Thread: Few Suggestions (Mainy for Intro)

So here are my suggestions :

1) I feel the secret password should be made more tougher. This is because I tend to find lots of thread in which the midgets don't have even the slimmest of idea about our rules, but still manage to get the secret password right by looking at other threads and using their brains.

2) The present norm of quoting the Intro post, while making the first reply to the thread, should be extended a bit. By this I mean that, whenever a person reps a midget, he must quote the first post again, so that the new information which is added to the Intro by the midget after his mistakes are pointed out, can also be preserved.

3) Allow the Intro worker to hand out one-day temp bans to those persons whom they have repped, for anything done by them which goes against our rules. It might be for spamming to increase post count, lying, using disrespectful language against any member, not making proper ratio proofs for giveaways, and even for applying in too many giveaways just after being repped in. Obviously staff cannot be bothered about these petty things. The main purpose of this suggestion is to induce discipline among the new members.

4) We do have some fixed rules on how to make a ratio proof. But I tend to find so many people who have been at T-I for a good amount of time, and still don't make proper ratio proofs. So I think they should be given a warning for this first offense, and infractions for repeated offenses.

Originally Posted by smack

So here are my suggestions :

1) I feel the secret password should be made more tougher. This is because I tend to find lots of thread in which the midgets don't have even the slimmest of idea about our rules, but still manage to get the secret password right by looking at other threads and using their brains.

I don't think this happens, if you take the time to look through all of peoples intro's and figure out the pattern you might as well take the time to read the rules.

2) The present norm of quoting the Intro post, while making the first reply to the thread, should be extended a bit. By this I mean that, whenever a person reps a midget, he must quote the first post again, so that the new information which is added to the Intro by the midget after his mistakes are pointed out, can also be preserved.

Not sure what you mean by that, people already quote the post, so the first information is preserved anyway.

3) Allow the Intro worker to hand out one-day temp bans to those persons whom they have repped, for anything done by them which goes against our rules. It might be for spamming to increase post count, lying, using disrespectful language against any member, not making proper ratio proofs for giveaways, and even for applying in too many giveaways just after being repped in. Obviously staff cannot be bothered about these petty things. The main purpose of this suggestion is to induce discipline among the new members.

I'm not sure if you should be deciding what staff are or are not bothered to do, anyhow intro moderators have power only of the forum they moderate which is the introduction forum, i think a system like this would be complicated to implement and hardly worth the effort.

4) We do have some fixed rules on how to make a ratio proof. But I tend to find so many people who have been at T-I for a good amount of time, and still don't make proper ratio proofs. So I think they should be given a warning for this first offense, and infractions for repeated offenses.

When you make a giveaway thread, if you wish to decide how you want the person applying to make there ratio proof that is your choice and if they don't want to they don't need to apply, you have the freedom to pose whatever rules you wish when making a giveaway and there is no reason for rules to intervene on this.

these are just my thoughts on these matters (;

Originally Posted by smack

So here are my suggestions :

1) I feel the secret password should be made more tougher. This is because I tend to find lots of thread in which the midgets don't have even the slimmest of idea about our rules, but still manage to get the secret password right by looking at other threads and using their brains.

Well m8 there will be some pattern all the time and well I'm not sure but the reason they break rules is not that they don't read most of it..it's cause they skip read and try finding the password and when they get it they stop reading it..Not all but some...

Originally Posted by smack

2) The present norm of quoting the Intro post, while making the first reply to the thread, should be extended a bit. By this I mean that, whenever a person reps a midget, he must quote the first post again, so that the new information which is added to the Intro by the midget after his mistakes are pointed out, can also be preserved.

Yep this is cool idea...If you are saying the final user to quote the last +rep'ed intro.Well but once I repped in one user and there was something I wanted him to change but he told me he cannot edit his post anymore..not sure if they can though..

Originally Posted by smack

3) Allow the Intro worker to hand out one-day temp bans to those persons whom they have repped, for anything done by them which goes against our rules. It might be for spamming to increase post count, lying, using disrespectful language against any member, not making proper ratio proofs for giveaways, and even for applying in too many giveaways just after being repped in. Obviously staff cannot be bothered about these petty things. The main purpose of this suggestion is to induce discipline among the new members.

nah I don't think it's a good Idea...well if you feel that they doing wrong just use the report button ..I do it all the time and have seen the effect of it..quite powerful tool..

Originally Posted by smack

4) We do have some fixed rules on how to make a ratio proof. But I tend to find so many people who have been at T-I for a good amount of time, and still don't make proper ratio proofs. So I think they should be given a warning for this first offense, and infractions for repeated offenses.

nah don't you think we are already too strict..he he
so it's true people go lazy with time but it's not just about beinng lazy it's also about trusting this place more..now I always prefer to give profile link as they are less tedious to give...Well leaving time and all doesn't deseve a warning as you get temp. banned after some of them.

but for some big mistake(like username,email,ip not hidden ) we can have something if mod. feel..but no from my side..




just my 2 cents...he he
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1.I think the secret password is very good as it is already.If you suggest such a change please tell us how do you want to improve the secret password.Maybe the best idea is to to restrict access of new members only to their introductions block the acces to the rest of the introductions.

2.Yes this is a good suggestion because so the progress of an new member is preserved if it is neccesary.This could be added to the intro rules.

3.No!This will never happen.I don't think the mods will ever allow a normal user the ability to ban another.Maybe only to the Lead Intro mods.
The reason I don't see this happen is that when you rep a person you should tell him the overall rules and if he doesn't understend this the moderators will have to deal with him.

4.I don't see any reason to warn a member or worst to give him an infraction only because he doesn't make a correct proof.In the Introduction section I saw the Intro mods and the rest of the members that work there that they clearly explain how the proofs must be redone when necessary.
I think we need to have more patient with new members because we have passed through what they go now too and the members who have given access us to the forum have patience with us and showed their interest to help people previously unknown to enter.
Regarding the rest of the forum members I believe that an infraction is too much for making mistakes in the proofs and I think that the staff woold have too much work to check every proof on each giveaway.In case of the giveaways the best would be that the inviter to draw attention to errors and require a redone of the respective proofs.In the worst cases they can withdraw the offer for the respective user that is unable to remake the proofs.
Also I think It would take a lot of time for the mods to send PM's regarding mistakes in the proofs.Just think about this.There are 19,431 members in this forum and anyone could make this mistake...
My toughts about this...

1) The reason the password is there, is to try and make people read the rules. Yes people copy it, usually from the rules and yes some people figure it it from other peoples intro's and several people still get it wrong. If somebody has not read the rules it shows in the rest of the intro. As it stands, the password system works - if you can think of a better system, then by all means suggest it.

2) I'm not sure that quoting the intro before repping someone is necessary. Once you have repped someone, you should be informing the intro mods that the intro is complete so that it can be closed and moved, thus preventing any further changes. Too many quotes in an intro makes it cluttered and difficult to read besides its very rare that a repped user changes the info after being repped, they are usually to eager to get to the invites.

3) Never gonna happen. If there is a problem with a user on site then inform a mod, thats what we are here for.

4) I assume this is more aimed at the invites section. If there is a problem with a proof then ask the member to fix it. I see no need to be giving out warnings etc to people when a simple "By the way can you check your proof, because your username is showing, just thinking of your account safety" can be put.

Please remember folks we are here to help each other. Yes some people blatantly flaunt the rules and as such should be dealt with by way of infractions etc, but sometimes it just takes someone to point out the mistakes.
Also remember, that if we give out infractions etc for every tiny mistake made we would lose members left, right and centre because we would be seen as being too strict and that is not good for the forum. In conclusion, if there is a problem then report it to a mod via the report post button or via pm, we will deal the situation as we see fit.