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No Sea to Rough
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Agree with all comments. I thought that this Forum was exclusively for BA customers.

Definitely time to 'baton down the hatches' this should be for BA users only.
Photon
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As a BA forum user, it doesn't, or shouldn't, make any difference what opinions, views or ideas that other posters may have and relay that through BA forum. For me the attempt to restrict forum for a particular people starts with a definition. How do you exactly define that group?

A BA customer doesn’t necessarily mean they have valid and useful contribution to make, and vice versa. There are people on BA forum who appears to be regular but create nothing but noise.

There seem to also to be occasional contributors from non-English speaking countries who might have good & interesting subject raised but not appreciated by everybody else on the forum purely because they haven't put the point across in a way that is easily comprehensible to majority of the users.

I think BA should fish out spam, remind new customers of etiquate and ban persistent offenders and which should enable the forum open to all who have a contribution to make and get rid of nuisance.
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Euler
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We could split the forum and have some restricted areas only for BA customers and the rest as an open forum?
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CaerMyrddin
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Sincerely Peter, I would leave things as they are? As posted before can't really tell what would be the advantage of restricting the forum, but can tell the downsize...
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Euler
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This week has made me think about revisiting this. I wonder whether we create a new area for annual subscribers where we can post additional value add. This may be a good test to see if we can operate a dual level forum and what impact it has?
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CaerMyrddin
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Maybe you can run a poll to annual subscribers and let them decide?
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to75ne
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what is a annual subscriber?
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Euler
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Maybe I should have said, long term user. Just thinking out aloud.
PeterLe
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Good idea in my opinion.

It's so annoying when you get comments (like the one earlier this evening) rubbishing Betangel...and the common theme is that they always do so in their first/second post...you dont have to be miss marple to work that one out...
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mugsgame
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Great idea.

There are several forums I belong to (not betting related) that enable other parts of the forum depending on amount of posts / time.

These are for things like for sale / wanted, but there is no reason why you couldn't do something creative like that.
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to75ne
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could you set a quarantine period (for want of a better phrase) of say 25, 30 posts, or whatever amount.
where a new poster is restricted to certain area's.

if after x amount of posts, they are not spamming, deliberately provoking people or being a proper pain in the arse, then allow them unrestricted access to the rest of the forum as now?
andyfuller
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From a selfish point of view I wouldn't want an area to be restricted to subscribers only. I don't subscribe to Bet Angel and would therefore be unable to view the forum. But obviously as a non paying user of the forum I will accept whatever you decide as I don't really have a foot to stand on as a non payer.

I haven't been on the forum much recently so not sure what has happened this week but I think it would be a real shame to see the forum go downhill. It is pretty much the only place I go for trading stuff as the level and quality of contribution is second to none.
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Euler
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I don't think it would sensible to exclude anybody who was a postive contributor to the community. I think it was a case of just trying to come up with a structure and set of rules that enhances the ability of like minded people to openly discuss things without the distraction of people who have no intention of making a positive contribution.
ebasson61
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I've been an annual subscriber to BA for a few years now, but would not want to see any exclusions for non-BA users. I think the variety, breadth and quality of the forum would inevitably suffer.

If it's possible to weed out those who are intent on dragging the forum down, then by all means do so. If not, then frankly I'd rather live with that.
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