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Threads for upgraded members - CL1B - Aug 29, 2025
Whenever I share a proof of concept, there's skids bombarding the thread with the most skiddiest things.
Look, I have nothing against them.. but I'm getting more and more fed up with the literal trashing of my threads.
It's like a bird shitting on your car.
One thing that the skids almost always have in common is that they aren't upgraded so that led me to this suggestion:
Ability for OP to set a thread to viewable for upgraded members only. So non-upgraded members are greeted with the limited access screen when trying to read that thread.
I think this would be a very good addition to the forum. Share your thoughts.
RE: Threads for upgraded members - 6 - Aug 29, 2025
(Aug 29, 2025 03:19 AM)MarlboroMan Wrote: Whenever I share a proof of concept, there's skids bombarding the thread with the most skiddiest things.
Look, I have nothing against them.. but I'm getting more and more fed up with the literal trashing of my threads.
It's like a bird shitting on your car.
One thing that the skids almost always have in common is that they aren't upgraded so that led me to this suggestion:
Ability for OP to set a thread to viewable for upgraded members only. So non-upgraded members are greeted with the limited access screen when trying to read that thread.
I think this would be a very good addition to the forum. Share your thoughts.
I second this decision and if the member means serious business, he will consider upgrading.
RE: Threads for upgraded members - Pοιsonlεaf - Aug 29, 2025
I agree, you can set it so that only the uber upgrade have that option being an incentive to upgrade to uber while having the incentive for new members to upgrade to 1337.
RE: Threads for upgraded members - 6 - Aug 29, 2025
(Aug 29, 2025 03:40 AM)Pοιsonlεaf Wrote: I agree, you can set it so that only the uber upgrade have that option being an incentive to upgrade to uber while having the incentive for new members to upgrade to 1337.Or maybe like news sites, they can only see the top few lines in the OP if non upgraded
RE: Threads for upgraded members - CL1B - Aug 29, 2025
(Aug 29, 2025 03:45 AM)6 Wrote: Or maybe like news sites, they can only see the top few lines in the OP if non upgraded
Now this, this is good.
RE: Threads for upgraded members - 6 - Aug 29, 2025
(Aug 29, 2025 03:45 AM)MarlboroMan Wrote: Now this, this is good.
Like a sneak peek 🫣, so they consider upgrading if they are interested in the content.
RE: Threads for upgraded members - Pοιsonlεaf - Aug 29, 2025
(Aug 29, 2025 03:45 AM)6 Wrote: Or maybe like news sites, they can only see the top few lines in the OP if non upgraded
NGL I hate that on news sites are imo news should be free but here that actually makes sense.
RE: Threads for upgraded members - CL1B - Aug 29, 2025
(Aug 29, 2025 03:47 AM)Pοιsonlεaf Wrote: NGL I hate that on news sites are imo news should be free but here that actually makes sense.
Me too actually, but I do think it works.
I think both the no access dialog that HF already has (https://hackforums.net/stickies.php)
or that sneak peak like dialog would have the same effect.
RE: Threads for upgraded members - Omniscient - Aug 29, 2025
This would be a fundamental change to HF if I implemented this.
May as well just make the site a Pay Walled Garden.
Is a poor quality reply to your thread that big of a deal? Seems like some OCD type thing. Something that doesn't have to bother you unless you allow it.
The logistics of implementing something like this doesn't seem worth it. Would take a custom solution, plugin, and table alterations. I'd rather just set certain forums to be Upgrade Permissions only to view. Or even add a new forum like "Advanced Hacking" and make it Upgraded members only.
The other option is to use Attachments for the content. Much less likely new member will have Bytes.
Overall though, I just don't see this as happening.
RE: Threads for upgraded members - CL1B - Aug 29, 2025
(Aug 29, 2025 10:40 AM)Omniscient Wrote: This would be a fundamental change to HF if I implemented this.
May as well just make the site a Pay Walled Garden.
Is a poor quality reply to your thread that big of a deal? Seems like some OCD type thing. Something that doesn't have to bother you unless you allow it.
The logistics of implementing something like this doesn't seem worth it. Would take a custom solution, plugin, and table alterations. I'd rather just set certain forums to be Upgrade Permissions only to view. Or even add a new forum like "Advanced Hacking" and make it Upgraded members only.
The other option is to use Attachments for the content. Much less likely new member will have Bytes.
Overall though, I just don't see this as happening.
Yeah it's somewhat of an OCD thing, ngl. And I see how the suggested implementation isn't worth the time, especially compared to the Advanced Hacking forum with access for upgraded members only.
I like the idea of the upgraded members only Advanced Hacking forum.
RE: Threads for upgraded members - Chrome - Aug 31, 2025
I don't really agree with this idea, there are a lot of non upgraded members here that actually have a lot of knowledge and can add quality conversation to threads, you'd be turning away quite some learning potential or great conversations/debates.
Low quality posts should just be reported to staff.
RE: Threads for upgraded members - CL1B - Aug 31, 2025
(Aug 31, 2025 02:00 AM)Chrome Wrote: I don't really agree with this idea, there are a lot of non upgraded members here that actually have a lot of knowledge and can add quality conversation to threads, you'd be turning away quite some learning potential or great conversations/debates.
Low quality posts should just be reported to staff.
That's one perspective.
"you'd be turning away quite some learning potential or great conversations/debates."
Yeah, by choice.. If they'd want to chime in; Upgrade!
RE: Threads for upgraded members - Omniscient - Aug 31, 2025
Sorry, this is not going to be implemented in any form.