[vent] complaining users :-L

[EricaJoy]

I am so angry right now I could scream. I have spent the majority of the last month upgrading my board, trying to install things for them, trying to make them happy. i installed the ibproarcade and set it so they would have to make 5 posts a day to play in the arcade.

apparently 5 posts is too many.

my users simply cannot be bothered to post 5 times so they can play in the arcade and are currently whining about it. things like this make me want to dump my whole user table data and start over.

/me screams into a pillow anyhow.

if they don't want to post, they don't have to be on your board...

a forum is for participation, sharing and fun... if they can't do what is the goal of the place, they don't deserve to have any extras... that's all...

/me upload a cute laced pillow to princessfrozen!!!... better than just a cotton one!

[MRGTB]

I've seen this before on another forum board with the same negative results.

When hacks like this are put in place that force members to make so many posts to use it. They might see this as being too "strict a rule" being forced upon them and take a total dislike for the site policy in doing this. Nobody likes to be forced to do anything full stop, and least of all on the internet were they don't really know you from adam.

And thats were the bad feeling comes into play. It doesn't matter that it's only 5 posts a day, it's the sheer fact there being made to do it to use the arcade.

No doubt when they asked for an arcade game, they didn't expect to have to post X amount of posts per day to use it. So I'm not really suprised there up in arms.

[KTBleeding]

I'm sure I'm stating the obvious here.. but you're going to have to expect that. A lot!
I hope that members complaining about that isn't the worse you've had to deal with so far. Cause if you want to delete your user database for that, then I must say.. Prepare for much worse.

Actually, the more I think about it.. one of my sites has been up for a good three and a half years now and I have had only a few people post complaints. And they were valid, understandable complaints. I guess I lucked out with that one.

[Asi9ine]

Heh, remind them that they can use the arcade when they have posted 5 times complaining about it :P

Believe it or not, it IS too much for some. But on the other hand you don't want any old lurker taking advantage of the arcade you are offering. Stick to your guns, I say

[Jaynesh]

Theres nothing worse then whining and complaining users, I hate it when my users compain.

[kewl1uk]

Personally, I didn't go for a minimum daily post to use the arcade because I thought that most of the posts would be useless and just posted in order to access the arcade.

What I did was to use the age old problem of getting new members to post and to post enough so they get used to posting. So I made a user group into which all members who hit 50 posts would be promoted and then get access to the arcade. So my members need a minimum 50 posts to play the games. I've found that it has paid off with most members who have access to the arcade going way beyond 50 posts and it has also been well received by most members. There are a few complainers but only a few.

[BamaStangGuy]

If the arcade is the primary focus of your site you need to be reevaluating things

[Tony G]

Complaining users, sounds like vB.org.

But as BamaStangGuy said, if the arcade is the primary focus of the site (I can't see why it would) you might want to re-think things over. Otherwise, get rid of it.

[Reeve of shinra]

I say ditch it.