gibbous wrote...
I recognize the underlying problem, but I doubt this will help much. Scientific research shows that over ninety per cent of users do not read EULAs, usage notes, manuals and the like even if they are being forcibly displayed and have to be scrolled through to activate the next step in the registration process.
Therefore I concur that it will have little to no effect; the "Before You Post" emergency-kit of common sense ironically gives ample fuel to this belief (although I applaud its very existence). People who cannot even parse those four lines of text will be hilariously overwhelmed by the towering complexity of the FAQ and rules.
But, at least they would have no excuse.
They do not have any excuse as is, ignorance of the rules does not make for exemption of the rules. And why would they need one? They'll simply do it.
Nonetheless I support the idea, because it'd be simply good form. But I'd not rate it as terribly high-priority.
This sums up the situation pretty well. I am one of the people that completely ignores EULAs and lists of rules. Here are my two ideas on the subject.
The
Before you post. box that I added the other day will hopefully have a big impact. It seems seems almost too simple, but I think it combat bad posts.
Or, before a user makes their first post display something along the lines of "You are about to make your first post on FAKKU, make sure you understand our rules and posting guidelines before you continue". And link them to the rules thread.