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Legal Discussion Post Count Limiter (or something)

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  • 13-03-2008 5:20pm
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    hullaballoo
    Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,724 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭


    Hi CuLT,

    If you get around to this, is there any way that you can set the Legal Discussion forum so that only posters with ≥100 posts can post there (and make it read-only to people with <100 posts)?

    We're getting a hell of a lot of legal advice threads in there recently, and it looks oppressive to keep a whole lot of locked threads around on the front page [and other similarly persuasive points].


    Thanks hunni.


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    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    That should be a setting in vBulletin already IIRC.


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    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    Not a development question, that's forum policy etc, I'll forward your request on to Vexorg.


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    johnnyskeleton
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 14,502 Mod ✭✭✭✭johnnyskeleton


    Not that I have any say in these things, but can I oppose this motion?

    The main reason being that there are also a lot of people who log onto boards specifically to get advice on college courses, exams and entering the legal professions, and also people who don't want advice but just want to get a recommendation (or a list of options) for solicitors to consult.

    As a side point, can you not delete locked threads, or move threads seeking advice to more appropriate fora?


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    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    FWIW, this is a bit too much hassle to implement as it involves adding a new usergroup. If you like we could make it like the Soccer system, private forum with access requests? Would want to see what DeV et al thought about it though first.


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    hullaballoo
    Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,724 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    Mneh, I'm not too sure, the legal advice thing seems to have settled down again.

    Maybe it's ok for the moment. Thanks CuLT.


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    CuLT wrote: »
    FWIW, this is a bit too much hassle to implement as it involves adding a new usergroup. If you like we could make it like the Soccer system, private forum with access requests? Would want to see what DeV et al thought about it though first.
    It's tough enough to generate interest as it is, I think the forum would probably die on its feet if we had an invite-only policy.

    Perhaps we should decide on what to do with locked threads. I agree that having a tonne of locked threads on the front page looks oppressive and unfriendly.


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