05-13-2015, 12:30 PM
The rules/requirements of the PnR subforum at boards.bengals would be an excellent basis for whatever gets implemented here. Unfortunately I don't think that it is very viable because of the short lifetime (for now!) of this board. However, given that the vast majority of members that will be interested in discussing P&R topics have come from boards.bengals, the transition should go rather smoothly.
I have little to no idea on how the techy side of these forums works (one of a few reasons I won't throw my hat into the ring as a candidate for P&R moderator) but perhaps a requirement should be having already spent time in P&R on boards.bengals, and for now a rather low Rep threshold. I've seen that Holic can give +50 rep, and I doubt many others can boast the same. Having Holic boost the former members of boards.bengals P&R to whatever that threshold (probably indeed 50 to start) would at least get a start going, and at the same time keep obvious trolls (of which we already have one as far as I can tell) on the outside. Over time the thresholds can be modified as the forum grows in lifetime and size and membership, and we have a capable moderator in place.
Just an idea or two to consider.
I have little to no idea on how the techy side of these forums works (one of a few reasons I won't throw my hat into the ring as a candidate for P&R moderator) but perhaps a requirement should be having already spent time in P&R on boards.bengals, and for now a rather low Rep threshold. I've seen that Holic can give +50 rep, and I doubt many others can boast the same. Having Holic boost the former members of boards.bengals P&R to whatever that threshold (probably indeed 50 to start) would at least get a start going, and at the same time keep obvious trolls (of which we already have one as far as I can tell) on the outside. Over time the thresholds can be modified as the forum grows in lifetime and size and membership, and we have a capable moderator in place.
Just an idea or two to consider.
