Unpopular Opinion/Suggestion for Admins

[Chainedkraken]

There are a fair number of individuals on here that "lurk" i.e. do not contribute any intel or reviews and simply consume as much as possible. When this site was in a very infant stage that was fine. As the site has grown, so has the number of non-contributors. It's not so much the free information that I have a problem with; it's the constant "so what's the damage for FS?" or "Is Greek available" when the information is listed in private details....then some helpful monger literally spells out all the information for the world. I've absolutely been guilty of not helping this very cause, but as I said, the site is growing and it's not just mongers coming across the site. A touch of discretion/tact can go a very long way in preserving what has so far been a really good forum. I know it's going to be an unpopular opinion, but:

1. If you've *never* submitted an approved/legitimate review, you shouldn't be able to even see any other reviews - not even without the private details
2. If you've submitted an approved review but your time/balance has hit zero, you can access the Reviews but no private details (essentially what the deal is right now)
3. If you don't have an account, you shouldn't be able to view reviews, nor search, nor see beyond the first 10% of any discussion thread

Just my 2 cents.

 

[Ellocohombre]

I absolutely agree.

 

[driverseven]

Interesting. They could limit the entire "review" section to approved members and allow the casual visitors to only see discussions. Seems like that could be a good idea.

 

[Waterboy]

Interesting. They could limit the entire "review" section to approved members and allow the casual visitors to only see discussions. Seems like that could be a good idea.

Often the discussions end up revealing more info than the review itself.

 

[TGBeldin]

Often the discussions end up revealing more info than the review itself.

Unfortunately true. Some posters either do not comprehend the usefulness of discretion, or they are more interested in pumping their own ego than keeping people safe.

 

[findinit]

The old spa hunters edited reviews. Good idea that worked well.

 

[Waterboy]

The old spa hunters edited reviews. Good idea that worked well.

I am available for that job.

 

[driverseven]

The best setup was TER but it was also very expensive to maintain; every review was read before it was posted and all of the details were kept out of Google.

The way I see it, this site is taking a big risk for itself with it's wide open approach toward the search engines. I am not going to be at all surprised if it just disappears one day, same as Spahunters. But I think Spahunters owner decided to close before it hit any problems. This place is likely to be shut off by a service provider. FOSTA is a bitch.