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admin
By admin | Oct 17 2014 1:05 PM
I'm going to make a suggestion and will be looking for what you guys say: no more than 1 new thread per half-hour, per user. I think it's sensible.

BTW, has anyone tried the live debate thing yet? Want to hear some feedback please! :D
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admin
By admin | Oct 17 2014 1:06 PM
admin: Also welcoming any other ideas people have.
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Darth Vitiosus
By Darth Vitiosus | Oct 17 2014 1:20 PM
admin: I'm going to make a suggestion and will be looking for what you guys say: no more than 1 new thread per half-hour, per user. I think it's sensible.

I like that idea, I know may only affect one "regular" user who has made 3 or 4 posts a day. Spammers would be stopped immediately from doing things. I don't think most members of the site will be affected. There is this other problem that spammers can use:

http://www.edeb8.com/debate/SEX%3A+GIRL+OR+BOY+AND+ALSO+MEAN+GENDER+who+tell+me+this+huh%3F%3F-520/
http://www.edeb8.com/debate/SEX%3A+GIRL+OR+BOY+AND+ALSO+MEAN+GENDER+who+tell+me+this+huh%3F%3F-519/
http://www.edeb8.com/debate/SEX%3A+GIRL+OR+BOY+AND+ALSO+MEAN+GENDER+who+tell+me+this+huh%3F%3F-518/
http://www.edeb8.com/debate/SEX%3A+GIRL+OR+BOY+AND+ALSO+MEAN+GENDER+who+tell+me+this+huh%3F%3F-517/
http://www.edeb8.com/debate/SEX%3A+GIRL+OR+BOY+AND+ALSO+MEAN+GENDER+who+tell+me+this+huh%3F%3F-516/
http://www.edeb8.com/debate/SEX%3A+GIRL+OR+BOY+AND+ALSO+MEAN+GENDER+who+tell+me+this+huh%3F%3F-515/
http://www.edeb8.com/debate/SEX%3A+GIRL+OR+BOY+AND+ALSO+MEAN+GENDER+who+tell+me+this+huh%3F%3F-513/

Need I go on? There are far far many more to add.
Darth Vitiosus
By Darth Vitiosus | Oct 17 2014 1:21 PM
Darth Vitiosus: know it may*
admin
By admin | Oct 17 2014 1:23 PM
Darth Vitiosus: Yeah, one new debate challenge every half hour would make sense too lol.
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Darth Vitiosus
By Darth Vitiosus | Oct 17 2014 1:24 PM
admin: Agreed
Blackflag
By Blackflag | Oct 17 2014 2:21 PM
admin: I hate the rule. I think there should be no limits to the amount of productive threads made. Spammers wouldn't follow the rule anyways, so why punish abiding users with them. It should be handled on a case by case basis. If someone makes three productive threads in a half hour, allow it, but if someone makes a routine of making a large amount of unproductive threads, then I would advise talking to that user.

I absolutely am against this proposal.
sea_shell
By sea_shell | Oct 17 2014 3:36 PM
admin: Maybe there could be different levels of membership? People who are in one level could have those limits, then another level could have looser / no limits. This may be in the too-hard-to-write basket, I would have no clue. But I like the idea, generally.
I'm not sure if I trust anyone who doesn't have their face as their profile.
Blackflag
By Blackflag | Oct 17 2014 3:36 PM
sea_shell: I already know the answer to this.....
admin
By admin | Oct 17 2014 3:37 PM
sea_shell: Nah. Too much potential for moderators to play favorites / allegations of bias.
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sea_shell
By sea_shell | Oct 17 2014 3:37 PM
Blackflag: Lucky :)
I'm not sure if I trust anyone who doesn't have their face as their profile.
Blackflag
By Blackflag | Oct 17 2014 3:38 PM
sea_shell: Levels of membership sounds bad, but there is another like-wise system I've proposed in the past. Infraction Points.
The more infractions, the more your privileges are reduced.
sea_shell
By sea_shell | Oct 17 2014 3:38 PM
admin: Kei te pai.
I'm not sure if I trust anyone who doesn't have their face as their profile.
Blackflag
By Blackflag | Oct 17 2014 3:38 PM
sea_shell: Levels of membership sounds bad, but there is another like-wise system I've proposed in the past. Infraction Points.
The more infractions, the more your privileges are reduced.
Blackflag
By Blackflag | Oct 17 2014 3:39 PM
admin: I'll give you 5 dollars for a platinum membership
sea_shell
By sea_shell | Oct 17 2014 3:42 PM
Blackflag: US or NZ?
I'm not sure if I trust anyone who doesn't have their face as their profile.
Blackflag
By Blackflag | Oct 17 2014 3:44 PM
sea_shell: The US dollar is worth more, and does it look like I have NZ currency to exchange?
sea_shell
By sea_shell | Oct 17 2014 3:54 PM
Blackflag: Wow. Sounding a bit defensive there... Weird.
I'm not sure if I trust anyone who doesn't have their face as their profile.