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Maka:

--- Quote from: liza94 on March 06, 2015, 07:33:11 pm ---But no one makes those people fulfill requests so I don't understand reasons for stress.

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Shockingly people don't like being made to feel like tools for getting a quick video. They're not just machines that poop out requests at a lightning pace. Imagine every time you log on to a site you get 50 requests and very few thanks for not bowing to said requests. It's a PAIN, and I don't even fill requests.

Idk, I think anon posting could be something worth trying but whether or not we keep it depends on the outcome. I definitely think anon wiki editing is out of the picture though. There are like 3 people who check it on a regular basis and it's hard to keep trash edits off the wiki should they become a problem... Just look at the Gracie fiasco. A user (who actually turned out to be like a 9 year old kid) kept editing pages with flagrantly incorrect and overall terrible stuff, and reverting all her edits was a NIGHTMARE. It ended up taking like 2 weeks to fix. And there have been a couple of people who basically grudge edited stuff and vandalized.

Setsuna:
I'll quickly weigh in (before I get back to work on something related to this forum) with a simple example why anon posting in certain areas (like requests) would not be advised.

Link removed, as it has been cleaned up as per Byuusan's request.

I could break it down for you, but that is pretty much an example of an expected abuse scenario. We had a poster who tried turning anonymous to get a request in a hit and run action after being told not to post there.

Cleanup has been arranged, after contacting him directly. He will handle the rest, I'm just doing janitorial duties right now.

On a side note, If you figure out what I'm doing, and you want to know why, the answer is 'Someone has paid me to do it'. The person paying has requested anonymity.

The expected rollout period is to be a week or so, pending the progress of the work. I will most likely be requesting a withdrawl of my resignation once that period has ended. We'll see though.

Edit: I've found out he can lock his thread, it's just that he doesn't want to due to monthlyish updates. I learnt something new today.  I'll clean up that thread as per his requests in the next few hours, after I finish this batch.

Edit2: Contact made, actioned as per his request.

Yunabeco:
Good luck and godspeed.

For now, concerning guest posting, I have updated the permission sets to authorize guest posting in the iM@S category (excluding request boards) as well as the Wiki Discussion board (different user bases and all that).

Amazing_Grace:
May as well throw in my two cents.

Congratulations on being promoted to mod, Okayu!
As far as guest posting, I think it's relatively harmless. I do, however, agree that it should be restricted as far as request boards go. I appreciate all the work people put in to requests, and it almost feels unfair to allow guests to just throw in their requests and run off. While nothing is stopping them from making an account just to request (and MANY people have done this, I'm positive of it), at least it will discourage the lazy folks who don't want to put in the trouble of making an account.

I'm not calling all guests lazy, I'm saying I'm sure there are some who are. Still, I don't think guests are particularly harmful. If someone is just breezing by and they spot a topic they'd like to throw their two cents into, but they don't feel the need to join since this topic is their only real interest, I believe it should be fine to allow them to do that without making them make an account.

Although the capchas do go away eventually if you're a member and I don't know if they do for guests, so it might be worth it to make an actual account just for that. :P

Yunabeco:
Thank you all for your contributions. I've restored registration requirement for all boards except Wiki discussion.

On a side note, a couple restrictions have been lifted on the wiki to make life better for registered members.

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