Change to News, Politics & Economics posting rights
Discussion
As of this afternoon, we are changing the criteria required to post in our News, Politics & Economics forum.
As PistonHeads is first and foremost a motoring community, we will only let engaged car enthusiasts in our community post in NP&E.
Too often we see people sign up to PH solely to post in NP&E and cause trouble – that's not what our forum is for and those people will be much better placed joining other websites who's business focus on news and politics.
As we only want our motoring community posting in non-motoring forums who have a good understanding of our rules and how to abide by them – members will now need to have been a member of PH for one year and posted 1,000 times in our motoring forums in order to post in NP&E. This will be applied retrospectively to existing members too.
Until then, members will be welcome to read the content in NP&E and engage with other likeminded car enthusiasts in our motoring forums.
As PistonHeads is first and foremost a motoring community, we will only let engaged car enthusiasts in our community post in NP&E.
Too often we see people sign up to PH solely to post in NP&E and cause trouble – that's not what our forum is for and those people will be much better placed joining other websites who's business focus on news and politics.
As we only want our motoring community posting in non-motoring forums who have a good understanding of our rules and how to abide by them – members will now need to have been a member of PH for one year and posted 1,000 times in our motoring forums in order to post in NP&E. This will be applied retrospectively to existing members too.
Until then, members will be welcome to read the content in NP&E and engage with other likeminded car enthusiasts in our motoring forums.
B'stard Child said:
Might be worth cross posting in NP&E and making it a sticky for those people who wouldn't normally look in WF
I totally get why it's here though
Thanks BC, I've updated the sticky at the top of NP&E to reflect I totally get why it's here though
105.4 said:
Good !
When NP&E first started, (or way before that even for similar topics in the Pie & Piston), it would be a really good resource for information.
Now, almost irrespective of the topic, it’s utterly toxic and depressing to try and read.
Hopefully this change will help get it back on track.When NP&E first started, (or way before that even for similar topics in the Pie & Piston), it would be a really good resource for information.
Now, almost irrespective of the topic, it’s utterly toxic and depressing to try and read.
It's a bit of a shame. I enjoy reading the car threads whilst I'm visiting, but the main driver to visit is NPE to honest. I mostly post specifically about cars on Tesla motors club (or whatever car specific forum, for what I happen to be driving).
I'm quite unlikely to ever reach a 1000 posts in the motor sections, as quite frankly, the EV section is mostly troll posts and there is rarely any depth to the threads.
Oh well. Nice whilst it lasted. I understand the decision.
Good luck with all your future endeavours!
I'm quite unlikely to ever reach a 1000 posts in the motor sections, as quite frankly, the EV section is mostly troll posts and there is rarely any depth to the threads.
Oh well. Nice whilst it lasted. I understand the decision.
Good luck with all your future endeavours!
Ben Lowden said:
members will now need to have been a member of PH for one year and posted 1,000 times in our motoring forums in order to post in NP&E.
Quick question - by 'motoring forums' do you mean everything outside the Pie&Piston group of subforums (ie. Science, Sports, etc.) or just outside NP&E?I agree with the decision by the way, there are plenty of alternatives out there now.
Ben Lowden said:
B'stard Child said:
Might be worth cross posting in NP&E and making it a sticky for those people who wouldn't normally look in WF
I totally get why it's here though
Thanks BC, I've updated the sticky at the top of NP&E to reflect I totally get why it's here though
lizardbrain said:
It's a bit of a shame. I enjoy reading the car threads whilst I'm visiting, but the main driver to visit is NPE to honest. I mostly post specifically about cars on Tesla motors club (or whatever car specific forum, for what I happen to be driving).
I'm quite unlikely to ever reach a 1000 posts in the motor sections, as quite frankly, the EV section is mostly troll posts and there is rarely any depth to the threads.
Oh well. Nice whilst it lasted. I understand the decision.
Good luck with all your future endeavours!
Very same opinion here.I'm quite unlikely to ever reach a 1000 posts in the motor sections, as quite frankly, the EV section is mostly troll posts and there is rarely any depth to the threads.
Oh well. Nice whilst it lasted. I understand the decision.
Good luck with all your future endeavours!
The only problem with setting post count triggers for access rights is the volume of spam posting people end up doing just to hit the counter - lots of trivial comments on any passing thread. It's no better an idea for driving quality content now than it was 20 years ago.
Everyone works out that it's a really bad idea in the end whatever the board or forum it's tried on.
Setting a higher time bar on the other hand at least deters all but the most persistent - who'd be the ones busy putting all the spam posts in anyway. So why not save the effort and just have the 12 month barrier?
PS. What exact defines 'motoring forums'? The whole place or just certain bits?
Everyone works out that it's a really bad idea in the end whatever the board or forum it's tried on.
Setting a higher time bar on the other hand at least deters all but the most persistent - who'd be the ones busy putting all the spam posts in anyway. So why not save the effort and just have the 12 month barrier?
PS. What exact defines 'motoring forums'? The whole place or just certain bits?
Interesting to correlate those who mostly post on NP&E and those who cause trouble, which I would suggest is not the case. A few bad apples do not necessarily spoil everyone. I rarely post anywhere else on PH, so I for one will be unable to post further on NP&E unless I make an arbitrary 1,000 posts elsewhere on the forums. A good way to kill the posting volumes in NP&E I suppose. Seems a strange ruling - the mods already have the ability to ban troublesome posters from individual topics, and furthermore to implement a full ban from NP&E if required, so other than disengaging active posters from a section of the forum, I'm not sure what this achieves...
When is it to be implemented?
When is it to be implemented?
lizardbrain said:
- Sometimes people mention they have received 7 day bans from NPE. Why are such posters not banned permanently from NPE?
People are banned permanently from PH. The worst offenders then just create a new account and carry right on. It's these persistent s
t-posters that this is aimed at.B'stard Child said:
NP - Ahh in the NP&E rules - Much better - I was going to post it in another "relevant topic" but figured you'd see it here as quickly
Ahh small downside - that edited post still shows as posted Ages ago so nothing to indicate the rules have changed at a glance - only when you open itGassing Station | Website Feedback | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff