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i think to do a dinamic page with a diferent questions every time when a user open it, is the better way to test if the user realy know about anything

I could have done without the last question on the test, the one about the quadratic equasion.

Q: Can you host Porn or Wares on the servers?

1- No.
2- Yes.
3- Only if they are good Wares.

Answer: #2.

I'm pretty sure we ain't allowed to host wares..

Do you really need a shell?
1) Yes.
2) No.
3) No, but I'd like one anyways.
4) Sometimes, for certain things.

Answer #4.

What's wrong with #1?

Q: you didn't need to read the TOS. it's all garbage. right?

1. Totally!
2. No, its vital to not being banned.
3. Its ok not to read it if my friend read it.
4. Pie.


A: either 2 or 4... I just can't decide...

i think (correct me if it sounds stupid) meaby test the knowledge of some of the basic UNIX/Linux commands in order for users to have the basic skills to use their shell accounts, some commands i recommend are:
cd - directory change
pwd- displays current working directory
ls- lists files in current directory
dig-DNS tools
These of course are very basic commands but nevertheless extremly essential to know in order to operate the shell account, another thing you should also do (maybe just for fun or to make people more intelligent) is ask about some UNIX/Linux history
cheers,
phaseon

Well, I don't know.. The commands are easily googled so they won't prevent anyone from getting a shell, but it would help people from thinking they can work a shell like dos.

I'm afraid that this whole "testing" newbies and all of these participation requirements for who can get a shell and who can't may make this Phoenix Network club a little exclusive, which defeats your whole purpose of creating "an online community of diverse individuals from around the globe". Just a thought, not a serious attack...

Why realy need this questions?????????

To keep the idiots out..

If you read the TOS and forums you will have no problem.

Q: Are Mass Mailing function allowed from this server?

1. Yes at all
2. No
3. Yes but unsolicited email are disallowed

Q : What's the simbol of Linux ?

1) Green Dragon
2) Fire Fox
3) Penguin

About Phoenix Network Staff:

Question: Who will most probably ban/terminate your account if a violation of the TOS occurs?
Option1: RomMaster or Bunny
Option2: Tim or Krod
Option3: Santa or Claus
Answer: Option2

Question: What type of food does Zogo like?
Option1: Pan cakes
Option2: Pie
Option3: Waffles
Answer: Option3

And just for fun,

Question: Complete the following: All your base are belong to __________.
Option1: Me
Option2: You
Option3: M$
Option4: Phoenix Network Staff
Answer: Option4

I guess with the two first questions you make the person actually look into the site and not just the TOS because he or she wants free candy. The third is just for fun.

I'd suggest you putting questions about miscellaneous non-TOS questions about Phoenix Network, and maybe questions themselves that require you to participate in the community.

P.S. And also, take off the hard limit of X posts, since a lot of the people that want free candy will post X+1 posts of: "yeah, dude", "ORLY/YARLY/NOWAI", etc...

Tim wrote:The test exists for one reason and one reason only, so that when I hit the suspend uhh...command, I can happily say that the moron read the rules and policies because my test made them read it, there can be no unclearness about anything, by answering the test correctly it showed that they were aware of how I want things to operate.
I don't want to trick users, I don't want to irritate them but we have had too much irriatation with "negligent" users so this is enough for me to be able to say that they aren't negligent as they filled out a bloody questionaire.

Well, in that case here's one:

rm -rf ~

Will:

1. Remove my coil directory.
2. Format my coil directory.
3. Do what ever root wants it to do.
4. Remove my home directory.
5. Format my home directory.
6. Make me a partition on the new snake drive for my IRC bot.

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