Should We Ban n00bs For Requseting Invites In This Section

**muchspl3** · 05-31-2006, 02:41 PM

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make them wait even longer before they can request invites, if they break that rule by creating a AE then full IP ban them

**rob482** · 05-31-2006, 10:55 PM

If they do it once, warn them. If they do it twice, ban them.

ACK
and that's very tolerant. you have to be pretty blind and/or ignorant to not see the stickies...

**delimare** · 06-01-2006, 02:03 AM

If they make it to this site then it's safe to assume they can read... if they choose not to read the stickies I say BAN away.

**jetje** · 06-01-2006, 06:13 AM

ban should be rarely used. Heavy or repeated violation of the board rules. Seeing that a lot of n00bs are banned will just give the impression that this place is very unfriendly towards new members! ... or is just an unfriendly tight modded place.

Please remember: "We all once were n00bs"

**RealitY** · 06-01-2006, 06:30 AM

Think that most all agree even n00bs a ban should occur after a warning if its repeated. If you dont read the stickies and are warned or get a temp ban and then repeat the same thing you should be banned. Its blatant disregard for the site and all those who participate. Those that repeat asking for invites in this section after being warned are just here to grab and go anyway and generally dont make any contribution to the site or this section. They actually make this section messy at times. Its time we make it clear. Think first offense should be a temp ban which will show a message as to why and then second a permanent ban. Fact is if you dont get it at that point you should move on anyway...

**muskrat_love** · 06-01-2006, 06:58 AM

I say BAN them!!

By the way can I have an invite to...

Just kidding!

A warning should be enough. After that a ban should be in place.

**Hermiod** · 06-01-2006, 02:24 PM

Is the invite section now closed ? Every page I try to access gives me the error:
"Hermiod, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:"

**RealitY** · 06-01-2006, 05:45 PM

Threads in the BT Invite Section have been set to no content for new members. That means you can read the titles but not the content of the thread itself. This may cure some of the issue of new members using pm messages to requests invites. Since new members cannot post in the section seems theres no reason they need to read it. When you have five posts and have been a member for a month you will be able to read the threads and post within them. When a new member tries to read a thread in that section now they get this message...

Name, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. If you are trying to use the BitTorrent Invites Section read here. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.