[Mom]

Really? I was against it, even though it made this place feel exclusive... I had a lot of people to invite at the time.

If we tried it again, could we make it so that each member has a set amount of invitations per week/month, and this increases as you become elite/super elite?

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And thank you, @MiS for making this thread, I hope it'll be used.

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I'd remove the point about advertising your product, that's not really the idea of Sinisterly...
Or at least make sure to say that it has to be within a specific section, and that other forums cannot be advertised.

Again, I was never really against invitation-only systems. Just disliking the open-for-all one.

[MiS]

I'd remove the point about advertising your product, that's not really the idea of Sinisterly...
Or at least make sure to say that it has to be within a specific section, and that other forums cannot be advertised.

Tweaked it a bit, how does it sound now?

[cr33pyguy]

Tweaked it a bit, how does it sound now?

definitely better. good job MiS

[Cressi]

Tweaked it a bit, how does it sound now?

Awesome ^^

Great thread; I think we need this stickied ASAP ^^

[Customer]

I think this is a very well and informing thread.

Very nice work, MiS.

[BreShiE]

I like this thread, however just like mine about spam bots, no one will really care/read it. If this thread starts getting the attention of new members I will consider sickying the thread.

[lux]

I like this thread, however just like mine about spam bots, no one will really care/read it. If this thread starts getting the attention of new members I will consider sickying the thread.

'Making this thread a sticky' would be grammatically correct.

But yeah hi Breshtea. Nice to see you again.

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Good thread, just a shame that new members will be new members.

[MiS]

Thank you, everyone! However, you're right when you say that it's all down to the new members to follow these instructions or not.

@BreShiE What exactly do you mean by getting the attention of them? Something like they'll actually see this thread and do what's suggested, or they'll post in the thread? Either one would benefit more if they saw this stickied, in my opinion.

[BreShiE]

Thank you, everyone! However, you're right when you say that it's all down to the new members to follow these instructions or not.

@BreShiE What exactly do you mean by getting the attention of them? Something like they'll actually see this thread and do what's suggested, or they'll post in the thread? Either one would benefit more if they saw this stickied, in my opinion.

Maybe so, but what would be the point in stickying a thread if it doesn't get any attention?

[Oni]

Thank you for your post @MiS - I'll be stickying it.

Keep in mind I was one of the people who supported keeping the forum with closed registration, hon.

The thing is, people like the idea of a closed community, but they fail to understand the harsh realities of such a thing. If it were a closed community, we wouldn't have a lot of the people that currently make Sinisterly what it is, and we surely wouldn't have nearly as much activity. What people don't remember, is that the site started to die after it had been closed for a while. Invitation codes went unused, people got bored seeing the same people every day, and all in all it got old.As the owner, I have weighed the pros and cons, and as awesome as it might be to be closed off from the rest of the internet, we're not ready. We might be one day, but not today, and maybe not anywhere in the near future.