Its true that you cant whack people for not doing research before they post. It is also true that when people post without doing the research they make alot of garbage on the forums. It is also true that it makes the forums almost useless to people that really need an answer or are seeking to help people in the best way they can.
It could be a graduating forum structure. Time and quality of posts would dicide where each forum member can post. Anyone can read all posts and the all higher level posters can post to the lower levels, but the lower level posters cannot post to the higher levels without aproval. That is taking the "Aproval" policy for new posters one step farther.
But then the mods dont get paid. That would be asking them to work harder for free. If there are mods that wouldnt mind that then it is a good idea. But over all it is impractial.
It is better to just lock an ill named thread and email the poster and give them an opportunity to correct thier mistake. But even that is asking the mods to do more than they do now.
What it boils down to is. What is tgc and the mods willing to do to reduce the unusable posts on the forums?
They would ask themselves: What action can we take that would not burden us and the mods more than it is worth?
Time will tell the answer to that question. We as the users just have to come to grips with the fact that we dont dicide what does and does happen on the forums as far as policy goes. So we wait to see what policy is next or we move on. It is up to the individual to dicide whitch one to do.
I hope that we all make the right dicisions for ourselves.
Smile, Be happy!!
