new members--restricted threads

[khafra]

I'd propose that anyone who's been a member less than a month be blocked from creating a new thread with the words "chi" or "ki" in it, or any thread with "best" and "art" within three words of each other.

[YODA]

ROFLMAO :D

[Adam]

I've been here for some time, can I start a chi thread or a thread on how much testa owns all other styles? :D

[Saz]

You mean you haven't already? :o

[YODA]

Originally posted by Adam
I've been here for some time, can I start a chi thread or a thread on how much testa owns all other styles? :D

Post whatever you like Adam :Angel:

[Saz]

He usually does! :D

[Freeform]

Has anybody noticed that hardly any of the 'MAP-vets' start threads anymore? Weird.

Col

[Andy Murray]

Originally posted by Freeform
Has anybody noticed that hardly any of the 'MAP-vets' start threads anymore? Weird.

Col

Don't get me started again FF :D

[Saz]

Just like in real life, I can never think of anything to say! :D

[Freeform]

Just like in real life, I can never think of anything to say!



Ah, and I thought all those extended periods of silence in the chat room were meant to be sultry! ;)


Don't get me started again FF

Oh no, Andys going off on a thread starting spree, prepare to discuss such topics as:

Whats your favorite weapon, handbag or kipper?

Kung Fu VD touch of death, real or myth?

and

10 reasons why your all crap and I'm not! ;)

:D

Col

[Andy Murray]

Originally posted by Freeform


Oh no, Andys going off on a thread starting spree, prepare to discuss such topics as:

Whats your favorite weapon, handbag or kipper?

Kung Fu VD touch of death, real or myth?

and

10 reasons why your all crap and I'm not! ;)

:D

Col

You mean like;

Butcher Vs Fencer? (http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1131&highlight=Butcher)

Hmm, that last one though, a thread on everyones reasons why Freeform is crap and they're not perhaps?

[Jim]

How do you get to be a MAP-Vet and do you have to like dogs or have been in a major military conflict of any kind?

[Andy Murray]

Hit 1,000 posts Jim? :D

Hmm what makes a Map Vet?

1/ You need to completely lose the plot on a few threads.

2/ Aplogise to someone you've offended.

3/ Start a good thread or so.

4/ Bash some Trolls.

5/ Keep answering the same questions, no matter how many times they get posted.

6/ Sigh wearily, and hope someday, that new members will discover it's possible to search back through the older threads on each forum. Back to 2001 in fact.

7/ Read/Contribute to the site Magazine.

8/ Share your knowledge.

9/ Learn from others.

10/ Best of all, go hook up with some other members in the flesh.

[Em-em]

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5/ Keep answering the same questions, no matter how many times they get posted.

6/ Sigh wearily, and hope someday, that new members will discover it's possible to search back through the older threads on each forum. Back to 2001 in fact.
***

Why not post a tip to the new members about the possibility of searching back through older threads?

[Greg-VT]

Because that would just be waaay too easy. :D

[YODA]

There's this nice red button at the top, and under EVERY post that has SEARCH written on it - how easy do you wanna make it? :D

[KickChick]

http://216.40.249.192/s/otn/ez/pi_lightbulb.gif
Let me point out another "button" to new members, while we are at it trying to make life easier for them on the Martial Art Planet.

There is the "f.a.q." button (stands for "Frequently Asked Questions")http://instagiber.net/smiliesdotcom/otn/other/11doh.gif

[Kinjiro Tsukasa]

Another suggestion for new-member-thread-restriction: Kata!

[morphus]

I concider myself a vet' - but thats 'cos of the age:(

I've been a member of MAP for three hundred & thirty three years now & these young whipper snappers come in & post regergitated stuff that quite frankly (ooo, nearly lost me teeth there) has been posted by "vet's on MAP" many moons before(wobbles on walking stick, steady). I mean to say, in my day we didn't have fancy journals;) &...& ar (swallow)..cade games to boot, NO we had a simple life posting but we survived "It didn't do us any harm". Why when i were a lad we didn't have PC's...no,no we only had 2 & half(BBC2 started about 4pm)channels on't telly - mind you i am going back a bit now.:)

Anyway i'm off to eat some bread & dripping - ahhh...i miss the simple things in life. Damn teeth, i'll have to swill them in some water now.:rolleyes: I remember the Beatles you know! Bloody kids

[Cain]

Yet another few words -

Fake

Fraud

Politics

|Cain|

[Em-em]

but you've got to admit that without new members, life in the forum would be boring. Everyone would just say 'been there, done that, search the forum' then everybody's not going to talk about anything old anymore.

[Cain]

Or better yet - Make the saerch page the hme page ;)

Or put in something like if you don't search then you are going to have a evry unlucky day :D

|Cain|

[munchkin]

I have been on a while so my new thread will be entitled, ah hem,hem (wait for it)...

Can anyone tell me what the best art for developing Bruce Lee's type of chi for a fight between a grappler and a striker after doing kata?

That should start some really good discussion (titter, titter).

[Em-em]

ROFLMAO!