Didn't this place used to have periods when you couldn't register, or you had to go through some kind of approval process? I might be mixing that up with other old sites.
Would it be weird to expect a new member to meet certain criteria to participate? The attitude is one example of general criteria. I haven't registered in a long time, but I'm guessing there's nothing requiring someone to read it, maybe just a check box. But I'm more talking about fundamental extraction knowledge. It seems like a majority of new users making their first post are repeatedly asking the same questions. Questions that are answered in the Wiki, in teks, in many places. I know we have a FAQ to address that, but again there's nothing requiring someone unless they get sent to homework detention.
IMO everyone should start in detention, and when you can sufficiently pass a test on basic extraction literacy, then you graduate with posting permissions. I realize this place is more than just extracting, but maybe it could work to restrict specific forums? I guess lazy people would just skip and post their questions wherever. But it would really be to their benefit to streamline new people through some sort of tutorial process. People really need to learn what acid/base, pH, non-polar/polar, solubility is before they can get the most out of the knowledge here. People gravitate toward "teks" because they feel blind and reassured by a recipe. But teks are a crutch and choosing one is really like putting on a blindfold.
There should be a simulation mini-game with reagents. People can practice adding lye to water and it beeps at you with a pop-up prompt if you try to add water to lye. Or at least a nexus-approved youtube video of someone else showing the basics, that people have to watch and answer some written questions about, to check their comprehension. Could do it in steps even, you gotta pass the pH quiz to unlock the acid/base video, and get through 10 videos to graduate. Let's start a university!
Would it be weird to expect a new member to meet certain criteria to participate? The attitude is one example of general criteria. I haven't registered in a long time, but I'm guessing there's nothing requiring someone to read it, maybe just a check box. But I'm more talking about fundamental extraction knowledge. It seems like a majority of new users making their first post are repeatedly asking the same questions. Questions that are answered in the Wiki, in teks, in many places. I know we have a FAQ to address that, but again there's nothing requiring someone unless they get sent to homework detention.
IMO everyone should start in detention, and when you can sufficiently pass a test on basic extraction literacy, then you graduate with posting permissions. I realize this place is more than just extracting, but maybe it could work to restrict specific forums? I guess lazy people would just skip and post their questions wherever. But it would really be to their benefit to streamline new people through some sort of tutorial process. People really need to learn what acid/base, pH, non-polar/polar, solubility is before they can get the most out of the knowledge here. People gravitate toward "teks" because they feel blind and reassured by a recipe. But teks are a crutch and choosing one is really like putting on a blindfold.
There should be a simulation mini-game with reagents. People can practice adding lye to water and it beeps at you with a pop-up prompt if you try to add water to lye. Or at least a nexus-approved youtube video of someone else showing the basics, that people have to watch and answer some written questions about, to check their comprehension. Could do it in steps even, you gotta pass the pH quiz to unlock the acid/base video, and get through 10 videos to graduate. Let's start a university!
