Comment Re:Yeah, I'm thinking about getting rid of ACs (Score 1) 276
"Registered users only can post ACs. Their AC post starts out at 1 degree lower than a regular post would (my normal is +1, so my ACs would be 1. Many users would have 0 AC posts) A user could not post AC posts until they have been a user for at least a week and/or they have a karma 5 points above the default karma given to new users.
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This is restrictive, but I haven't seen any good AC posts which couldn't have been made using the above system."
Exactly how many of the "Hellmouth" comments do you think came from regular slashdot readers? I was under the impression that a whole load of these were first time readers of slashdot. If they had had to wait a week or actually have obtained a certain amount of karma, a significant proportion of these people would have been denied a chance to speak.
I agree that the trolling from AC accounts can be a problem, but i think it is an acceptable price to pay.
Another issue would be the number of throw-away accounts that would be created. How much of a hit would the servers take, dealing with all the junk accounts created on a daily basis? How long before an account expires? Or would they all have to be cancelled 'by hand'? At least with AC accounts this is avoided.
-Jon
This is restrictive, but I haven't seen any good AC posts which couldn't have been made using the above system."
Exactly how many of the "Hellmouth" comments do you think came from regular slashdot readers? I was under the impression that a whole load of these were first time readers of slashdot. If they had had to wait a week or actually have obtained a certain amount of karma, a significant proportion of these people would have been denied a chance to speak.
I agree that the trolling from AC accounts can be a problem, but i think it is an acceptable price to pay.
Another issue would be the number of throw-away accounts that would be created. How much of a hit would the servers take, dealing with all the junk accounts created on a daily basis? How long before an account expires? Or would they all have to be cancelled 'by hand'? At least with AC accounts this is avoided.
-Jon
