I take no credit for this, I just wanted to post it here where the suggestion can be heard.
Originally posted by krylon:
I think this is a good idea. To me, it does not make sense why n00bs should not be able to reply in the forum, but they CAN read it. Most of the dealings in FS/FT take place through PM's anyway. What do the higher beings think?
Originally posted by krylon:
Obviously the current 50 post minimum implementation isn't working. Why not block all access to the FS/FT forum until you have 50, similar to XS? Obviously, as seen here, you can still drive-by scam from just reading posts and using the PM system.
I think this is a good idea. To me, it does not make sense why n00bs should not be able to reply in the forum, but they CAN read it. Most of the dealings in FS/FT take place through PM's anyway. What do the higher beings think?