2012-08-12, 09:06 PM
You really don't have to look any further than this thread to see how "huge" this problem is.
Just read from the beginning. Almost every single comment is something along the lines of "I don't really care" or "this doesn't affect me" or even "this is a bad idea". I've been here for I guess around half a year and I barely recognize any of those names that you mentioned being a problem. Not only that I can't recall any names past "sushi" and "rya" myself and nobody has brought up more recent names either. Preemptively removing the incentive for bad behavior is a nice idea, but clearly the predominant opinion is that it's not really a huge enough issue in the first place to warrant that.
Yes, this is not a democracy and you can do whatever you want because it's your site. However, I feel like you've misjudged how much this solution helps vs how much it takes away from the user experience. Mods have lives, they're not going to be here to watch/approve every single discussion that's here. Most people like me just visit the forum in short intervals at a time between other activities; having to wait even just 30 min to reply to something kills any potential discussion.
Just read from the beginning. Almost every single comment is something along the lines of "I don't really care" or "this doesn't affect me" or even "this is a bad idea". I've been here for I guess around half a year and I barely recognize any of those names that you mentioned being a problem. Not only that I can't recall any names past "sushi" and "rya" myself and nobody has brought up more recent names either. Preemptively removing the incentive for bad behavior is a nice idea, but clearly the predominant opinion is that it's not really a huge enough issue in the first place to warrant that.
Yes, this is not a democracy and you can do whatever you want because it's your site. However, I feel like you've misjudged how much this solution helps vs how much it takes away from the user experience. Mods have lives, they're not going to be here to watch/approve every single discussion that's here. Most people like me just visit the forum in short intervals at a time between other activities; having to wait even just 30 min to reply to something kills any potential discussion.