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PatrickHenry
04-21-2008, 10:21 PM
Have you noticed that new members often register and then make ONE POST before departing forever?

Why should we serve as a soapbox for these often deranged or otherwise challenged "members?"

How about a (very minimal) threshhold before a member is allowed to start a new topic?

Two posts or three should serve as a deterrent to the hit and run loons.

I find it annoying to have a person throw a grenade in our midst and then split forever. Sometimes the grenade is a dud, but why should we even deal with it?

Make 'em earn some level of respect before they can start a topic...
lily
04-21-2008, 10:28 PM
While I agree it may be agravating......but if it gets others here to discuss I don't see what the problem is.
Buck Laser
04-21-2008, 10:48 PM
Every forum I've ever been on has a number of one-time posters, and posters who never put anything up. Far as I can see, DF has a fairly reasonable number of posters. Some who don't post very often seem to have unusual and intelligent points of view, even if I don't agree with them. The more variety we have, the better I like it. I get annoyed by some whose views are always predictable and frequently mean-spirited, but I consider DF considerably better than most.
preservanation
04-22-2008, 12:05 AM
I kinda like it.
Maybe if our responses are intriguing, he/she/it will return to post some more.
We could end up finding a diamond in the rough...
Scribbler1
04-22-2008, 02:19 AM
We ALL were one post wonders...until the second time.

Some may still be here, lurking and waiting to see what kinds of responses they get, or some may just come back later. Or they just don't like the place. Who knows?

Forums are like beer. Some people take a sip and keep drinking it, and some take that first sip and never touch it again.
PatrickHenry
04-22-2008, 06:18 AM
We ALL were one post wonders...until the second time.

Some may still be here, lurking and waiting to see what kinds of responses they get, or some may just come back later. Or they just don't like the place. Who knows?

Forums are like beer. Some people take a sip and keep drinking it, and some take that first sip and never touch it again.
Well, thanks for seeing the point I labored to make...not... :blah:

I did not make my first post a new topic...then never return to debate...
ECW
04-22-2008, 06:31 AM
It's why I never respond to a "newbie" post unless it's in the intro thread. I wait until I see that they will be here for even a few days before I jump in to any other thread they may start. You should try it sometime, brother.
Pookie
04-22-2008, 06:43 AM
Hmmm. I dunno. We have gotten many, many new members since I've been here who are terrific posters. I might not agree with them on every single point, but that makes no difference whatsoever.
And I learn a lot. Sometimes I reply, sometimes not....ehhhh, every post and every poster is different.
Purrs,
Pookie
preservanation
04-22-2008, 06:48 AM
Tainted Love by Soft Cell.
Pookie
04-22-2008, 07:27 AM
What are you talking about, Pres? What does this have to do with the topic?
Can you explain what you meant by that, please? I'm lost.
Purrs,
Pookie
Pogo
04-22-2008, 07:35 AM
What are you talking about, Pres? What does this have to do with the topic?
Can you explain what you meant by that, please? I'm lost.
Purrs,
Pookie

Prolly a one hit wonder.
Pookie
04-22-2008, 08:08 AM
Maybe so. But that's a bit obscure and it doesn't have a whole lot to do with addressing the issue of new members posting once and taking off, right?
Purrs,
Pookie
jafar00
04-22-2008, 08:34 AM
I bet you've never heard this one from the Muppets :D

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3KANI2dpXLw
ECW
04-22-2008, 05:00 PM
I bet you've never heard this one from the Muppets :D

3KANI2dpXLw

Fixed.
Scribbler1
04-23-2008, 01:50 AM
Well, thanks for seeing the point I labored to make...not... :blah:

I did not make my first post a new topic...then never return to debate...That wasn't MY point. I was saying that many lurk and come back later too.

I was just saying we all start out with the first one. Sometimes their first post gets a little more "scrutiny" than they would like as well.
Scribbler1
04-23-2008, 01:52 AM
Maybe so. But that's a bit obscure and it doesn't have a whole lot to do with addressing the issue of new members posting once and taking off, right?
Purrs,
PookieI think he was making a joke there. "Tainted Love" was a one hit wonder by Soft Cell. If you think of the "techno" kind of tune that included the words from the Supremes "Where did our love go <Baby Baby>" you may recognize the song.
cronic
04-23-2008, 01:57 AM
I kinda like it.
Maybe if our responses are intriguing, he/she/it will return to post some more.
We could end up finding a diamond in the rough...

ya.. like ya all did with me
PatrickHenry
04-23-2008, 02:16 AM
ya.. like ya all did with me
Your first post was not a new thread was it, cronic?
cronic
04-23-2008, 02:33 AM
Your first post was not a new thread was it, cronic?

Well actually PH.. I can't remember anymore..That was like 5000 joints ago.. ...Probably not..tho.. I am guessing I just threw my hat into someone elses thread and started spewing..lol..
PatrickHenry
04-23-2008, 02:35 AM
...That was like 5000 joints ago.. ...

Damn! No wonder you need money...
cronic
04-23-2008, 02:38 AM
Damn! No wonder you need money...

lol.. man.. you may have a point there..haha
Buck Laser
04-23-2008, 04:14 AM
Does anyone remember the 300 shot wonder who called himself "Red States Rule?" He made over 300 posts in one day, every single one of them surpassingly stupid, and was never heard from again. On the whole, I'd prefer the 1 shot wonder.
PatrickHenry
04-23-2008, 04:28 AM
Does anyone remember the 300 shot wonder who called himself "Red States Rule?" He made over 300 posts in one day, every single one of them surpassingly stupid, and was never heard from again. On the whole, I'd prefer the 1 shot wonder.
Heh. Good point.
preservanation
04-23-2008, 11:42 AM
We could end up finding a diamond in the rough...
ya.. like ya all did with meRough, yes...but I'm not so sure about the diamond part...except maybe that they're sharp, hard and come from a lump of coal.:D
Scribbler1
04-23-2008, 11:04 PM
Does anyone remember the 300 shot wonder who called himself "Red States Rule?" He made over 300 posts in one day, every single one of them surpassingly stupid, and was never heard from again. On the whole, I'd prefer the 1 shot wonder.Well, the "one shots" DO make for a lot less irritation, that's certain.
TheStripey1
04-24-2008, 01:05 AM
Does anyone remember the 300 shot wonder who called himself "Red States Rule?" He made over 300 posts in one day, every single one of them surpassingly stupid, and was never heard from again. On the whole, I'd prefer the 1 shot wonder.

yes... and I can tell you where he hangs his keyboard if you like... as it's fun to call him on his posts... I always ask him for a link to the drivel he posts and ya know what? he never posts one...

go figure...
Buck Laser
04-24-2008, 02:41 AM
yes... and I can tell you where he hangs his keyboard if you like... as it's fun to call him on his posts... I always ask him for a link to the drivel he posts and ya know what? he never posts one...

go figure...
I can't think of anyone I'd less want to track than that fool.
dgun
04-24-2008, 05:17 AM
Most of these one hit wonders are just promoting something.

byw, Do you guys like Golf? Because if you do, boy do I have a.....

lol I kid.
PatrickHenry
04-24-2008, 07:02 PM
Most of these one hit wonders are just promoting something.

byw, Do you guys like Golf? Because if you do, boy do I have a.....

lol I kid.Precisely my point!

If they are just here to make a sales call then to hell with them.

Let our members make a couple of posts in someone else's thread BEFORE allowing them to drop their bomb.
Pookie
04-27-2008, 07:35 AM
I believe that might have happened. Look at Ptif's post.
Purrs,
Pookie