QUOTE (alchemist11 @ Aug 13 2006, 07:07 PM) only ok...if not hours but minutes..
btw: i knew you MODs would agree with this...always sucking up to the leader thats how it is....pathetic.
Moderator Note: I knew that your where going to say this. So next time only think this and don't post it because the next time i will just delete it!!!
Im not a mod - And I agree. While I see several hours as being a ineffecient time, possibly less, It will in the long run reduce traffic. After pondering and running as few simulations I came up with the following.
Forum Traffic as a wholw will not drop. Such a system, when implimented, will just change the format posts will be in. This will drop the "post count" per day that many prople are proud to acheive, at the benifit of more concise, informative posts. But, as is the case with any restriction system, there are detrimental effects as well. In an attempt for users to add more information to their posts in relation to later posts, they will create a break in the logical flow of information, potentially causing more of a problem than what we are trying to solve. Essentially you will start to see posts topics where edited posts acctually answer a question before it is asked, renering the later post redundant. Its these redundant posts that we are trying to elimiate correct?
As a remedial action, i suggest a "Hybrid" Approach. A anti-double posting rule could be added, while trouble "chatter" topics have the time-lock rule placed on them by the staff/mod/senpai's. A perfect canadate for this would be the "What Are You Doing" and "What Are You Listening To" topics in the General Forum, wivh i have noticed certain users "Farming" for post count. I myself never resorted to such tactics, and as a point of pride, I attempt to keep my posts as informative and concise as possible.
So there you have it, While it is not a bad idea, it may need to be applied in a very limited fashon, to prevent a "feedback" situation wich may renew the problem we are trying to solve.
On a Side Note: I am very impressed with the management of the forums here. many other forums only impliment procedures such as this as a last ditch effort to preserve bandwidth, whereas Daft is all about logical information flow and neatness. I belive I commentted on the professional cleanlyness of FTV in general before, and it stands true to this day as well.
EDIT: Gah, again i roll off and post without reading others opinions. I really have to stop doing that, but in this instance i was lucky! The following are a few additional ideas.
As N00b, and some of teh other Mods have pointed out, it seems not to be an issue of frequent posting at all. From what I gather, the pet peeve of the Mod staff are one-liners. Or someone who posts two sentences, but splits em up with carrage returns to get their full avatar and signature. If this is the case than this really is the wrong way to go about it. While it is an ingenious idea, it really is too restrictive overall. So I had the idea of a minimum charecter count for posts. Simplistic at its best, it can be modified to your standards, such as a minimum charecter count per sentence, minimum sentence count, why one could go all the way to minimum paragraph count, with all of the previous rules applyed as well. This allows users to post frequently, but forces them to insert relevant information SOMEHOW. Admittedly some members will attempt to get around this by pressing random keys on ther keyboard, or writing something to the effect of "Had to put this sentence in there so i could post it, the rules are gay here", but that is blatantly obvious, and can result in administrative action my the moderation staff. I feel that you current member base will me much more accepting of this idea, rather than the time lock one. It seems to be an issue of Gag/silence/muting. It inheriently is very rude and offensive to be "Silenced" Placed in a solitary world. However being forced to have an informative post, can cause members to give up posting (cant come up woth enough text to meet teh requirements) but inherently they arent "gagged".
EDIT2: Holy Bajeuz! Yes I typed a key off my Saitek keyboard. My D key flew off an for a while was occupying a inacessable space between the wall and my Tuff Box. Useless information I know, but the last time I posted here in VOC I typed a tome also and wore several letters off my keyboard! Just though you all would get some humor out of it.