About Invites Section

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Originally Posted by astarow

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Originally Posted by Shadowfire

I think it's a bad idea because it further makes what invites are worth too literal. I think the current requirements are good enough. 1 month is plenty to wait, and 20 posts are a good balance between spamming and not being active enough.

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1 month restriction for low level is too much imho.

if my sugestion is accepted we can have:
low level (not exactly lvl 2 2.5 ... can be also level 3 ... ) with let's say 1 week wait time and a minimum number of posts

hi level where there is no spam, no spies, no cheaters with minimum 1 mo wait time, good posts (no exact number specified), good ratio's, etc.

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Think your saying that those with access to both tiers could make any level trades in either section. Though would those having access to just the lower tier be allowed to do the same or be limited to certain level trades untill they gain access to the new tier. If either group can make any trades then its just an upper tier and has little to do with what levels are traded. Just trying to get how your suggesting this...

I think its a good idea on paper, but in reality it makes people take invite value to literally and nobody needs that.

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Originally Posted by kavalchuk17

I think its a good idea on paper, but in reality it makes people take invite value to literally and nobody needs that.

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Think you might be right and would most likely be messy...

I'm not really suggesting anything new. I'm just disagreeing with the first suggestion.

Maybe there could actually be a flagging system where each user can individually assign colored flags to appear next to members' usernames if they meet requirements that the individual has assigned. This can help members easily pick out whether they want to trade with the person for sites that are rated so and so. So that it's not a predefined system; it's only an aid to help each user.

/edit: yeah, I think what Kavalchuk17 just said is what I was trying to convey.

I dont agree with creating more levels of acess than the ones already in place. It just becomes too elitist. Too restrictive. And after a while, i think everybody knows who's trustworthy and who's here with a non-constructive mind set. I dont see the need to create more barriers, other than the one month, x number of posts to acess this section.

Its not the number of posts that measures users worth. And who (and how) decides what posts are spam or what posts are useful? Is somebody going to count the number of words in a post, to determine its relevance?

The whole tracker layering is subjective by definition. Scaling its acess is the same as making it "official". And having a few members being able to trade in all sections, and the others limited to the "minor" ones, just doesnt look fair to me. Creates advantages to some. But hey, its not my site.

Shit, you lot can't agree exactly what some trackers are worth, anyway!
I've seen lotsa "xxx tracker isn't really worth 4 more like 3.5" type posts here.

If you change it, I'm not policing it; modding the BT sections alone sucks too much of my spare time as it is.

Too right. Read my above post about flagging, please.

how do u gain stars?

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Originally Posted by nikmash232

how do u gain stars?

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with number of posts..

we can add new item called power of the reply
(how its good and usefull not just spam)

i see it on many forums

whats the purpose of it ?

we can limit access to this section upon its number
so we can avoid spaming posts

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Originally Posted by Moonspell13

BUT can you imagine how MANY other people with exactly the same standards he has are ABLE to check on this section.. Well, I guess they are not joking, HUNDREDS...... And THAT'S what need to be changed, a better filter so that spies and scammers will have a hell of a hard time to get into here.. And even when they do, they will spotted quickly and begone and will have to go a lot of work to gain access again.. That's what this is all about .. ;):cool:

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the 5 posts 1 month rule isnt to keep site staff out so u can continue trading their invites in peace. its to try encourage ppl to use the rest of the forums. it was originally intended for the forum members, and not for new users to signup just for the invites section. i remember when i 1st came to this section, there was 2 or 3 threads A DAY. now theres often 2 or 3 PAGES of threads.

to answer the original post, i would increase the wait time, not the post count. the forums already full of n00bs spamming their 1st 5 posts. a longer wait time would put alot of users off, and they'd go elsewhere. and if all they want is access to this section, good, let them go elsewhere.

edit: i notice its now 1 month and 20 posts. was that down to this thread, problems with new users, or just a general decision change. im in favour.