Hi everyone! I'm back from whatever it was that I was doing for so long and I'm trying to catch up on everything that's happened and/or changed here - now I'm exhausted and my eyes are going buggy from staring at the screen for too long - In such a short time it seems like the forum has grown 50x times the size I remember. I agree with keeping the quality of the forum intact and that as we grow we attract an undesirable handful of pseudo-scrappers but they always end up falling away as time goes by. I'm a prime example of a person who had/has a genuine interest in the industry and who is willing to put a little effort into my own knowledge gathering.
I don't know if it's been suggested or not but what about possibly having a small amount of time after you join that a user is unable to post and/or start their own thread? This may encourage newbies to utilize the search feature and actually indirectly weed out the individuals that just want the quick fix? It could be explained when you join or something.... I dunno just an idea -
It wouldn't have chased me off when I joined
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