OOT. Time for a change.

[NT!]

I think it might be time to retire the * system. Just use temp bans and lock threads and allow the cruelty, malice and brilliance of OOT to weed out the weak and unworthy.

This has been in the back of my mind for a while. The only major problem is I just got this sweet avatar from Five Star.

Thoughts?

[Jack of Arcades]

I never liked it.

[bisonbison]

cool. can i get to lock threads too?

[VOX]

I fully support a retiring of the * system.

[DonkeyKongSr]

If you get rid of the star system, the terrorists have won.

[guids]

Nt,

you already lock too many good threads etc, just keep the pretty benign star system in place. Your overzealousness + lack of real consequences in regards to * = a good balance.

[Mike Gallo]

NT,

Years ago I worked for a company that gave points to employees for tardiness and work infractions.

We (management)tracked and kept a scoreboard clearly visible of how many points each employee had. Once an employee accumulated 7 points in a six month span the employee needed to meet with the management review board.

The employee usually got a written reprimand and a suspension for a day. At the start of the year each employee started with 0 points.

We did away with the point system, however employees still behaved as if we had one. I think removing the * will have a similiar effect.

I really agree with this.... [ QUOTE ]
Just use temp bans and lock threads and allow the cruelty, malice and brilliance of OOT to weed out the weak and unworthy.

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Cliff notes:

Its a good idea to allow posters to monitor other posters. If the post $ucks the posters will tell the op and the op will improve or not post.

[NT!]

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If you get rid of the star system, the terrorists have won.

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i like to think of this as just quietly taking the terrorists out back and putting them out of their misery instead of putting them in the stocks

[Aces McGee]

One thing I've never liked about the * system is that it limits undertitle creativity.

However, that is a pretty sweet avatar, and I'd hate to see it go to waste. Could he change the asterisks to something else? Do we still use the term "banhammer?" If so, could he use those?

-McGee

[tuq]

NT!,

I have never gotten a * so I hope that makes me free of an agenda.

Nothing against astroglide but I think it's time to put it out to pasture. My biggest problems with the system are 1) some valued posters take it seriously and hate dragging it back to other forums, and 2) I don't think people's *s are removed with nearly the frequency they should be.

Honestly, if a GOOD (subjective obviously) regular poster had * removed a few days or a week later that would be fine, lesson learned all the same. But I see some with them for like a year or something. Of course they could always ask but it's not in everyone's nature to do that, even if it bugs them.