New Members

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cerbie1996

Original Poster:

7 posts

271 months

Thursday 11th April 2002
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Why is it that its only the new members slaging people off in the forums and then once they have odne this they dont reply again...

and the new members dont bother to fill in there car details whys that cause they have a crap car....

I admit i am a new member but i have recently rejoined as i was a member for ages before.

its just a grumble, it jsut irritates me to see people getting slagged off in the forums and the other people dont come back under taht screen name

or have i just woke up on the wrong side of teh bed today

PetrolTed

34,443 posts

310 months

Thursday 11th April 2002
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Calm down, calm down. There are plenty of new members who provide valuable contributions.

cerbie1996

Original Poster:

7 posts

271 months

Thursday 11th April 2002
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Sorry ted.. I know i have recently rejoined... adn the majority of new members do provide a good contribution to the furums but there is that small minirity that just annoys me and some other people.

Some people i know are emailing people direct rather than using the furums because to the minority of new members abusing the furums.

PetrolTed

34,443 posts

310 months

Thursday 11th April 2002
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That's fine, it's all part of the service. I do moderate the forums so if there are things that offend then just shout and I'll take a look at them.

The forums are a lot busier than they used to be and a more diverse range of topics and vehicles are covered. That in itself will attract a more diverse range of people - some of whom you might disagree with! Isn't that all part of the fun?

campbell

2,500 posts

290 months

Thursday 11th April 2002
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Its all just fun fun fun fun fun fun
Hello and good bye

JonRB

76,078 posts

279 months

Thursday 11th April 2002
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Ted, I wonder if there is a way round this "create a new profile to anonymise yourself then start slagging people off" problem.

How about a read-only introductory period for new users for, say, 24 hours?

Obviously some legitimate new users may want to start posting immediately. Is there any way that they could volunteer to be authenticated in some way (TBC) to have their 24 hour read-only status removed?

Mind you, even as I type I see a way round this, as some troublemakers might register an alias in advance, "just in case" and circumvent this anyway.

Ah well, back to the drawingboard.

CarZee

13,382 posts

274 months

Thursday 11th April 2002
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I'm working on a way to email Anthrax to people.. I think I see an application here..

marki

15,763 posts

277 months

Thursday 11th April 2002
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I'm working on a way to email Anthrax to people.. I think I see an application here..



Carzee let me know if you ever perfect this product , it would come in really handy in my business use

PetrolTed

34,443 posts

310 months

Thursday 11th April 2002
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Thanks Carzee. Should have a lot more readers from MI5 now...

GregE240

10,857 posts

274 months

Thursday 11th April 2002
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Thanks Carzee. Should have a lot more readers from MI5 now...


Why ?

We don't often talk crappy kitchens and bedroom furniture, do we ? Or is that in a forum I've hidden ?

Neil Menzies

5,167 posts

291 months

Thursday 11th April 2002
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Thanks Carzee. Should have a lot more readers from MI5 now...


Are they big heavy metal fans too?

mr_tony

6,339 posts

276 months

Thursday 11th April 2002
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I thought Poison would be more CarZee's style...

anonymous-user

61 months

Thursday 11th April 2002
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i'm impressed with the number of new members!, goes to show all ted's hard work is paying off and quite rightly so!. as far as i'm copncerned the more people to bore to death with talk of caterhams the better!

superflid

2,254 posts

272 months

Thursday 11th April 2002
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Hi folks, as a new(ish) member with a crap car, I would just like to say that if I offend anyone, which is quite likely, I will be at Donington this weekend (Sat and Sun)available for Anthrax administration.