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by beatthegmat » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:30 pm
Just wanted to give people a heads up that I'll be running a week-long test to allow guest posting on the 'GMAT Strategy', 'GMAT Math', 'GMAT Verbal' and 'I just Beat The GMAT' forum areas.

Only members will be allowed to participate in other forum areas as well as download files. Thanks!
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by beatthegmat » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:05 pm
One more note: as always, feedback is welcome. :)
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by aim-wsc » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:59 pm
Is becoming a member is that difficult for guests :?

I know, usually on every site there are more than double the number of guests than registered members at any given time.

So it's a nice move. it'll encourage guests to register. :)
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by beatthegmat » Sun Jun 24, 2007 5:39 pm
I may be extending the test to one month--we'll see...
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by aim-wsc » Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:06 am
beatthegmat wrote:I may be extending the test to one month--we'll see...

Why guests have posting access to announcement and lounge sections?
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by beatthegmat » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:19 am
What are your thoughts on this--does it make sense to allow guests access to this area?

I allowed it because I thought guests might want to have input in the Lounge and Suggestions areas, but maybe I'm wrong...
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by aim-wsc » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:22 am
we are quitta much liberal. aren't we :mrgreen:
let them have their say in suggestion section. :)

but announcement is site's official area.
and lounge has great scope. it can grow in direction.

I believe lounge is more personal space. we may sometimes do leg pulling of other members and i dont think we should allow strangers to interfere there.
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by beatthegmat » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:40 am
I'm cool with that. :)
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by aim-wsc » Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:57 pm
beatthegmat wrote:I may be extending the test to one month--we'll see...
high time we should have an assessment about it.
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by beatthegmat » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:00 am
The test shall continue indefinitely. So far I've been pleased with the results, in that it's helped to draw in some more of our silent readers...
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by beny » Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:49 pm
I'm against guest postings.
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by beatthegmat » Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:36 pm
beny wrote:I'm against guest postings.
I know you've had some negative experiences with the guest posts, but I strongly believe that opening up the community has helped to draw in more of our otherwise silent readership--it takes away the barrier of registration.

It may be frustrating to some that guest posts are anonymous--but registered member posts are anonymous as well. The character of this GMAT & MBA community has not really changed at all by opening up the funnel of participants.

Testing continues for now...
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by beny » Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:32 pm
Registered posts are not anonymous in that registered users garner a reputation. Posts will be held accountable to the specific users, and other users can esteem post quality and reliability based on the reputation of the poster.

I know that I personally refrain from answering or assisting with anything posted by guest members -- what are they contributing to the forum? They only post when they have a specific problem. These posters are leeching, at very best, and not actually providing quality posts -- so what does it matter that you are drawing in more posters, if the majority of the posts are of shabby quality?

In other forums that I frequent, it becomes quickly apparent which posters are strict leechers and which are contributers. The leechers ONLY ask for help, and never post for any other reason. This too becomes part of a user's reputation. These members on other forums rarely get any help.
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by aim-wsc » Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:20 am
As long as we obey some general forum rules and etiquettes (this applies to all forums on www) of posting on boards; we dont/wont find any trouble.

Forums usually meant for sharing ones ^personal^ experiences and opinions.
For general info you always have google/ answer.com etc but it's 'YOUR-specific-query-answered' that makes foorums in vouge.

It's absolutely normal AND acceptable to have so called leachers on the boards. Such posts actually give me(?) opportunity to post a reply on the forums. & they are certainly adding something to the forums...

I've seen many guests who have helped on btG. They're on other side as well ;)

If I dont see ^leechers^ queries answered, I'd call that: a bad forum.

Being biased towards certain members and personal attacks are regarded as 'bad forum manners'.

-you have a queery
-you post it
-somebody answers it
-other members put their opinions and add other perspectives.
-visitors get benefited from the thread(?).
-if you disagree with some info/or others opinions: you put yours (... but you just can't say something like 'take my advice & ignore his' )

THIS IS how forum works...

As long as guest users are concerned I dont see the overall quality of forums degrading. & I dont expect it to be superior either. :)
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by Prasanna » Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:48 pm
I agree with aim-wsc. There are advs and disadvs. We can continue with the test for now. If the rules are breached regularly we can tighten the control.
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