Opening up new registrations - Page 14

Astralique · 02-09-2007

Hey everybody!

I'm new, I was invited by the lovely simplylovely, and I just wanted to say thanks for having me.

One the topic of opening registrations, I'm very conflicted. One one hand, I was in the position of all the people who would like to join to actually contribute, and I read this thread daily, but on the other hand, there would probably be an overflow of spammers and people who really have no idea. I honestly cannot choose.

xoxo me.

sara_b · 02-09-2007

I just tied it

I said yes because I remember waiting and waiting for regestraitions to open up on some other sight, and how happy I was when they finaly did and I was able to join. I think only for a short while though because it is nice to have it more personal here and have members who you can recognize and have conversations in threads rather than a buch of pointless posts and threads.

Maybe they could make it so that guests could regester but be unable to post anything until they have been on for a certain amount of time? Or is it possible to do that

Priestess · 02-09-2007

Do the mods have any intention of removing the zero post members that have been a member for years? A couple of forums I've been on have done a cleanout of zero post members and then after that they opened up registration for a little bit.

Although this is a huge undertaking, it does help with the clutter.

**BetteT** · 02-09-2007

Removing zero post members is not under consideration at this time.

Hanne · 02-09-2007

Andy does 'prune' out accounts once or twice a year. The accounts being removed are accounts that have not been used (eg accounts with no posts and no visits to tFS for a very long time).. I'm not certain of the lenght of inactivity but I imagine it's something like 2 years or so..

xmodel citizen · 02-09-2007

I think it's been stated multiple times here and in other threads that they have no plans to remove people who have zero posts. I believe it's the number of accounts, not the number of posting members, that counts for advertising and such, correct?

misssakura · 03-09-2007

I didn't realise that only a small handful of people had invites. I saw somebody who was desperate for a TFS account, so I thought I'd help her out until I realised..I can't invite anybody. Haha.

brokenenglish · 04-09-2007

^ I didn't know that either...
what do you need to do to be able to invite someone?

matthaeus123 · 04-09-2007

press "the request the right to invite" link on the side of the page. Then you apply, and maybe the mods will give you some invites.

brokenenglish · 04-09-2007

^ Thanks... never noticed that before.

julesrules815 · 04-09-2007

I voted yes after reading the first few posts in the thread. Alot more people may register, but most of them probably won't post anything or will on post once.

Nyx · 06-09-2007

It's so weird that the poll count has been totally even the whole time. I guess it just shows what a difficult question this is.

tigerrouge · 06-09-2007

I don't know if this has been suggested already - but what about loosening up the invite system, so that existing posters who have achieved X amount of posts automatically get some invites to pass on to suitable people that they know.

If someone has been active enough to post a considerable amount of entries, chances are they've proved they're a decent contributor with genuine enthusiasm for whatever threads they hang out at. If they can bring like-minded people into the circle, so much the better for tfs.

melfreya · 06-09-2007

^^^totally agree with tigerrouse

ilaughead · 07-09-2007

^But that still doesn't help people without any existing connections here. If I'm 'person A' from 'important store B' and I stumble upon tFS after searching google for places to divulge industry secrets, I still can't get an account unless I know someone on the inside.

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sara_b backstage pass Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: canada Gender: femme Posts: 664	I just tied it I said yes because I remember waiting and waiting for regestraitions to open up on some other sight, and how happy I was when they finaly did and I was able to join. I think only for a short while though because it is nice to have it more personal here and have members who you can recognize and have conversations in threads rather than a buch of pointless posts and threads. Maybe they could make it so that guests could regester but be unable to post anything until they have been on for a certain amount of time? Or is it possible to do that __________________ Sara

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BetteT V.I.P. Mod Squad Leader Design Team Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Los Angeles Gender: femme Posts: 19,343	Removing zero post members is not under consideration at this time. __________________ Bette It's All in the Details! http://www.musecube.com/BetteT/

02-09-2007	200
Hanne Storm &amp;amp; Sommer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cph Gender: femme Posts: 15,918	Andy does 'prune' out accounts once or twice a year. The accounts being removed are accounts that have not been used (eg accounts with no posts and no visits to tFS for a very long time).. I'm not certain of the lenght of inactivity but I imagine it's something like 2 years or so.. __________________ . Last edited by Hanne; 02-09-2007 at 03:03 PM.

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Astralique windowshopping Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sydney. Gender: homme Posts: 34	Hey everybody! I'm new, I was invited by the lovely simplylovely, and I just wanted to say thanks for having me. One the topic of opening registrations, I'm very conflicted. One one hand, I was in the position of all the people who would like to join to actually contribute, and I read this thread daily, but on the other hand, there would probably be an overflow of spammers and people who really have no idea. I honestly cannot choose. xoxo me.

02-09-2007	198
Priestess front row Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia Gender: femme Posts: 408	Do the mods have any intention of removing the zero post members that have been a member for years? A couple of forums I've been on have done a cleanout of zero post members and then after that they opened up registration for a little bit. Although this is a huge undertaking, it does help with the clutter.

02-09-2007	201
xmodel citizen V.I.P. Join Date: Nov 2005 Gender: femme Posts: 7,243	I think it's been stated multiple times here and in other threads that they have no plans to remove people who have zero posts. I believe it's the number of accounts, not the number of posting members, that counts for advertising and such, correct? __________________ Less talk. More Barack.

03-09-2007	202
misssakura fashion insider Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Auckland/Berkshire Gender: femme Posts: 2,381	I didn't realise that only a small handful of people had invites. I saw somebody who was desperate for a TFS account, so I thought I'd help her out until I realised..I can't invite anybody. Haha.

04-09-2007	203
brokenenglish Deep Red Bells Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: stuck here Gender: femme Posts: 7,828	^ I didn't know that either... what do you need to do to be able to invite someone?

04-09-2007	204
matthaeus123 V.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 127.0.0.1 Gender: homme Posts: 11,955	press "the request the right to invite" link on the side of the page. Then you apply, and maybe the mods will give you some invites.

04-09-2007	205
brokenenglish Deep Red Bells Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: stuck here Gender: femme Posts: 7,828	^ Thanks... never noticed that before.

04-09-2007	206
julesrules815 Be a good one Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Jersey Gender: femme Posts: 20,043	I voted yes after reading the first few posts in the thread. Alot more people may register, but most of them probably won't post anything or will on post once. __________________ Daiane\|Angela\|J.P.\|Rachel A.

06-09-2007	207
Nyx front row Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Helsinki Gender: femme Posts: 238	It's so weird that the poll count has been totally even the whole time. I guess it just shows what a difficult question this is.

06-09-2007	208
tigerrouge don't look down Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Béal Feirste Gender: femme Posts: 10,979	I don't know if this has been suggested already - but what about loosening up the invite system, so that existing posters who have achieved X amount of posts automatically get some invites to pass on to suitable people that they know. If someone has been active enough to post a considerable amount of entries, chances are they've proved they're a decent contributor with genuine enthusiasm for whatever threads they hang out at. If they can bring like-minded people into the circle, so much the better for tfs. __________________ You're perfect, yes, it's true. But without me, you're only you.

06-09-2007	209
melfreya In Bloom Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In a Wes Anderson movie Gender: femme Posts: 4,139	^^^totally agree with tigerrouse

07-09-2007	210
ilaughead V.I.P. Join Date: Jan 2006 Gender: homme Posts: 4,790	^But that still doesn't help people without any existing connections here. If I'm 'person A' from 'important store B' and I stumble upon tFS after searching google for places to divulge industry secrets, I still can't get an account unless I know someone on the inside.

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