Make new users only able to interact with the site after reading the rules

Question

like reading terms and conditions!
(i don't know but is there legal reasons for not doing this?)

Comments

Being forced to read terms and conditions will make people want to read them less and just scroll through to say they did

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ht your right but it is at least better then “make sure you read them”

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no, i don't think it is. it's also redundant, at this point. even before the points requirement all you could do without moderator approval is use chat and edit your profile. the only downside to new users not reading the rules is that they might ask a question that's against the rules, which gets rejected/closed. i don't really think this would do much of anything at all except annoy the few new people we get around here.

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Wait I’ve got it! Make users read the rules then do a quiz or something. In all honesty yeah there needs to be something more but anything really is better

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again, that would just be annoying to new users imo. i don't really think that many people incessantly breaking the rules is a big enough problem that the post approval system doesn't adequately cover almost everything.

this is also something that only pm can implement, and given what appears to be a refusal to do anything with pokebase, there are other things that are a greater priority.

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Anything more than what we currently have would only draw away new users. For a new user, there'll be time to look at them freely when waiting for their question to be approved/answered, if it doesn't get closed for not following the rules. If it does get closed, then that's just more reason for them to review the rules.

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I’m not saying that what we have if good or what I’m suggesting is good I’m just saying we need something more then this. But to your point yeah nothing gonna happen since pm is dead

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why do we need more though?

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Dunno but I am supporting vines on this

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increased 'security,' so to speak, without reason seems detrimental and silly

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I wouldn't stand in the way of this, but I also think the #1 issue with the rules currently is how uninviting/bland the page is. The new headers in my current draft will help a lot I think.

I'd also say it's impossible to stop new users making bad posts. Some things you can only get a sense of by using the site for a while.

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The rules aren't treated like terms and conditions because they're not legally binding lol. They're not that serious and it'd reflect really badly on the site to treat them with this intense reverence or make people jump through hoops; it's just a hobby forum. I honestly think they're already overkill as is and should be pared down. It's not a big deal if someone makes a bad post and having staff to address it is way simpler than forcing people to earn a bachelor's degree in Pokebase before being allowed to post. The current point requirements to do various things are likewise too strict.

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While we're on the subject, if anyone has ideas for making the rules better, drop a comment here https://pokemondb.net/pokebase/meta/82804#82805 or wherever you prefer.
Sorry I should've said it as well. The rules should not be like terms and conditions.

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As an editor, I can say that new users not reading the rules isn't really a problem (except in RMT, I don't moderate that as much). The most annoying rule to enforce is the duplicate questions rule, and telling all the new users they need to make sure they aren't asking duplicate questions would almost definitely make things worse and discourage people from using the site.