OK, just an observation really. if it becomes to much of a nuisance, someone can always go back to normal.
[edit] BIG 1,000 reply mark 
true complaint here:
someone is marking people "1's" just to see the moron avatar.. i just had to raise the score to remove it from a new member, whom i otherwise have seen no call for the moron stigma.
we might need to have the moron avatar be an admin only addition (or maybe some trusted old timers)
this is an un-necessary infringement on new members. 
i said "a" new member..
i think i caught it before he noticed..
i didn't mean to sound like its a plague, just... well i think you know me. :/
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What is that image meant to be showing? The x's on the left are there for your map watch list! And I'll look into your maps problem.
And if anyone has any kind of spelling-enforcement ideas that don't involve the word "ban", please fire away.
You could maybe get mods to edit and tidy up the spelling and grammar of worthwhile posts of new members (with a friendly PM informing them of it) untill they (and other newcomers) get the point. I don't see the point in giving bad manners too much negative attention, try rewarding them by not stepping over posts which are well written by new members.
erargh, right. I'm stupid. I just looked where the X was leading, and it said "deletemap" or something, so I thought it was for my own maps. My apologies.
[addsig]Perhaps you did; I never noticed it because you didn't post threads like this: http://www.snarkpit.com/forums.php?forum=2&topic=3249&35
[addsig]well cass, the only thing i can see that the thread does is actually draw a line between what are ....well.....adults and children, im trying to be kind, and condensed..... capice? 
Doc B....
i am just thinking out loud so dismiss this idea if its not possible.
OK, i have a spell checker with my IE, is there a way, to tie in a spell checker so that when you hit "submit" it takes you to one?
or
you know how cuss words have asterisk's? how about a spell checker that auto inserts them into mis-spelled words?
in the end however, i really don't think its a good idea for humans to police replies for such minor infringements. look where one more important like images ended up. at least typo's don't load slowly.
[addsig]i think new members should be put on some sort of a probationary period. a time frame of the admins choosing, but one in which if any new member gets into trouble, whether their fault or not, they are banned from the site.
with this massive influx of new people character clashes are inevitable, but when measured against the time invested by people here much longer, the new person must be removed.
this sounds harsh, but it wouldn't take long for a few examples to stifle future possible clashes.
also, it should be noted that if someone not on probation deliberately went out of their way to cause a new member to be banned, they would also suffer some sort of a punishment, to discourage abusing the system.
harsh or not, some system needs to be in place, the newer members really need to realize that they are indeed new, and as such not in any position to create hostility un-necessarily.
on another note, this does not mean that new members are defenseless, the PM system is available and said new members can contact the mods/admin to intercede on their behalf. it is not a new members job to do it.
this system worked rather well when i ran [DRS] and could, given proper support, or refinement, fix many issues we currently have.
character clashes are inevitable, but they do not have to go badly.
[addsig]forceflow, i concur.. its been years and don't think i have not thought of it before now. only thing is i feel its needed, but do not know how to do it "fairly"
lep, i use the IEspell checker, i point people that way, but it seems more people are moving away from IE.
perhaps, some of the other browser users could point to them too?
also, the milliseconds option, could be voluntary (chosen in preferences) except for those chronically posting unsatisfactory replies.
i dunno.. this is Cassius's ordeal.. i am into images. and i use IEspell.
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