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 Posted: Sun, 30th Sep 2007 12:53 Post subject: About newbies... read and think |
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I was thinking...
Every couple of days we get these newbies who are searching for torrents and warez, and, imho, they aren't contributing to the forum community. They register, find out that they can't download, and never show up again...
Just look at this example: Few weeks ago skid made a sticky about BioShock, ftp and torrent link. There were approximately 123000 ppl viewing that thread, even I checked out, thinking wtf?! Since when do we give any links for download?? It was a good way to tell that THERE IS NO DOWNLOAD ON NFORCE! But it could be solved much easier. From time to time I go at Actiontrip, to see what is going on down there. When you type their url on taskbar it shows: ActionTrip -- What we lack in quality, we make up for in stupidity. I suggest that we do the same – for example: NFOrce.nl :: Index – Where no downloads are possible... Or something like that. Feel free to suggest what you would want to be written, so that newbies see that there really is no torrents on this page. I hope that admins, and mods consider this, so we don't have bunch of ppl registering just to find torrents on this page. I really see no point in that.
"Quantum mechanics is actually, contrary to it's reputation, unbeliveably simple, once you take the physics out."
Scott Aaronson | chiv wrote: | | thats true you know. newton didnt discover gravity. the apple told him about it, and then he killed it. the core was never found. |
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Sep 2007 13:37 Post subject: |
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This topic has been discussed over and over for years now, many useful suggestions were made. Only problem is that the admins never showed any particular interest, nor has any of the suggestions been realized. So i wouldn't bother with it.
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Rinze
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Sep 2007 14:00 Post subject: |
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Most of the "useful" suggestions aren't good enough.
We already have sticked threads with rules in every forum, and they work almost perfectly. 98 to 99% of all new users don't request. The last 1 to 2% can't be reached, not with a changed titlebar, not with stickies, not with an agreement they have to sign, not with a readonly membership for the first few days. Adding more obstacles only scares off the huge majority that doesn't request.
The thread skidrow made is several years old, and just gets a new title every few weeks, that's why it has such a high viewcount.
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Sep 2007 14:34 Post subject: |
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Oh, by the way, delete all users and close down the forum. That'll show them!
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Sep 2007 14:50 Post subject: |
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@poorleno: that should solve the problem 
Well I thought that something like that might solve some problems with requesting, but never mind, thnx for the clearing up.
"Quantum mechanics is actually, contrary to it's reputation, unbeliveably simple, once you take the physics out."
Scott Aaronson | chiv wrote: | | thats true you know. newton didnt discover gravity. the apple told him about it, and then he killed it. the core was never found. |
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Jenni
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| Posted: Tue, 2nd Oct 2007 08:53 Post subject: Re: About newbies... read and think |
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| dingo_d wrote: | I was thinking...
Every couple of days we get these newbies who are searching for torrents and warez, and, imho, they aren't contributing to the forum community. They register, find out that they can't download, and never show up again...
Just look at this example: Few weeks ago skid made a sticky about BioShock, ftp and torrent link. There were approximately 123000 ppl viewing that thread, even I checked out, thinking wtf?! Since when do we give any links for download?? It was a good way to tell that THERE IS NO DOWNLOAD ON NFORCE! But it could be solved much easier. From time to time I go at Actiontrip, to see what is going on down there. When you type their url on taskbar it shows: ActionTrip -- What we lack in quality, we make up for in stupidity. I suggest that we do the same – for example: NFOrce.nl :: Index – Where no downloads are possible... Or something like that. Feel free to suggest what you would want to be written, so that newbies see that there really is no torrents on this page. I hope that admins, and mods consider this, so we don't have bunch of ppl registering just to find torrents on this page. I really see no point in that. |
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| Posted: Tue, 2nd Oct 2007 12:28 Post subject: |
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We all know that Crysis, CoD4, Witcher.... are on the way .
So whan someone registering to the forums, whay dont you block the respond ( 10 days or so ) for new registered members. See that options on other forums so it is possible....
And yeah im an English expert.
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Oct 2007 09:38 Post subject: Re: About newbies... read and think |
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| Jenni wrote: | | dingo_d wrote: | I was thinking...
Every couple of days we get these newbies who are searching for torrents and warez, and, imho, they aren't contributing to the forum community. They register, find out that they can't download, and never show up again...
Just look at this example: Few weeks ago skid made a sticky about BioShock, ftp and torrent link. There were approximately 123000 ppl viewing that thread, even I checked out, thinking wtf?! Since when do we give any links for download?? It was a good way to tell that THERE IS NO DOWNLOAD ON NFORCE! But it could be solved much easier. From time to time I go at Actiontrip, to see what is going on down there. When you type their url on taskbar it shows: ActionTrip -- What we lack in quality, we make up for in stupidity. I suggest that we do the same – for example: NFOrce.nl :: Index – Where no downloads are possible... Or something like that. Feel free to suggest what you would want to be written, so that newbies see that there really is no torrents on this page. I hope that admins, and mods consider this, so we don't have bunch of ppl registering just to find torrents on this page. I really see no point in that. |
LOL!!! |
  why lol? About not knowing that the post has been there since ages or that I looked at it?
"Quantum mechanics is actually, contrary to it's reputation, unbeliveably simple, once you take the physics out."
Scott Aaronson | chiv wrote: | | thats true you know. newton didnt discover gravity. the apple told him about it, and then he killed it. the core was never found. |
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