAHA" ?

09-27-2002, 09:04 PM	#10
Space Goat Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,042	What do you think?

09-27-2002, 09:25 PM	#12
Space Goat Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,042	Since when did you have to post in order to be a member? I delete inactive accounts, meaning accounts where the user has never logged into for so and so days. All the accounts that have 0 posts and are over 4 months old are users who still visit the board occasionally. OR are important members, like OZ (who has an inactive account) and Greg Niecestro (who is a friend of mine). I honestly don't understand your obsession with inactive users. They aren't getting in your way, and they're taking up no more than a couple bytes of memory. It's not a problem.

09-27-2002, 09:27 PM	#13
Space Goat Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,042	In fact, there isn't a single member left on there who registered last october/november and hasn't made a single post.

09-28-2002, 12:28 AM	#14
Demented Ferret Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 16,248	it's great to see you are thinnening(?) down on nebies...Youshould put a warning page teling them they may be suject to lots of verbal abuse..It will stop people making retarded threads and will stop soft newbies signing up...Anyway, the only reason why the community is so tough is becuase everone knows it could tumble all the way down hill any second...

09-28-2002, 03:31 AM	#15
Gorosaurus Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 16,146	No, it's tough because people figure that if they can't succeed in being funny, they might as well look all hot-snot. We need more mellow people around here, methinks. I honestly don't know how I managed to, for the most part, stay out of the wrath of most when I first arrived, but hey.... I did But anywho, there's really nothing we can do about the newbie situation. You can't block them all out, that's just wrong. I think that the way Goat handles it is best... if they show a shread of intelligence in their username/profile, then they are considered And I'd rather that people who just stay and read do just that, rather than making pointless posts once in a while to get their postcount up.

09-28-2002, 10:43 AM	#17
FireInYourHole Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 410	if you don't act retarded and/or make stupid comments, then you should be okay... the problem is, people like to make retarded and stupid comments and try to be funny.

09-29-2002, 07:33 AM	#19
VIVALAVOVA Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 8,519	jordan, you're act almost as stupid as him so shut up.