Minimum post count to start new threads

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I brought this up in the GT5 forum and a couple members so far have supported the idea. I have noticed a lot of new members posting new threads in the GT5 forum (and some other places) that are pointless discussions and have been covered before or can be covered in a thread that already exists.

So, I propose that new members have a minimum forum post count before they are allowed to post a new thread. Give or take 30 posts seems like a fair deal. 👍
 
Don't threads started in the GT5 section have to be approved by a Mod? That said, provided I'm right, someone deemed it worthy to allow it through.
 
Yeah, this has been on my to-do list for a while, but I haven't been able to get around it implementing it yet.

TB
Don't threads started in the GT5 section have to be approved by a Mod? That said, provided I'm right, someone deemed it worthy to allow it through.
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No, they don't. Only a user's first post must be approved by moderators.
 
It would be a good way to cut down on potential spammers too.

I support it, even though I am a n00b :D
 
I support this however, the only exception I would make is to permit them to make a "Hi, I'm new here" thread.

Unless of course we want to discontinue the "Introduce Yourself" Forum.
 
Irons
Unless of course we want to discontinue the "Introduce Yourself" Forum.
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Considering he just made it a week or so ago and it has been pretty successful I doubt it.

As for the topic at hand, I would say 30 is a little excessive. Maybe 10-15 would be more fair.
 
No, new users will only be restricted from creating new threads in the GT5 forum, not elsewhere.
 
Though im not wrinting here very often, im a daily user and have been such for a long time. I can only agree on this (even though i cant start new posts then, but im quite sure ill manage)
 
It shouldn't be a big deal for anyone. All most new users post are threads on a question that has been answered, a question that can't yet be answered, a useless rant/poll on some aspect of the game, or a thread on information that has already been posted in numerous places.
 
But then, new members might spam and make useless posts just to be able to make useless threads.
 
Looking through some of the more pointless threads I think the minimum number of posts required to start a new thread would need to be much higher than 30!
 
Makes sense to me......30 is a decent number, even make it like the avatars where you have to make 100 posts to be able to create threads there, the same number you have to make to be eligible for custom avatars. 👍

Either that, or have the mods do approvals of new threads by people with less than 20 posts to show they aren't just posting the same crap over and over again.
 
Funny ... after reading this thread I tried to see how many posts I had when I opened my first thread. But my statistics don't allow it. I can find my first thread (March 2005, GT4 forum) but when I look into my post history the results I get are just the last 100.

So, all I can say is that I registered as user of gtplanet (after maybe two years of lurking) in January 5th 2005 and I opened my first thread in March 29th 2005, almost 3 months later. ( https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=60248 )

Can't find my first post though, that's a pity. To read that one would be- I'm sure - an emotional moment. :dopey:


EDIT - FOUND IT !!!

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showpost.php?p=1389882&postcount=27

And it was indeed emotional :lol: . I pretty much 100% agree with what I wrote even before GT4 was released! Also, I found a few interesting facts about myself.

1 - I came to gtplanet because I was a huge fan of GT3
2 - also because I was completely hyped about GT4's imminent release.
3 - However, I posted in the GT4 forum only 57 times
4 - Last in 2006

what happened?

5 - There's no other way to put it, two things:
a) GT4 was a big dissapointment for me
b) Enthusia was released 3 months later ... and I never looked back.

interesting ... and sorry guys for the off topic. I agree with the OP and if my calculations are correct, my first "opening thread-post" is my 35th post in gtplanet.
 
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Hun200kmh
Funny ... after reading this thread I tried to see how many posts I had when I opened my first thread. But my statistics don't allow it. I can find my first thread (March 2005, GT4 forum) but when I look into my post history the results I get are just the last 100.
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If you change your search options, your first thread shows up with your first 100 posts, in this case post #62.
Hun200kmh
Can't find my first post though, that's a pity. To read that one would be- I'm sure - an emotional moment. :dopey:
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Here ya go. :)
 
Hey, thanks TB! Nothing like a pro to sort things out! :)

All I did was refine an advanced search about posts started by me in the GT4 forum older than one year. So I only had posts in the GT4 forum and apparently I posted a bit elsewhere also.

So ... my first thread was done with my 62nd post, 3 months after I registered. Looks ok for me, but maybe I'm not your average gtplanet new member. I'm probably older and wiser :lol:
 
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I think that if you try and restrict peoples comments to the exsisting threads then you will very quickly lose the success and interest this site has.
People will repeat things as it is not always possible to find what you want or understand the relevance of another thread. I have posted threads about wheels recently and I admit there are a lot of other threads that may be similar but I asked a question, one that had probably been asked before and I gratefully recieved a lot of answers that helped me. If I posted on the end of another thread I probably would not have got the help I recieved.
I think some people takes things a bit too seriously after all there are mods who run this site and I'm sure we apreciate their help and control but feeling free to ask a question even if it's been asked before, even if other will think it silly is what in my opinion makes a forum fun, freindly and popular.
How many of you check when you out with your mates that you are not going to ask a question or start a conversation that someone else had before and if they had go off and read a transcript instead of chatting, imagine how dull that would be. Of course you could change it to the GTplanet forum for people who are perfect, never make mistakes and drive in the top ten only:grumpy:
 
I'm not a big fan of these measures either. Moderation is the key if you want to keep post quality up. There are only a few civilized forums on the net right now, and without exception, these all have very strict moderation (nasty and repeating stuff gets moved to a trash bin/subforum on the spot and without warning). And by disallowing new users to post new threads you're giving off a signal to new users that you assume they suck by default. Which, IMO, is not a very nice first impression.

Still, if it would be limited to the GT5 forum it wouldn't be too bad, it has become GTP's cesspool. ;)

Just my 2 cents.

My first post here was a new thread BTW. ;)
 
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I agree with what most people have said here, and in my view the only section of the forums that should restrict thread creation based on how old is the member is the GT5 one. Also, threads that have the words "Porsche", "Should GT5 have _______", "Release Date", "What ______ are you looking forward in GT?" should be prohibited :lol:.

Coming to think of it, it would be useful to have a function (although since I know nothing about web design this might not be realistic) that does an automated search when a thread title is being written so if I for example wrote "I wish this car is in GT5" the search function would suggest me to go to the GT5 Wishlist thread instead of creating a new one.
 
R1600Turbo
I brought this up in the GT5 forum and a couple members so far have supported the idea. I have noticed a lot of new members posting new threads in the GT5 forum (and some other places) that are pointless discussions and have been covered before or can be covered in a thread that already exists.

So, I propose that new members have a minimum forum post count before they are allowed to post a new thread. Give or take 30 posts seems like a fair deal. 👍
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Honestly, I will say no. Mainly because it makes little to no difference. In my opinion, at least 70% of the threads in the GT5 section are pointless, since they are completely irrelevant to GT5 itself. They only point out problems, start discussions that have no effect on the development of the game (racing series, damage, brands, cars, etc.). And we have members that seem to be dedicated only to create new threads, with their postcount well above 100. The only relevant threads I see are those about facts, like new cars, info, and so on. And I believe everyone finds them interesting. So pointless threads can be interesting, or not; one way or another, they are pointless, and some people seem to forget that before posting in one of them.
 
Perhaps update the "look here before making a thread" thread. It is funny to look at but it can serve a better purpose.

Perhaps having threads approved for new members would be better aswell. Remember there are some new users with good content they would like to share, although it may have it's place in a current thread this wont stop the older member posting the same content in a new thread.
 
Why don' t we have a gt5 question thread so they can ask questions there and if it starts a debate a mod opens up a thread on the subject matter.
 
owen.c93
Perhaps update the "look here before making a thread" thread. It is funny to look at but it can serve a better purpose.

Perhaps having threads approved for new members would be better aswell. Remember there are some new users with good content they would like to share, although it may have it's place in a current thread this wont stop the older member posting the same content in a new thread.
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Having a more in depth search function might help too
 
owen.c93
Perhaps update the "look here before making a thread" thread. It is funny to look at but it can serve a better purpose.
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I would guess once GT5 hits shelves there will be a FAQ thread since there has been one for every release since GTP started.
 
Hmm, not a fan of the idea, there's some ongoing discussions in threads opened from new users, like "GT5 general news thread" for example. Also there's many rather useless threads opened from members with more than 30 posts. So altogether such a rule doesn't make much sense, to me anyways.
 
I guarantee that it will make sense when GT5 is released. Without a restriction on thread creation by new members, we would be inundated with topics like "ZOMG i just got gt5 its awsome", and moderators probably wouldn't even be able to keep up with locking them, particularly if they made a comment describing why it was closed, as they prefer to do. People would post in a "first impressions" thread instead.
 
Austin343
I guarantee that it will make sense when GT5 is released.
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I think one of two things will happen

1) Most people will steer clear of the GT5 forums for a day or
2) GTP will break under load.

Either way, it will be carnage without any form of restriction
 

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