08-05-2006, 02:18 PM
Have you thought of setting up a Religion subforum, that is only accessible through logging in, registration being through Mod approval only, and only real names may be used?
Absolutely strict rules, no quarter given, and the login page has the rules spelled out in big text above the login fields. By signing in you agree to the rules, and have no right to complain when you are kicked from the subforum for breaking them.
Unfortunately (or probably fortunately, you know what I mean), early Christianity is pretty much a given part of ancient Rome, especially the later the period, and it seems a shame for it to be such a touchy and avoided subject. Questions posed like the one that started this thread are actually interesting.
If RAT does start a Byzantine subforum the issue will need to be addressed anyway.
Perhaps a system of membership could be one whereby the only people allowed to login to it are those with enough posts, or have been members for a certain amount of time? That should avoid trolls and the like who won't have the patience or attention span to spoil the whole thing. Make it clear that if the subforum becomes unmanageable and unruly it will be shutdown, end of...
Perhaps even the threads themselves could be voted on whether to be started or not through taking a poll of the members? Suggestions could be made as to the subjects, and they are listed in a poll. The number of threads could therefore be limited, making it very difficult for an individual to start an errant thread that could inflame, and very focused discussions be held.
Just a thought.
Absolutely strict rules, no quarter given, and the login page has the rules spelled out in big text above the login fields. By signing in you agree to the rules, and have no right to complain when you are kicked from the subforum for breaking them.
Unfortunately (or probably fortunately, you know what I mean), early Christianity is pretty much a given part of ancient Rome, especially the later the period, and it seems a shame for it to be such a touchy and avoided subject. Questions posed like the one that started this thread are actually interesting.
If RAT does start a Byzantine subforum the issue will need to be addressed anyway.
Perhaps a system of membership could be one whereby the only people allowed to login to it are those with enough posts, or have been members for a certain amount of time? That should avoid trolls and the like who won't have the patience or attention span to spoil the whole thing. Make it clear that if the subforum becomes unmanageable and unruly it will be shutdown, end of...
Perhaps even the threads themselves could be voted on whether to be started or not through taking a poll of the members? Suggestions could be made as to the subjects, and they are listed in a poll. The number of threads could therefore be limited, making it very difficult for an individual to start an errant thread that could inflame, and very focused discussions be held.
Just a thought.
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