Draft,
Meron akong naisip kung sakali for review regarding the old registered members.
Since some threads are specific (like a movie, an ebook...) and some threads cover a wide range of coverage/topics, di ba pwede na if a thread or a certain number of threads are being updated within the last 60 days is enough to make that member established (plus the required posts per user) since it still shows he is active. Am I right?
Ang logic ko kasi dito, all posts and threads are treated the same based on frequency counts only. Wala siyang distinction. Napansin ko kasi, kahit active sa discussions, providing ideas ...ang isang member, thru the whole grace period, kapag nag-expire na yung 1 new thread/60 days, he'll be automatically become un-established. Parang may mali yata doon!
Rule based kasi and method, and I know its difficult kung gawing value-based or a hybrid dahil magiging complicated para sa moderators. But it all depends on how you manage it. This is just my observation.
For a rule-based scheme, my suggestion is if a member maintains/updates/revives any of his/her still live thread adding content (or post) every 60 days as well as a total of 5 posts within that duration, he/she is still considered an active "established" member of the forum.
Just my 2 cents pakner.