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Originally Posted by mooby

I would advocate a 100 post minimum before starting a thread, to discourage all the newbies that come here to advertise their blogs, etc. I think new members that do that see the 10 post minimum as an easy hurdle to pass just by making 10 crap posts that don't add any value to the boards. Maybe making it 100 posts would make it tougher while still not eliminating new members' desire to post here. Either that or make a two week - 1 month waiting period before they can start a thread.

I would also advocate starting a "welcome, introduce yourself here" thread in the Locker Room, probably stickied at the top, as a thread that would allow new members to introduce themselves and also post the reason they are joining the boards, whether it be advertising their own site or whatever. I would include a link to that thread in the post that new members typically see, the one that tells them to read the forum guidelines, etc. This would allow them the opportunity to advertise their stuff without spamming the board, and hopefully that thread would work in conjunction with the 100 post minimum to allow them to get their point across, without making them feel not welcome.

Of course, none of what I just said would help in regards to the various members of this board who are more concerned with breaking news than actually reading the boards. That's a much harder problem to solve.

I think 100 posts is a good idea...I may have gone over the top with 1000 posts.