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<blockquote data-quote="EKing" data-source="post: 3510807" data-attributes="member: 43282"><p>I've mentioned before that I am against any arbitrary post count requirements because I've seen what happens when these rules are in place when I was on another gun forum; mdshooters.com. </p><p>Having a minimum post count requirement before members are allowed to post in the classifieds only cheapens the rest of the site. I'll explain.</p><p></p><p>When a new guy wants to post something for sale but must first have, say, 50 posts; he simply spends 10 minutes adding nonsense responses to existing conversations. "I agree" "nice gun" "that's funny". He does this 50 times to 50 different conversations. </p><p>That's all he has to do to become an "established" member. (That cracks me up, "Established". Maybe that should be one of the badges members can earn. Bring back the chicken lego!)</p><p>At the other gun site I used to be on, we knew when an item was about to be listed in the classifieds because a new member would be all over the site giving short opinions on every topic of discussion until he reached the magic 50. Then an item would be for sale.</p><p></p><p>He's not the only one trying to become an "established" member. There are others. These days there are many others. Right now the way we have it, the ones who have no interest in participating in online discussions are keeping themselves to the classifieds only. If there is a rule in place that forces members to have a minimum post count before posting in the classifieds; a rule that forces people to participate in discussions, it only takes 10 minutes for them to crap all over the rest of the site before they get what they want.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EKing, post: 3510807, member: 43282"] I've mentioned before that I am against any arbitrary post count requirements because I've seen what happens when these rules are in place when I was on another gun forum; mdshooters.com. Having a minimum post count requirement before members are allowed to post in the classifieds only cheapens the rest of the site. I'll explain. When a new guy wants to post something for sale but must first have, say, 50 posts; he simply spends 10 minutes adding nonsense responses to existing conversations. "I agree" "nice gun" "that's funny". He does this 50 times to 50 different conversations. That's all he has to do to become an "established" member. (That cracks me up, "Established". Maybe that should be one of the badges members can earn. Bring back the chicken lego!) At the other gun site I used to be on, we knew when an item was about to be listed in the classifieds because a new member would be all over the site giving short opinions on every topic of discussion until he reached the magic 50. Then an item would be for sale. He's not the only one trying to become an "established" member. There are others. These days there are many others. Right now the way we have it, the ones who have no interest in participating in online discussions are keeping themselves to the classifieds only. If there is a rule in place that forces members to have a minimum post count before posting in the classifieds; a rule that forces people to participate in discussions, it only takes 10 minutes for them to crap all over the rest of the site before they get what they want. [/QUOTE]
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