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I'm one of the ones who voted for "not enough of these idiots", Cracky. I think that having such a closed off insular community isn't a good thing. Yeah we have to put up with a dickhead every couple of weeks but losing a potentially solid gold member over not wanting a bit of hassle every now and again seems a bit overkill to me. Maybe I just don't fully understand how much trouble and extra work they cause from a moderator perspective.



I think even just limiting them to the intro area is a bit much too - maybe as some said earlier, leave chat open but move the majority of superstar related threads to the "genuine soops" section and keep it that way with the superstar section hidden (or at least not accesible so people at least know it's there).

The only problem with a situation like this is that if some asshat wants to sound decent for a bit and then go on a rampage of retardation, I don't think we'll weed too many out. On the other hand, it might make them work a bit harder and maintain a good image because they know access isn't a right, it's a priviledge.




I guess my position rests on the fact that I think there might be prospective members who'd be worth having out there and treating everyone who applies like an asshat until they've proven otherwise is a bit unfair to those who're good guys but don't get off on the right foot exactly.