Recently there's been some problems regarding members starting model threads with seemingly little basis for the name/id chosen. This is actually not just a recent problem--there are other such model threads started up to several years ago that have simply been left as is.
Obviously that is outside MIR and so one might think it not our concern, but I think it is still our concern in a way, both in terms of having a good MIR section (i.e. useful solves) and a good vef. I could not find specific guidelines about starting model threads in the general vef rules. There are comments e.g. in model sections rules about checking via search before starting model threads but although very important that's not quite the same thing. Is this something we should consider adding as a guide both to members and to section mods?
Maybe I'm just dreaming/hoping but I believe mods finding new model threads with e.g. just a first name title and no evidence that greater efforts have been made to find a better id should consider whether such threads should be moved to MIR to be "sorted out", rather than just left where found?
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