Hi HQ I was wondering on another thread (this one) about a way of indicating whether a poster is a brand new registration or a name change. At the moment if I'm feeling uncertain about a thread, I will look at the OP's history.
A long list of sensible sounding posts on other threads is very reassuring (although it doesn't mean that the OP's computer isn't being used by teenagers of course!)
But just the one post - and that the OP of the (possible) troll thread, could mean three things...
- Poster has namechanged as it's too personal to talk about on a forum where quite a lot of us may be anonymous but aren't that heavily disguised - for instance, anyone looking through my previous posts will be able to work out where I live, and what I do.
- Poster is new, and in need of help, now.
- Poster is new, and thinks it would be funny to tease all the vipers.
It's a long time since I registered, and I don't remember there being a compulsory tutorial about how to post, conventions of the site, etc, but would it be an idea to make brand new members have to run through ticking boxes or something so that they post in the right area and don't accidentally sound troll-like?
Thoughts?