Guest Posting - your thoughts about it?
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Back when I owned a forum, I permitted guests to post in our Helpdesk. Apart from that, I think posting rights should be exclusive to members because being able to post on a forum is more like a privilege than a right perse.
Shannon Apple
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Nope lol.
I certainly don't want trolls posting anonymously on the forum. If they can do it without signing up, it's not possible to ban them. They can just use proxies.
If they have to make the effort of making new accounts to troll, they usually give up and find an easier target. lol.
I certainly don't want trolls posting anonymously on the forum. If they can do it without signing up, it's not possible to ban them. They can just use proxies.
If they have to make the effort of making new accounts to troll, they usually give up and find an easier target. lol.
I'm looking at ways to help to grow the websites Yes get more trolls yet again the topics and post that guest made have to be approved from the staff team before it's public anyway. So if it's an spam topic no one won't know
Shannon Apple
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Oh yeah, well, if it's something that you're prepared to do, then I suppose that it can be a good thing. I'm too lazy haha, or to be honest, I wouldn't have the time needed to ensure that posts got approved on time. I wouldn't expect our mod team to do it either. However, when you're trying to get a forum off the ground, it's worth trying anything.
The only time I allow guest posts are in support forums for a site. Plain and simple, the support board is accessible to guests to post if they are having issues with their accounts or have questions prior to joining the site. It's the only board on a forum where guests are allowed to post.
Setting aside the extra moderation effort and exception of support section, allowing guest posting to many sections (if not all) makes me question why we need to register in the first place. We all register to a forum to post; we only use the additional features like private messaging when necessary. It's straight to the core, saves us the hassle of registering, and we still get the posts we want.
This is especially tricky for existing forums. Let's say I have an existing with several active registered users, then one day I open posting to guests. What would the registered users gain compared to those guests?
This is especially tricky for existing forums. Let's say I have an existing with several active registered users, then one day I open posting to guests. What would the registered users gain compared to those guests?
I look at:
- They need help regards to accounts or whatnot
- Able to post and see what's the community like before joining
- Might help to get the website to grow
- moderation, well yeah!! but they have to respect that members are important then quests so they have to wait up to 24 hours for there topic/posts to be approved and if they don't want to wait then join the website.
Shannon Apple
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And that's how 4chan was born 😛
I'm kidding, but no seriously, you'd probably end up with something akin to 4chan and that's why most forums require people to register. If trolls didn't exist and people actually knew how to behave and not tear things down just because they can, then none of us would ever have to register for anything, especially in the case where it's a free service. ^^
In Empire's case, his forum isn't very active anyway, so I suppose it's worth attempting it. While you have nothing to lose and only have something to gain, go for it... but in a situation where you have an active site, it's probably not the greatest idea. =)
Good point. I was thinking under the ideal setting where the world is completely peaceful and people do know how to behave. New forums or forums with low activity may not have trolls to worry about yet, though. But they would need to worry when they need to start imposing the registration system. I imagine it's not going to work well if we just suddenly disable the guest posting and tell them all to register to continue posting (assuming that we have some active guest postings).
that's the point is not easy getting those new accounts
Bluezone777
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The thing about having people make accounts is it speaks to your identity that you have and separates each person from the other in being an unique person. When you are unable to simply disregard the reality that each name, avatar, signature, etc. corresponds to an unique individual makes it more difficult to engage in behavior that would be likened to what a troll would do. The more humanized we are while on this forum, the less likely we are to engage in anti social behavior which is why a place like 4 Chan is full of people who can readily engage in such behavior because the essence of individuality and humanity is suppressed by a lack in all things that would come by you having an account such as member number, username, signature, avatar, etc. so people can more easily disregard what they know about who they are talking to which is that they are human beings no different in essence from themselves.
This is why I would find it unwise to ever let anyone post on an entire board without an account. I can understand for support purposes such as being locked out of an account or asking a question about the forum that they are on but that's about as far as I would suggest taking guest posting.
This is why I would find it unwise to ever let anyone post on an entire board without an account. I can understand for support purposes such as being locked out of an account or asking a question about the forum that they are on but that's about as far as I would suggest taking guest posting.
All the while, I thought this thread is about a guest writer that is invited to post. I don't think it is good idea to allow anonymous posting even in just one board. It is like diluting the purity of the community. If the registration is easy then newbies can just join for them to be able to post.
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