Originally Posted by PainCorp (Post 22266870)

The problem isn't all new people, it's the ones that will call around to find out who accepts CCs for VR and products like it, the ones that want their hand held, and refuse to do any research (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...quirement.html or http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...mazon-gcs.html), it's the ones that run themselves into debt for this (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...-strategy.html), or the ones that think this is illegal (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...-spending.html), and the ones that are doing things that are potentially illegal (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...rt-advice.html).

Maybe posting limits would be a better limit than reading limit. But that will just lead to many people getting many more PM's begging for information.

Originally Posted by cashback (Post 22267613)

All we need is to make two subforums in the MS forum. One for rookies and one for pros. In the pro forum, all newb questions will either be flamed or ignored, never answered. Mods would be in charge of deleting newb questions. If someone answered a newb question, they would be reprimanded appropriately.

The rookie forum would be free game to anything.

Originally Posted by MaineCoon (Post 22267634)

Who will divide us by being pure and not so pure?

Originally Posted by cashback (Post 22267641)

Anyone could read/post anywhere. It would be understood that in the pro forum you better have you sh!t together, or get flamed by everyone. And if someone decided to answer a newb question, they would be suspended for a week or so.

Originally Posted by cashback (Post 22267696)

Both. A pro would say, "I went to store X and store Y, both denied for Reloadit, anyone able to buy RL from there on CC?"

Also, you could judge newb/ not newb by the amount of flame it gets. You can go by a user's FT cred as well. There are a few pros on here that I would let get away with a newb question every once and a while.

Originally Posted by MaineCoon (Post 22267719)

In general, I think your proposal makes sense.

However, it means a lot of work for the mods.

Originally Posted by MaineCoon (Post 22267627)

PainCorp, I do agree with your statement.
However, no one forces you to read and/or answer those threads.
I myself find those threads quite entertaining.:D

Originally Posted by cashback (Post 22267613)

In the pro forum, all newb questions will either be flamed or ignored, never answered. If someone answered a newb question, they would be reprimanded appropriately.

Originally Posted by TTnC4me (Post 22267725)

We could just keep the one forum we have now & do this now.;):D

Originally Posted by TTnC4me (Post 22267725)

Except the basis for the forum isn't entertainment, it's business (even as a hobby).
Hence, the problem.


We could just keep the one forum we have now & do this now.;):D

Originally Posted by cashback (Post 22267724)

It does, but maybe someone would volunteer.

Im sure FlightNurse would be happy to regulate newb posts. ;)

Originally Posted by MaineCoon (Post 22267771)

so, it could be "MS Pro Lounge". One has to be accepted there by the ..whom? Mods? Existing members? Both?

Originally Posted by cashback (Post 22267782)

Nominate the top posters in the MS forum. Then there would be an open vote to pick 3 or 4 of them. Then they allow who is in or out.

Originally Posted by MaineCoon (Post 22267854)

The number of the posts does not mean much.

Some forums had implemented a rating system where posts can receive "+" or "-" from the other members.

Not here though. Must be a different engine.

Would be nice..

Originally Posted by MaineCoon (Post 22267854)

The number of the posts does not mean much.

Some forums had implemented a rating system where posts can receive "+" or "-" from the other members.

Not here though. Must be a different engine.

Would be nice..