I guess My thought is that persons could still be pests.... they would only have to lick more green stamps before being the pest... really think that would stop a class clown? Doubtful.
I am in agreement with Daddysweetheart on this, I am sorry.
Some of your suggestions GW are not bad, just a bit overboard and clearly a take away from anyone ( NEW ) who is not out to cause a problem and wreak ( wreck ) havoc .... wanting to join this site for the reading alone.
I believe the Lush reps, mods and the community do a fabulous job on ridding of the bad eggs that hatch up here on Lush .... from what I have seen, they are on the ball when something goes on.
Licking anything never goes out of style .... too many flavors. ( smile )
I think credibility is a common sense issue. Lush does a pretty good job...if you have no common sense and don't use pure logic, then you are the issue. One has to have an idea of the way the wind blows. Smell the roses.
That sounds like the Lush Stories version of a caste system. I understand your dislike of people who use this site other than the purpose it's intended, but requiring new members who are here for sincere reasons to jump through hoops and "prove" themselves seems tyrannical and elitist. Or at least like hazing. Who really has the right to "qualify" others? I've met some especially intelligent and kind people on here and their opinions mean something to me, but I don't consider them qualified to pass judgment on me nor I on them. So I say no to a caste system here and everywhere else.
Theoretically, I think it's a good idea to have some kind of way to slow down the pests or people making multiple accounts. They would have to go through the same procedure with every account they have. If there is a way to at least discourage people like that how could it be a bad thing? I've seen it done on other sites and it works. For the general members wanting to join, why should it be a problem or discourage them from being a member? It's going to benefit them as well. Lots of forums have certain rules in place for various reasons. Another option instead of going that way is put a membership time limit before they can post on the forums or whatever. If a new member had to wait 3 months before they could post on the forums or some other feature I would think they would go somewhere else to create havoc.
EDIT: I've been a member of a site that had the 3 month rule in place and new members didn't seem to mind because they were new and that's just the way it was. If you didn't like it then you didn't have to join.
I think that this idea isn't a bad one, but may be too harsh on new members. I think if there was to be a system like this put in place, it should rather be a bot of some sort that flags members with suspicious activity. This way, new members who aren't even doing anything are not subject to unnecessary restrictions.
