Questions about the forum guidelines - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Martian · 05-03-2005, 02:18 AM

Let me preface this by saying that yes, I do want to become a regular member with all of the priveleges that implies. I think it's a fair bet that just about everyone here does. However, I'm willing to be patient about it and view it as sort of a bonus. That aside, I was sort of wondering about some of the rules here.

I originally joined up in 2004 (for the titty board, yes) and lurked around without making any posts. After leaving for nearly a year, I rediscovered TFP and decided that I like the community here. So I started posting.

I was never one to put much stock in post counts, but I do generally have a lot to say and therefore my post count has shot up fairly quickly (40 odd in 2 weeks, I think). In the charter it says to pace yourself, yet I post when I think I can contribute something to the discussion. Should I be holding off more? Is there any sort of upper limit on the number of posts that a person can make in a day, or can you fill up the boards, so long as it's a useful contribution?

And just what is a useful contribution, anyway? If I were to make a concise post of three or four sentences, would it be deemed less useful than one that is verbose (several paragraphs)? Or is that the sort of thing that's strictly a judgement call on the part of the moderators?

My probation period isn't quite up yet (unless you want to go by my join date, rather than my first post), but generally how long would it take for me to go through the review process? Again I'm willing to be patient about the whole thing as I'm here for the atmosphere and that's independent of status, but it would help my sometimes too logical mind if I could get a more specific timeframe than is provided now. My respect goes to those who do the job, as policing a forum with nearly 50 000 members (only a small fraction of whom are active, I realize, but all the same) and reviewing potential candidates must be a huge task to say the least, but I can't help but wonder if that all adds up to a long wait. Nobody likes feeling like an outsider and while I'm new enough to respect that this is my lot for now, after 200 or 300 posts I might start to feel a bit differently.

I don't want anyone to see this as griping or any such thing, that's not my intent. I was just hoping to get a more clear idea as to what's acceptable and what qualifies someone as a full fledged member here. I'd think renown is a bad way of judging in a forum with a volume as high as this one, which means there must be another way that it's handled. I'm just curious as to exactly what that is. Is it all run strictly on the judgement of the moderators, or is it a bit more structured than that?

tecoyah · 05-03-2005, 02:30 AM

Okay.....might as well clarify this for everyone:

There is a dramatic difference between a Post-Whore, and an interested member of community. The quality of posting (ie: information and opinion contained) will define the difference in the minds of your Moderators. It becomes obvious to the staff when someone is simply trying to get to the Bonus Materials, and they never will.
Evaluation can come at anytime after probation is up, and often depends very much on the level of quality in contributions to us all.....someone with 250 posts of less than constructive, or irrelevant information may wait longer than another with 75 who adds much to the community. In other words.....it is sometimes good to have a noticable personality.
Be patient....and enjoy what this place stands for....all good things come to those who are Truly Tilted.

healer · 05-03-2005, 03:38 AM

Thanx for the clarification - 'twas something I was wondering about myself, prolly just too afraid to ask.

Thank you.

Martian · 05-03-2005, 03:58 PM

healer - I figured I couldn't be the only one - that's why I posted it.

tecoyah - Thank you for the information, it's much appreciated. Like I said, I'm willing to wait. Just wanted an idea as to how long the wait would be.

Slavakion · 05-04-2005, 02:53 AM

And although there are guidelines for all of this stuff, the mods are flexible. I got full membered fairly quickly -- within a week or two. It depends on how thoughtful your posts are.

05-03-2005, 02:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Questions about the forum guidelines Let me preface this by saying that yes, I do want to become a regular member with all of the priveleges that implies. I think it's a fair bet that just about everyone here does. However, I'm willing to be patient about it and view it as sort of a bonus. That aside, I was sort of wondering about some of the rules here. I originally joined up in 2004 (for the titty board, yes) and lurked around without making any posts. After leaving for nearly a year, I rediscovered TFP and decided that I like the community here. So I started posting. I was never one to put much stock in post counts, but I do generally have a lot to say and therefore my post count has shot up fairly quickly (40 odd in 2 weeks, I think). In the charter it says to pace yourself, yet I post when I think I can contribute something to the discussion. Should I be holding off more? Is there any sort of upper limit on the number of posts that a person can make in a day, or can you fill up the boards, so long as it's a useful contribution? And just what is a useful contribution, anyway? If I were to make a concise post of three or four sentences, would it be deemed less useful than one that is verbose (several paragraphs)? Or is that the sort of thing that's strictly a judgement call on the part of the moderators? My probation period isn't quite up yet (unless you want to go by my join date, rather than my first post), but generally how long would it take for me to go through the review process? Again I'm willing to be patient about the whole thing as I'm here for the atmosphere and that's independent of status, but it would help my sometimes too logical mind if I could get a more specific timeframe than is provided now. My respect goes to those who do the job, as policing a forum with nearly 50 000 members (only a small fraction of whom are active, I realize, but all the same) and reviewing potential candidates must be a huge task to say the least, but I can't help but wonder if that all adds up to a long wait. Nobody likes feeling like an outsider and while I'm new enough to respect that this is my lot for now, after 200 or 300 posts I might start to feel a bit differently. I don't want anyone to see this as griping or any such thing, that's not my intent. I was just hoping to get a more clear idea as to what's acceptable and what qualifies someone as a full fledged member here. I'd think renown is a bad way of judging in a forum with a volume as high as this one, which means there must be another way that it's handled. I'm just curious as to exactly what that is. Is it all run strictly on the judgement of the moderators, or is it a bit more structured than that?

05-03-2005, 02:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
tecoyah Illusionary	Okay.....might as well clarify this for everyone: There is a dramatic difference between a Post-Whore, and an interested member of community. The quality of posting (ie: information and opinion contained) will define the difference in the minds of your Moderators. It becomes obvious to the staff when someone is simply trying to get to the Bonus Materials, and they never will. Evaluation can come at anytime after probation is up, and often depends very much on the level of quality in contributions to us all.....someone with 250 posts of less than constructive, or irrelevant information may wait longer than another with 75 who adds much to the community. In other words.....it is sometimes good to have a noticable personality. Be patient....and enjoy what this place stands for....all good things come to those who are Truly Tilted. __________________ Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha

05-03-2005, 03:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
healer Found my way back Location: South Africa	Thanx for the clarification - 'twas something I was wondering about myself, prolly just too afraid to ask. Thank you.

05-03-2005, 03:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	healer - I figured I couldn't be the only one - that's why I posted it. tecoyah - Thank you for the information, it's much appreciated. Like I said, I'm willing to wait. Just wanted an idea as to how long the wait would be.

05-04-2005, 02:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
Slavakion Mjollnir Incarnate Location: Lost in thought	And although there are guidelines for all of this stuff, the mods are flexible. I got full membered fairly quickly -- within a week or two. It depends on how thoughtful your posts are.