29-04-2005, 03:22 AM
(This post was last modified: 29-04-2005, 03:26 AM by Double Edge.)
A Hack Idea - Originally Posted By Double Edge
Okay, well...you may refer to the above link (thread). I suggested a while ago now that the Ragol.co.uk Forums' administrator, Sol, implement a title system. Back then, he decided against that, and of course, it was for a good reason.
What was the reason, you ask (if you have not yet clicked on the link and read the thread
)? It was that many members may spam to the X number of posts needed to allow themselves to have their own custom title (in addition to their current one. ie. Staff Member, Legendary Hero, etc.). The user would get their custom title by using their User CP.
While that is very true, all too true, in fact, that many desperate members may spam their way to the required posts, we have very reliable staff here that would prevent such dishonest posting. For instance, myself; I was not a staff member/moderator when I last suggested this. Neither was Ivan or Kefka, and any other additions. Since my last suggestion of this idea, several staff members have been hired to help out and watch the site/forums. We could help a lot in order to prevent such relentless posting to occur, to keep the forums clean.
Let's examine my idea further...
Pros:
~An excellent forum addition, in general (ie. matching title and avatar)
~Would easily attract more members to join
~Would spur members to post more often, and therefore maintain an active forum environment
~Of course, a lot of fun
Cons:
~May incur spamming by members
That's actually the only negative I can think of, currently. As you can see, the positives of having a Custom Title Hack easily outweigh the negatives. The moderators/admins here would be able to limit the amount of power posting to an absolute minimum, in order to keep the forums clean of posts made only to up the users' count.
I believe that this Custom User Title Hack would be most beneficial to our growing community. I think that if the administration (Sol, mainly), is still concerned about the spam issues (like all of us), we should give it a test-run anyway. If the hack promotes an incredible amount of spamming, I would understand that the hack would need to be deleted.
Please, I ask that this hack be implemented, at least for a test. Please, Sol. It would be great. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Other members, please post your thoughts.
Truly,
Double Edge
Okay, well...you may refer to the above link (thread). I suggested a while ago now that the Ragol.co.uk Forums' administrator, Sol, implement a title system. Back then, he decided against that, and of course, it was for a good reason.
What was the reason, you ask (if you have not yet clicked on the link and read the thread
)? It was that many members may spam to the X number of posts needed to allow themselves to have their own custom title (in addition to their current one. ie. Staff Member, Legendary Hero, etc.). The user would get their custom title by using their User CP.While that is very true, all too true, in fact, that many desperate members may spam their way to the required posts, we have very reliable staff here that would prevent such dishonest posting. For instance, myself; I was not a staff member/moderator when I last suggested this. Neither was Ivan or Kefka, and any other additions. Since my last suggestion of this idea, several staff members have been hired to help out and watch the site/forums. We could help a lot in order to prevent such relentless posting to occur, to keep the forums clean.
Let's examine my idea further...
Pros:
~An excellent forum addition, in general (ie. matching title and avatar)
~Would easily attract more members to join
~Would spur members to post more often, and therefore maintain an active forum environment
~Of course, a lot of fun
Cons:
~May incur spamming by members
That's actually the only negative I can think of, currently. As you can see, the positives of having a Custom Title Hack easily outweigh the negatives. The moderators/admins here would be able to limit the amount of power posting to an absolute minimum, in order to keep the forums clean of posts made only to up the users' count.
I believe that this Custom User Title Hack would be most beneficial to our growing community. I think that if the administration (Sol, mainly), is still concerned about the spam issues (like all of us), we should give it a test-run anyway. If the hack promotes an incredible amount of spamming, I would understand that the hack would need to be deleted.
Please, I ask that this hack be implemented, at least for a test. Please, Sol. It would be great. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Other members, please post your thoughts.
Truly,
Double Edge