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Ok, we've decided.

To post in spam central, you now need 750+ posts elsewhere on the forums, that is, you need to get to the 'Elite Member' rank.

DO NOT just lower your post quality to achieve 750 posts so you can post there. That'd be dumb, and we'll be looking for it. If you have 750+ posts already, good for you - if you have less, sorry. :lol: :riight:

I realize this decision might be unpopular, however we feel that its for the best. ^_^
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Yeah, finally..at least it helps to halt the spam...Thats a genius idea. Who ever thought of it is brilliant. Now, hopefully there is a eye out for people just posting to get up..
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Feb 25 2008, 03:58 PM
Yeah, finally..at least it helps to halt the spam...Thats a genius idea. Who ever thought of it is brilliant. Now, hopefully there is a eye out for people just posting to get up..

Credit goes to CrimsonEXE :D He originally suggested 1,500 posts, but we already had a system in place, that, with a slight modification, made 750 posts a lot easier to do than the original 1,500 post idea.
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Feb 25 2008, 04:28 PM
I do not approve.

I have to agree. 750 posts is a lot for people who do not get on all the time. (No offense to those that do)

I do agree however with the idea behind this. I'm just saying that the total posts required should be lowered a tad. 450 is a little high, but I could live with that. It won't take months for someone to earn the right to post in Spam Central.
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Hmm... seems like an odd decision. I'm not saying it's wrong, just... different.

It will certainly lower the post count in Spam Central because, well, most people with a 750+ post count don't bother themselves with Spam Central. However, I can see this as not only being an incentive to post half-heartedly (crappy posting, basically) and quickly in order to achieve such a rank, but also as a diversion of spam.

I'll stand by this decision, at least until I see it producing negative consequences, which I am hoping it won't.
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Well, its better, and thats the point...Theres not sopposed to be Spam in the first place, so it will improve the forum overall...Like said, the members with over 750 dont really post in Spam central. So, this makes the forum more of what it should be, a Nintendo forum discussion site...
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Wow 750 posts. I think it should be just a little lower. I've been a member here on forum-n for awhile, I'm fairly active. I don't even have 500 posts yet :(
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I guess a better description of why the decision was made was due to the results we (as the administration) noticed with spam central's temporary closing. The number of reported posts was down, sure we had to move a few topics here and there, but overall, we noticed that people posted the same amount, only with less spam.

So... we also wanted people to register without knowing its there. [Some are also of the opinion that some people register for this place simply to spam, and post the occasional "other post". Hiding it until 750 posts will alleviate that issue.]

(And as stated earlier, the original idea was for 1,500 posts.)
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Feb 25 2008, 06:08 PM
(And as stated earlier, the original idea was for 1,500 posts.)

Exactly, just take what you have..its better than 1,500..lol.

I dont really post there, I might check occasionally to see if there is anything of interest but even so, I sometimes dont even bother posting in there any more.
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Yeah, Shadow, I'm the same way. I don't live in Spam Central, but I will post there occasionally.
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Krushrpants
Feb 25 2008, 05:08 PM
I guess a better description of why the decision was made was due to the results we (as the administration) noticed with spam central's temporary closing. The number of reported posts was down, sure we had to move a few topics here and there, but overall, we noticed that people posted the same amount, only with less spam.

So... we also wanted people to register without knowing its there. [Some are also of the opinion that some people register for this place simply to spam, and post the occasional "other post". Hiding it until 750 posts will alleviate that issue.]

(And as stated earlier, the original idea was for 1,500 posts.)

which reminds me make sure guests cant see it
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I don't post in spam central at all, so I don't care either way. My only worrie is spam leaking into the main parts of the forum.

Certain members (I won't name anyone, but I'm sure you know who I'm talking about) have retartedly high post averages by posting in every concievable thread they can.

I would rather lock the whores up in spam central than have them ruin perfectly good threads. Just my opinion though, like I said, I don't even look there so it doesn't effect me at all.
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Feb 25 2008, 05:07 PM
Well, its better, and thats the point...Theres not sopposed to be Spam in the first place, so it will improve the forum overall...Like said, the members with over 750 dont really post in Spam central. So, this makes the forum more of what it should be, a Nintendo forum discussion site...

Wrong. It's supposed to do that, but there is no guarantee spam won't leak out.

And while I partly agree with eomund that they should all be locked away in Spam Central, that would make all of them angry at each other fairly quickly, and admin/mod mediating might be needed more often then would be liked.

just my two cents.

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I cant even post in my own topic....
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