After seeing a few threads berating first time posters, I wondered what the thoughts were about a rating system.
The reasoning behind this lots of posts doesn't mean that the advice or opinions are good or valid.
On the flip side lack of posting doesn't mean that the poster is a novice, just means that they haven't posted before.
Thoughts people?
^^^^^
What cutch says.
Maybe limited number of posts per week, thumbs are limited. This would cut down on the BS from some cereal posters.
Theres been some great posts lately on the newbies forum from self confessed newbys.
They have been spot on - relating their successes & failures & recent learning in response to other newbs queries.
This is awesome feedback as its ducks talking duck language. Win win for both.
But I agree when newbys get on here & try to tell ppl stuff about which brands, which styles, what board is best - OR - jump in on advanced skill stuff then thats gotta be taken with a grain of salt (or sand if you like).
No. of posts vs quality of info ???? no relationship possible.
Kiting experience vs quality of input - for sure on advanced stuff.
^^^^ Kiwis !! soon they'll catchup to the fact that its now 2013 !! soz plummet!!
and I rarely drink anymore. Will you all love me in the morning. 
Yep, bring it on.
It will bring some crew that spend their whole time computering with nearly 10 000 posts down to about 200.
And I will only have 1. lol
Time to weed out the old dead wood.
Oh, and anyone with exactly 3001 posts should be banned straight away, but only if they have owned or test flowen nearly every brand and style of kite in the last year and just cant make up their mind
Have just come back recently for a read of the dribble since being preoccupied the past 18 months, but nothing has changed.
e.g
Should I wear a leggy on my surfboard offshore? WTF! not if your loaded and can afford a new board all the time. Is it dangerous or something?? on the seldom times I get to kite good offshore or suss remote locations of course I'm going to wear a leggy instead of body dragging around the line up getting in the way of others and wasting valuable time to go get the next wave.
Anyone going to watch the Margret river pro? No, we all know the tossers that have no idea about surfing will be down there sipping wine, parking 2 ks away to watch an event 300m out to sea, struggling for accommodation because the region can't cope on your average sunny weekend. So No, I'll be watching it on the rather below average webcast available. Go TB!
Bars and line length? WTF, Big kite, big bar vice versa. LINES well all should be equal and any 4 line bar should work on any four line kite. If your problem is 5 lines well that's your problem, because your probably own a North and deserve it LOL.
Great to be back ;-)
^^ 18mths away and when back your first contribution is to pay out on other people?
Geez I can do that all the time. No need for a break first.
on a serious note. on another forum i use you can give "rep power" every time you enjoy someones posts....
....
So over time the twats abviously don't get any and the good blokes build a "rep" for being a top notch dribbler if interentness.
becomming????^^^^ ...It was one at the very start.
And BTW number of posts doesn't mean shizen as I mostly just go on with utter crap when on here.....It passes my time untill I see the container ships pass by, taking their capiatalistic western goods to foreign shores....Bypassing the South Sandwich like a old street girl shunned after years of hardened service.
nevermind stabber you old street girl..
you had some good years
atleast until the blue waffles caught up with you
"Dude, my new kite is sh1t."
"Wow Man, post a full review of it on the forum."
"Absolutely, Dude."
"On second thoughts Man, you can't."
"Why Dude?"
"Cause Man, you only have a total of 13 posts to your name."
"So what, Dude?"
"That means you have zero cred. Sorry Man."
"Dude, I have 13 kiting years of freakin cred."
"But Man, the shopkeepers will slam you. You'll get called a stinking dirtbag."
"Why Dude?"
"And Man, the pimps will call you a whiney little bitch ... and a douchebag."
"I don't get ya, Dude."
"And Man, the team goons will slag you off."
"Non-comprehende, Dude."
"And Man, the shop stooges will bag you out."
"You are totally losing it, Dude."
"And Man, the brand whores will fully fk with you."
"You are solidly scaring me now, Dude."
"So anyway Man, why is your new kite sh1t?"
"No Dude, it's all good. I'm frothing over it. It's perfect."
"But Man, you said your new kite is sh1t."
"Dude ...I said my new kite is [the] sh1t."
"Right Man ...[the] sh1t."
"Yeah Dude."
"No Man, you didn't say that."
"Yes I did Dude."
"No Man."
"Yeah."
"Nah."
"Yeahhh."
"Nahhh."
Number of pissed posts Vs quality of info would make a good correlation..as Laurie stated, as I drink a glass of wine.
