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Synaesthesia
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0.  Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:13 am Post subject: New forum requirement |
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In the wake of me noticing a lot of Beginner and Light members having the collective intelligence of my laundry basket, I was wondering if having some kind of general knowledge test would ever be considered for joining the forums. Nothing too elaborate, just something to prove that you aren't a complete moron.
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Phrekwenci
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| 1. Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:46 am Post subject: |
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REVIVE N/N/I!!!
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Spike
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| 2. Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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Amazingly, we've been thinking/hoping on doing something like this for quite some time.
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not dryad
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| 3. Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Phrekwenci wrote: | | REVIVE N/N/I!!! |
do we dare open pandora's box? :O
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| 4. Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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isnt that illegal
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| 5. Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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while it sounds like a good idea.... i disagree
because the forums are here so people can ask questions. If we didn't let people who didn't know anything on our forums, everyone who answer's noobish ?'s would no longer answer them, and the overall intelligence about ddr of the beginner and light community would go down, which would make them very unwise at the arcade. = \
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Synaesthesia
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| 6. Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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| GARYYY wrote: | while it sounds like a good idea.... i disagree
because the forums are here so people can ask questions. If we didn't let people who didn't know anything on our forums, everyone who answer's noobish ?'s would no longer answer them, and the overall intelligence about ddr of the beginner and light community would go down, which would make them very unwise at the arcade. = \ |
But the people who are willing to learn and ask questions probably wouldn't fail this test. People like this, for instance, probably would not learn anything at all, and probably wouldn't get by the test either.
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Spike
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| 7. Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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| GARYYY wrote: | while it sounds like a good idea.... i disagree
because the forums are here so people can ask questions. If we didn't let people who didn't know anything on our forums, everyone who answer's noobish ?'s would no longer answer them, and the overall intelligence about ddr of the beginner and light community would go down, which would make them very unwise at the arcade. = \ |
First, the quiz would not be about DDR. It would be about common sense, or more specifically the FAQ. Such as "What is the maximum size your signature can be?" Then we may have 3 answers, say the correct answer and then two ridiculous ones. They don't have to actually think, but at least it's one more way they are seeing the rules.
It would not be to scare away idiots. It would be to help them become more intelligent, so when they DO ask questions they're good questions that will benefit everyone.
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| 8. Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Test there/their/they're ability to differentiate homophones. |
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Edible Bondage Tape
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| 9. Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Radix wrote: | | Test there/their/they're ability to differentiate homophones. |
i thought you typed homophobes for a second
i for one will abolish all homophones once i become jesus
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| 10. Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 5:40 am Post subject: |
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| Not a bad idea at all, methinks, if it's just stuff from the FAQ. |
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| 12. Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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| SkyHawk wrote: | | isnt that illegal |
Not on a private forum, no.
Anyway, I'm all for it. However, if you guys do implement something like this, I doubt it'll work. People still get a High School diploma without knowing the difference between to/two/too, so....yeah.
Not that I'm saying you guys are the equivilant to the American Education System, just proving my point.
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| 13. Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Does phpBB2 have a feature like this? Anyhoo here's a good idea... if you put a subject in the subject line you get an auto-ban. |
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Thomas Hobbes
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| 14. Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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How about a reading comprehension test too?
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| 15. Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:51 pm Post subject: Huh? |
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| randumb wrote: | | if you put a subject in the subject line you get an auto-ban. |
And why is that?
How exactly would this affect topic starters? 
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