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Old 06-18-2008, 12:39 AM   #1 (permalink)

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Earlier today, or yesterday I made a comment about Anderson's next opponent; now most people know it's James. I read these threads and it's white belt after white belt after white belt.

there are people here whose posts i read, but i rarely check names/belts, etc, and quite often there are some great points. but most often it's not a white belt. in fact, whites are often making outlandish/retarded statements.

so i propose a fix, which i'm sure sherdog will never go for, but figured, why not.

either:

1) create another tier of posting, where you can't join unless you have posted X number of times. that won't in and of itself eliminate douchebaggery, but someone will have to work real hard, and take a lot of abuse to achieve the level.

or

2) do not allow white belt posts to appear on chat pages until they've reached X number of posts. meaning, they can read, write, then hit post, but it won't show up. an internal counter will eventually let them know if they've arrived. yes, it's redundant and painful, but if it's worth it you'll do it.

i think (1) is a better option, for many reasons but something has to be done to control the idiot children here.

there's a lot of great stuff getting lost in the shuffle on this board that it makes me want to take my own brand of average stuff elsewhere.
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Old 06-18-2008, 12:40 AM   #2 (permalink)

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It's not always white belts....
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Old 06-18-2008, 12:42 AM   #3 (permalink)

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Old 06-18-2008, 12:42 AM   #4 (permalink)
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what about lurkers who only post once in awhile? Do they not deserve to start a thread because they don't post very often?
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Old 06-18-2008, 12:44 AM   #5 (permalink)

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It's not always white belts....
Exactly and I've been here longer than a lot of higher belts. Just because I don't post (because these forums rarely have intelligent discussions) as much as you doesn't mean I don't know my MMA. I've been a fan since the first UFC and probably know a lot more about the sport than you do.,,
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Old 06-18-2008, 12:45 AM   #6 (permalink)

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yea man I lurked here for like 3 years before creating an account and waited a long time before I posted after that...I woulda been so pissed if when I finaly wanted to say something i couldn't...
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Old 06-18-2008, 12:46 AM   #7 (permalink)

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that's a really fair point, and much appreciated. some people listen rather than preach. i'm certainly not one of them, but i respect that.

maybe we can also incorporate dating into somehow, if you've been a member for at least a year, and post with a certain average.

whatever it is, something has to change around here, for sure.

i used to love reading this stuff, but now i don't even now where to begin or end.
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Old 06-18-2008, 12:46 AM   #8 (permalink)

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It's not like Sherdog is a shining example of intelligent discussion anyway.
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Old 06-18-2008, 12:46 AM   #9 (permalink)

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That would be stupid...and the whole white belt thing gets blown out of proportion! There are a lot of people who are very smart, knowledgable people who are white belts. They are white belts because they rarely post, or like to lurk around and read on different topics.
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Old 06-18-2008, 12:49 AM   #10 (permalink)

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That would be stupid...and the whole white belt thing gets blown out of proportion! There are a lot of people who are very smart, knowledgable people who are white belts. They are white belts because they rarely post, or like to lurk around and read on different topics.
again. not disagreeing, but it'd be nice to find a way to reduce trollage.
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