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Message 76 of 81 (258329)
11-09-2005 10:02 PM 		Reply to: Message 75 by RAZD
11-08-2005 9:02 PM

Another junior member example
http://EvC Forum: Members with restricted posting privileges -->EvC Forum: Members with restricted posting privileges
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two PNT's before establishing creds?
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(not picking on samyy, just letting him be an example why members should learn the posting process before starting new threads)
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Message 77 of 81 (258334)
11-09-2005 10:17 PM 		Reply to: Message 76 by RAZD
11-09-2005 10:02 PM

Re: Another junior member example
two PNT's before establishing creds?
However, there are other first time posters who do well.
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Message 78 of 81 (258338)
11-09-2005 10:28 PM 		Reply to: Message 77 by nwr
11-09-2005 10:17 PM

Re: Another junior member example
And there are lots of first-time posters who post to threads who don't do well.
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As we shift towards opening things up again, I don't think closing off PNT to new posters is a good idea. I'm still of the opinion that going through PNT is the default for everybody, and "proven" people who request the privelege should be given a chance to avoid PNT when they choose to.
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Message 79 of 81 (258724)
11-10-2005 11:00 PM 		Reply to: Message 78 by Ben!
11-09-2005 10:28 PM

Re: Another junior member example
Can we limit a poster to one topic in PNT at a time? If they want to start another they would have to request that the first one be closed?
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This would allow quality new member posts and still take care of concerns about spamming or shotgun posting.
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Message 80 of 81 (258748)
11-11-2005 12:24 AM 		Reply to: Message 79 by RAZD
11-10-2005 11:00 PM

Re: Limit to 1 active PNT per member
Sounds like a good idea to think about, but I wonder if it would be a coding problem.
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There's lots of little tweeks that are conceivable, but each one makes the works more complex.
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I suggest you plug this suggestion into the Feature Requests and Suggestions Thread topic, where it hopefully won't get lost in the clutter.
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Message 81 of 81 (258830)
11-11-2005 11:47 AM

Review of why we use the "Proposed New Topics" (PNT) process
The PNT process is used to try to get new topics off to a good start. That included limiting the number of contained themes to, at most, a focused few. We also want a readable topic - ie Not a huge block of text without any paragraph breaks.
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The PNT process is also to get a quality, descriptive title on the new topic. This helps clarify the topic's theme, and keeps that them "up front". Alas, the "crappy title" contol effort has left much to be desired.
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The PNT process is also to control topic redundancies. This is both that of multiple new topics of the same theme, and that of a new topic that is of a theme of another older but still recently active open topic.
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The PNT process is also to guide the new topics into the proper forums.
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Added by edit - Question to those who don't like the PNT process: How do you think things would have gone, had PNT process never been instituted?
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