New rank idea: Bounty Member
So, my idea is to introduce a new rank: Bounty Member.
A rank that you can get by simply checking an option in your profile, but once you do that you're locked as a Bounty Member for at least 14-30(?) days.
Now what does this rank do, or actually what can't you do without being a bounty member:
- Only bounty members can post in the bounty section (normal members can still start a topic, for obvious reason as campaign managers)
But, once you've gone the path of a bounty hunter, expect a cruel fate:
- once you try to enroll, you're going to get 3-5 questions, just like theymos suggested, you don't pass them, your bounty hunter application is thrown in the garbage bin and you can't apply for the next 30 days.
Since you said that the option can be activated by ticking a box in the profile. Who do you think will click on it knowing that there are lot of restrictions when you activate it.
This your suggestion and all the previous ones are all geared towards having a forum filled with quality and useful information. In as much as bounty participants spam a lot especially on the bounty threads, they are not really responsible for all the spamming that goes on in the forum. To curb the spamming by bounty members, I think all bounty managers should be made to provide a Google form for reporting the weekly report and any bounty campaign that does not have a Google form for reporting can be deleted for spamming and breaking the forum rules.