Only registered users can post request.
Unfortunatly there a lot of user as Guest that post and don't use the button for correct answer.
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anon commented
How about you allow the non-registered users to post requests but not be able to see responses, only whether it has been answered/confirmed or how many responses there are? If they really want to know the ID of the model, they need to register. In other words, we are not really forcing you to join in the off chance someone might answer your request, but if we did answer your request, you should join if you really want to take advantage of the services this website offers.
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Glenn commented
Yeah, I considered the probability of just creating new User Accounts, although it would add some level of extra hassle for them :) Question would be, more hassle than just responding to previous posts?
A user rating seems like a good idea though. Maybe a simple ratio of Responded Requests to Posted Requests. (Would need another button other than Confirm to acknowledge a post has been Read). So if I had 5 requests where people had responded, and I acknowledged 1 of them, my User Rating would be 0.2 (Or something like that).
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I've thought about a limit, but that could invite users to create new users to get past the limit. There has to be a way to make marking the threads correct attractive. I've even though of awarding points to the users that do it so they can be rated as good/bad users.
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Glenn commented
I agree, although it will make it happen only slight less often.
Combine that with a limit to the number of posts a user can make, and a system where users MUST at least acknowledge comments before they can create any new requests.
I don't care about the points, because they're meaningless, but probably 80-90% of my correct answers are never marked as such, which is just rude and annoying.