how ya doing?
You can click on your name and it will have a tab with statistics, you can go and count if you have 50 posts in whatever the time frame is.
( Sorry OT).
IF it get approves and I'm sure it'll just get deleted since my opinion is in complete disagreement with the ones who matter. I wonder if free speech exists on this board.
This new 50 rule is ridiculous. The moderators have gone way overboard with the addiition of rules over the past few years. The DISboards used to be easy and fun to use. Do you really want to waste your time and our time sifting through useless messages posted by people in their sole effort just to make some quota?? Do you really want that crap all over your website?
I've made 74 posts over 7 years. Does that make me a bad person? Someone who doesn't contribute? Someone who doesn't deserve to post a for sale thread once or twice a year in combination with my other non-rent posts? Does QUALITY mean nothing? Or do you only care about QUANTITY? Good information doesn't have to come in quantity. What's next? Are you going to count the words in my posts to make sure I meet a quota??
I'm sorry if I don't live/breathe/visit WDW every 2 weeks per month like some people apparently do, but I have a life outside of everything-Disney. Making 50 posts spaced out over 6 months (or even a couple of years) is just ridiculous for most ppl. I happen to really love Disney, we're going on the MEX cruise in April, but I can't just post for the sake of posting.
You know what happens to an institution that becomes too bound up with red tape? People stop using it, completely. Do you want that? Please shred ALL of these silly rules you have adopted, just get rid of all of them. You have over-engineered this. Look I get that you mods are over-worked and are trying to make it easier to mod the board, but you've gone too far with this.
Make the board wide open; dont' even bother moderating it if it really takes up so much of your time. Just let it exist on its own. The end users can sift out the garbage that appears, we don't need our hands held, we're adults.
There, now I've got a post, 49 more to go.
This new 50 rule is ridiculous. The moderators have gone way overboard with the addiition of rules over the past few years. The DISboards used to be easy and fun to use. Do you really want to waste your time and our time sifting through useless messages posted by people in their sole effort just to make some quota?? Do you really want that crap all over your website?
I've made 74 posts over 7 years. Does that make me a bad person? Someone who doesn't contribute? Someone who doesn't deserve to post a for sale thread once or twice a year in combination with my other non-rent posts? Does QUALITY mean nothing? Or do you only care about QUANTITY? Good information doesn't have to come in quantity. What's next? Are you going to count the words in my posts to make sure I meet a quota??
I'm sorry if I don't live/breathe/visit WDW every 2 weeks per month like some people apparently do, but I have a life outside of everything-Disney. Making 50 posts spaced out over 6 months (or even a couple of years) is just ridiculous for most ppl. I happen to really love Disney, we're going on the MEX cruise in April, but I can't just post for the sake of posting.
You know what happens to an institution that becomes too bound up with red tape? People stop using it, completely. Do you want that? Please shred ALL of these silly rules you have adopted, just get rid of all of them. You have over-engineered this. Look I get that you mods are over-worked and are trying to make it easier to mod the board, but you've gone too far with this.
Make the board wide open; dont' even bother moderating it if it really takes up so much of your time. Just let it exist on its own. The end users can sift out the garbage that appears, we don't need our hands held, we're adults.
There, now I've got a post, 49 more to go.
Looking at your past posts, there are very few anywhere other than the Rent/Trade board. I get the feeling that when you say "DISboards" you really mean the Rent/Trade board because it doesn't look like you participated much anywhere else here. If the DIS was so easy and fun, why didn't you post more often and on more forums? I'm not being snarky, I'm really just curious.
You are looking at this backwards. The Rent/Trade board is provided as a free service to active members of the DIS, a perk for those who help other members by answering questions and sharing information. Anyone who posts at least semi-regularly (50 posts over the previous 6 months) is deemed to be an active participant. We don't want anyone who has no real interest in being part of this community to suddenly start making lots of posts in order to use the free rental board. If it appears that someone is doing that, their rental thread will not be accepted.
We do care about quality. If it's clear someone is posting just to boost their post count, they will not qualify to use the Rent/Trade board. The DIS has a large collection of forums. Those who post only/primarily on the Rent/Trade board will need to participate in other parts of the DIS community if they want to continue to use the Rent/Trade board.
We don't want anyone to post for the sake of posting but only active members of the DIS community will be able to submit threads to the free rental board.
I've been a mod on the R/T board for over 3 years now. It has been a lot of work at times but it's gratifying to help members of the DIS community because they help me in return by sharing information and opinions that help me have a better vacation experience. It only feels like work when it seems like my efforts are going to help people who have no interest in giving back to the community.
I don't think the boards would be as enjoyable without the work of the moderators. They act as hosts, making sure questions are getting answered, newbies are being made to feel welcome, etc. I believe the moderators do a lot to help keep a sense of community here. On a practical level, they also sweep away all the spam that gets posted on a daily basis. If not for the mods, you would be wading through a lot of posts offering unlocked cell phones and cheap running shoes.Make the board wide open; dont' even bother moderating it if it really takes up so much of your time. Just let it exist on its own. The end users can sift out the garbage that appears, we don't need our hands held, we're adults.
There, now I've got a post, 49 more to go.
What you are asking for is called "Price Fixing" and that is illegal.Honestly, I think the min posts should not only be higher but they should institute a $11/pp minimum. The rental price should be $14-15 range but instead has been stuck in $8-11 range for the last 5 years.
It's tough to ask $14/pp when someone else who may have just joined is asking $8 or $9/pp. Disney keeps the price up with its ROFR...so, I don't think its crazy to set a minimum rental price since there is a minimum post req...
This new 50 rule is ridiculous. The moderators have gone way overboard with the addiition of rules over the past few years. The DISboards used to be easy and fun to use. Do you really want to waste your time and our time sifting through useless messages posted by people in their sole effort just to make some quota?? Do you really want that crap all over your website?
I've made 74 posts over 7 years. Does that make me a bad person? Someone who doesn't contribute? Someone who doesn't deserve to post a for sale thread once or twice a year in combination with my other non-rent posts? Does QUALITY mean nothing? Or do you only care about QUANTITY? Good information doesn't have to come in quantity. What's next? Are you going to count the words in my posts to make sure I meet a quota??
I'm sorry if I don't live/breathe/visit WDW every 2 weeks per month like some people apparently do, but I have a life outside of everything-Disney. Making 50 posts spaced out over 6 months (or even a couple of years) is just ridiculous for most ppl. I happen to really love Disney, we're going on the MEX cruise in April, but I can't just post for the sake of posting.
You know what happens to an institution that becomes too bound up with red tape? People stop using it, completely. Do you want that? Please shred ALL of these silly rules you have adopted, just get rid of all of them. You have over-engineered this. Look I get that you mods are over-worked and are trying to make it easier to mod the board, but you've gone too far with this.
Make the board wide open; dont' even bother moderating it if it really takes up so much of your time. Just let it exist on its own. The end users can sift out the garbage that appears, we don't need our hands held, we're adults.
There, now I've got a post, 49 more to go.
