by Insurance Maze » Sat Feb 07, 2009 02:47 pm
We value the questions and concerns of those who stop by this insurance community and we will always do our best to help them in a non-professional way.
Many times I have posted a reply to a thread without logging in (far too many times) and when I hit the ole' "Submit" button the post appears as a "Guest".
Think about this for a moment - I could sit at my computer all day long and constantly submit posts to different forums without logging in. This would appear we have many guests making comments - right? But the truth is, I was responsible for all the posts (one person).
I suggest that we totally remove the entire "Guest" capability to make a post to any thread in any forum.
If a question or concern is truly important to the one asking, why would anyone have a problem with "logging in" as a Member? There are many professional forums on the internet and most of them require that a person be "logged in" to make a post.
Only our members are obligated to adhere to the Terms of Service for this community. People just "stopping by" are not.
If we are to help solve problems and answer insurance related questions, the we just need to know who we're talking to.
That's My Story, And I'm Sticking To It! :lol:
Many times I have posted a reply to a thread without logging in (far too many times) and when I hit the ole' "Submit" button the post appears as a "Guest".
Think about this for a moment - I could sit at my computer all day long and constantly submit posts to different forums without logging in. This would appear we have many guests making comments - right? But the truth is, I was responsible for all the posts (one person).
I suggest that we totally remove the entire "Guest" capability to make a post to any thread in any forum.
If a question or concern is truly important to the one asking, why would anyone have a problem with "logging in" as a Member? There are many professional forums on the internet and most of them require that a person be "logged in" to make a post.
Only our members are obligated to adhere to the Terms of Service for this community. People just "stopping by" are not.
If we are to help solve problems and answer insurance related questions, the we just need to know who we're talking to.
That's My Story, And I'm Sticking To It! :lol:
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 08:24 pm Post Subject:
Welcome Cascade Dave!
:P Now I have a conspiracy theory question? 8)
Is our "guest" CRaye above and Cascade Dave one and the same person?
Hmmmmmmmmm?
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 08:50 pm Post Subject:
Nope. I have only posted here as Cascade Dave Gary. 8)
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:00 am Post Subject:
Hi,
Many of our members had earlier expressed their willingness to join us without being 'a member'. Since, we allowed them to carry on with us, they have joined us as 'members' once they got convinced of how valuable they are for the entire community!
Fatman
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:43 am Post Subject:
Good point Fatman.
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:06 am Post Subject:
CRaye
Guest
wrote:
"Thanks for the plug!"
Clever and funny!
You should join and get "paid" to post!
It's a wordsmith's dream come true!
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:22 am Post Subject:
so how much guests make?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:59 am Post Subject:
so how much guests make?
guest make no moneyPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 03:13 pm Post Subject:
It doesn't seem like we are getting very far in this discussion, which, I guess, is not too unusual.
Why do we need guests?
What point are we trying to make in allowing just anyone to open this web page and start writing?
How do guest posts impove this community?
How can we hold a guest to the TOS of this community?
How many "guests" have returned after we have attempted to respond to a question or concern?
Why have over 2,000 registered members left the community?
How to guest posts add "spark" to the forums?
Anyone have any answers?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 05:38 pm Post Subject:
I thought the whole purpose of the sight was to help consumers with insurance questions and problems.
Tcope said it better than I, it is a hassle for some to take 10 minutes to register to just ask a quick question.
I have seen large numbers of consumers register and post regularly during an entire claim process then just stop posting many times. I also have an impression that many agents register and attempt to advertise in discussion forums and bail when they learn that they can't. This could easily account for the numbers, couldn't it?
I think it is important for me to mention one reason that I didn't register here for so long: I live in the Pacific NW, and in following some "discussions" or "debates" here I found that it takes hours for posts to appear on my computers after they are made. Sometimes I would post a reply only to discover that 3hrs earlier someone else had already addressed what I had posted. At one point I discovered that posts appear on my phone (iphone) carrier (tmobile) hours before they show up on my computers. Thanks for listening to my ramblings. :)
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 06:29 pm Post Subject:
Why do we need guests?
What point are we trying to make in allowing just anyone to open this web page and start writing?
How do guest posts impove this community?
How can we hold a guest to the TOS of this community?
How many "guests" have returned after we have attempted to respond to a question or concern?
Why have over 2,000 registered members left the community?
How to guest posts add "spark" to the forums?
From what I see most of the posts come from new people who have not registered ("guests"). I see the difference as registered members visiting the forum on a regular bases for an extended period of time. But there are those that simply want to post one reply or one question.
I don't see a problem allowing people to post without registering. Can you think of any? While there have been a few issues over the years, I think I can probably count those on one hand. Guests can be held accountable to the TOS as their posts can be edited and/or deleted. After all, this about the only real control that is on a registered member anyway.
_Many_ Guests have returned and made follow up posts. I also suspect that a large majority read the replies, obtain useful information, but choose not to post again. At least this is the way it works in my mind. :lol:
2,000 registered members have "left"? Where did you get this information? how would anyone know who has "left"? I'm not sure how that is relevant to this thread?
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