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Subject: Should New Members Have To Wait Longer.....

My future is certain, I will one day fly away. All because I am saved from the penalty of sin. I know he lives.

The darkness is starting to get to everyone.

I think that your idea for making people wait 3 days to start a thread is a decent one. But let the childeren have their cake, and place no hold upon them that would keep them from giving to the feast of garbage of this place.

  • 07.24.2012 4:34 AM PDT
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I'm sure we'll be fine without that system. We've lasted long enough haven't we? Just saying...

  • 07.24.2012 5:18 AM PDT

I am a Floodian

I think it's wrong to assume that a new member is someone who has just stumbled across the website and instantly joined the site. I think a significant number of members lurk on the website for a while, and then decide that they want to join the conversation, so they create an account.

That's the main benefit of an account, now that stat tracking for the most recent Halo games is gone: Being able to participate in the conversation. Having an account doesn't allow you to read the news or lurk on the forums anymore than not having an account does.

I understand the "read the rules" sentiment, but it's not like Bungie.net has any special rules that other websites don't. Don't spam, don't troll, don't flame. Those are all pretty much standard rules. The only thing special is "you have no rights, place nice." Whatever you think of that rule, it's so ingrained in the community lexicon at this point that a new member is going to pick it up quickly whether or not they read the rules as soon as they join.

  • 07.24.2012 10:25 AM PDT

I acknowledge my user name is stupid. However, I promise I'm not.

Disclaimer: The latter is a lie.

I think that EvilCam is definitely right. The majority of ideas to resolve this site's trolling issue in this thread are terrible, to be honest.

To address the title of this thread: No. Members should not 'wait longer' to post or to participate in Bungie.net. As Cam said, why should new members, with no history of Bungie.net, be punished for wanting to become a member of this website/community? To wish for something like this is ridiculous.

  • 07.24.2012 10:43 AM PDT

No, one day is enough.. if you signed up and had to wait 2 days just to post a thread would you wait? Heck no.

  • 07.24.2012 10:58 AM PDT

Please stop complaining about the 'death of a loved one' it's my job. They probably deserved it anyways. Here's a warning, if you keep making pentagrams out of the neighbors livestock I will personally come to your house and kill everyone you love. Now leave me alone, I got to get back to work.
~M.D~

I like this idea, so it can prevent spammers fairly well, like a 3 month wait would be golden.

  • 07.24.2012 10:50 PM PDT

As for the Op's so called "plan," the trolls have no jurisdiction. They will find The Flood, and make them squeal. And I know the squealers when I see them.

[Edited on 07.24.2012 10:55 PM PDT]

  • 07.24.2012 10:55 PM PDT

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