Originally Posted by HollisM16
Being affected by this personally, I know I'm partial.
The whole "90 posts" and "member for 90 days" to grant someone access to the special forum where everyone gives away money and beer flows like wine seems excessive. I think there should be a stipulation where if you have, say, over 120 days it drops to 60 required posts. And also, a way to circumvent the whole process if you can be validated in some other way (i.e. in person by another respected member, etc). Nothing major, but it sounds a bit more fair to me. I know I'm an abnormal user not posting on a daily basis, but thought I'd throw that out there.
Persoanlly, I like the opposit. Say one didn't meet 90/90 requirements, and now it's at 120 days. I think the req. no. of posts needs to be greater as (s)he has more time to contribute. Like 120 days 100 posts or something like it. One post per day is not that hard to do
I agree that if current member validates another member, (s)he should have access to certain forums.