A matter of input!

[Touses]

At the outset I would like to apologise in advance to AB and the moderators.

It may not be my place to gripe on this matter and cooler heads will undoubtedly have a more moderate view.

HOWEVER in the short time I have been a member the number of 25 post hit and run incidents has been very disheartening!

I appreciate the requirement the forum has for new members but surely the true blue core of the forum will not suffer from a little discretionary pruning.

My point here is the offer of manuals after 25 posts. I am aware that this has been discussed in the past and the offer has been rescinded and reinstated on occasion.

What I would like to propose is that manuals be offered at the absolute discretion of the administrator and or moderators.

Ie, If after the required quota of posts has been met a member requests a manual that members posting history be evaluated.

Only then will the request be considered!

If it is patently obvious that the member has joined for the reward of the manuals alone then the request be denied and in certain cases the membership be revoked!

I have no wish to place further workload on either AB or the mods but i do believe the matter requires addressing.

My solution may be in no way workable. Wiser heads will have wiser ways!

Just putting the thought out there folks. I feel sure others will have been harbouring similar dissatisfactions.

Again my apologies to the top brass.

Regards, Rob

[mudnut]

A simple solution could be restricting the 25 posts to the introduction thread and a thread or two for them to ask or discuss a problem until their 25 posts are used.

May be impossible to set up though.

[the evil twin]

A simple solution could be restricting the 25 posts to the introduction thread and a thread or two for them to ask or discuss a problem until their 25 posts are used.

May be impossible to set up though.

I think many regulars know my view which is just shitcan the whole 25 posts prerequisite.

I acknowledge totally the effort to gather the 'manuals' but they are in no way the intellectual property of the Forum.
I acknowledge there is a cost to hosting the 'manuals' but surely we are happy to help offset that in sponsorship, I know I am.
There is immense wealth of knowledge available here in the specific threads or by simply posting a Q and IMHO it is that which we should be relying on.

Further, this 25 posts in the intro section that has been in place for yoinks is most perplexing.

Basically it is asking that a brand new 'forumite' go to the 'intros' and welcome 25 people who are already here.
That is the same as a new resident in a community welcoming the people who already live there.
It is arse backwards and says 'if you want the manuals pls make up 25 meaningless posts but only post them in intros or we ban you'.

Totally respect the opinions of others and AB's call on this subject as always

[the evil twin]

... I also suggest that the cost to 'host' a gazillion 25 poster threads and inane replies is probably 100 times more the the cost to host the Manuals without even touching on the PIA factor of how it chokes up the 'latest posts' and 'whats new' search function.

[4bye4]

What ET said. Manuals are manuals after all and get be gotten by other methods rather than cluttering up the forum with posts. If advice is requested it is up to the members whether they offer their experience and advice to low or no post requests.

[Clunk]

Nothing wrong with cluttering up the forum with posts..... its what keeps the forum ticking over

[Clunk]

Meh 25 posts indeed, just wait until I get round to welcoming 3 months worth of newcomers, then you have something to grumble about

[taslucas]

Only here for the manuals???



>>>tappin from tassie

[threedogs]

What there's manuals!, must look into it lol

[megatexture]

Wonder if new member Ryank has read this thread