And this all comes down to the fact that we need a sort of 'waiting period' to remove those seeking the fast answer from those seeking enlightenment. New users should not be able to post for a day or so, AM root-level posts should not appear on site for a day or so [...]

At this point, AM root-level posts take a fair length of time to appear in any case, if this thread is to be believed. I disagree strongly with the notion of muzzling new users, both because it seems gratuitously obnoxious and because it is an insufficiently targeted response.

My reaction to this is colored somewhat by the fact that I finally got around to setting up this account (after lurking for a while) specifically so I could post to a specific node, which I'm guessing is not a unique situation. In my case it was a reply, so your idea (at least as originally expressed) wouldn't have made much difference, but I'm not willing to make the blanket assertion that anybody who's in a hurry to post something should be flatly refusesed, and sent back to the cloister to contemplate the nature of the Buddha for a day or two.

On the other hand, you seem to be strongly of that opinion--would you mind explaining a bit more why?


If God had meant us to fly, he would *never* have give us the railroads.
    --Michael Flanders

In reply to Muzzling new/anon users by ChemBoy
in thread Don't just provide a module name by gryphon

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