[Bitcointalk] Additions to Restrictions for Newbies

[The Sceptical Chymist]

1. Much as we are trying to fight spammers, bumping services and bots. It's also important to note that there are genuine new members out there just like you were at one point, and for the continuity of the forum, we shouldn't make life too hard for them. Some of them will be the future of the forum.

That's certainly true, but I sure as hell wouldn't mind having a "block newbie/Jr. Member/Member" button to select in the Currency Exchange section so I wouldn't have to include a local rule every time that half of them don't bother to read anyway.   

I'd say that it's probably Jr. Members that might present the most problem as far as shitposting goes, though I don't have any supporting data for that.  What I do know is that it's very easy for a Newbie to acquire the single merit necessary to rank themselves up to Jr. Member.  They can do that with a higher-ranked alt account, from a friend, or they could always purchase merit.

Does that mean even Jr Member and Member profiles to be should be blocked from posting in certain threads?

You wrote basically what I said about Jr. Members being a problem as well, so we're in agreement about that.  And no, I don't think there ought to be an option to block any particular rank from posting in your thread--except in Currency Exchange or Lending, where they can actually do real damage.

[Smartvirus]

Not all newbies are really newbies, some are actually old users or ban accounts of previous users while others could actually be a new user as the case may be. But then, not all newbies are spammers or plagiarisers as some newbies have learned to do their homework in skimming and scanning through the various boards in the forum to better acquint themselves with the way the forum is moderated and how to navigate through the boards without breaking any rule.
Again, locking most sections or boards as a form of newbie restriction would discouraged and scare them of making contributions in boards or topics consisting of active forum users. This in turn discourages originality and drives them to the bounty section which is most likely the last resort for scared posters. The restriction is useful though, especially in a signature campaign and also threads intended for particular rank participation in seeking for information only experience can offer.

[Nellayar]

When fighting shitposters and spammers in forum, I think the best way to do is to report the users. Aside from that, no one is a good option. It seems like it is not fair enough to newbies that there are certain topics that they couldn`t replied even they have the ideas. How they will test their level of knowledge when there are certain topics that they are restricted? Besides, the reality of the forum is quiet irony. A lot newbies I have seen that are greater in posting than hero and legendary members even before the merit system. It looks cool only because of their rank but when it comes to the content there are newbies who are trying to give some potential scenario or idea which may help the discussion of thread. I do not involve all higher ranks, but there are higher ranks that has low quality posting than a newbie in forum.

We should be aware of what we want to modify in forum, I understand how we want to fight against spamming activity. But is it really fair enough if there are restrictions to the other? Do you think that it will become a positive effect as a whole? It may just downfall the number of users in forum. Well it is good when it comes to spamming, but take not our industry needs some popularity because projects are going here because the number of users are high than other forums.