Fishing Reports

[MichaelAngelo]

(04-04-2012 09:09 PM)MikeH Wrote:  Perhaps Mike should consider waiving the post limit if someone posts a decent report in return for access to the reports section? (its not like most of the reports in the locked forum here are not also posted over at other forums on open boards...lol)

I thought about doing this. In my opinion it's too easy for anybody to submit a phony report "oh we went out to the river and caught nothing" and add some more details to make it sound better.

I'm thinking about it like this:

The internet is made for mass exchange of information, so anything posted in a public area on the internet will get maximum exposure. Now, requiring registration on the forum cuts out about 90%. Requiring the 16 post count cuts out even more.

Effectively that makes the report section a more intimate place, which it should be. In my opinion the 16 post count will cut out more traffic than the submission of 1 report, which can be phony.

Also I'm using this as an incentive for new users to get involved in our threads here and build up this new forum.

I'm open to debating of course. What would you guys rather have?

edit: Maybe lowering the post count to something like 5 would be less of a hurdle for new users. It would be a goal most could tackle instead of give up on? This would lead to more posts in the long run.

edit2: On the other hand, I chose a larger number like 16 because it can't really be done in one sitting. It involves building a relationship with the board. And people that have built relationships with the board are the ones who should read the reports.