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I, like many others, am becoming frustrated at the amount of spam popping up on here lately. Maybe its time for a new approach on SR. Maybe something like limiting a newbie to so many posts a day, so that spamming on a large scale isn't a possibility for them. It would also give new meaning to becoming a regular, the right to post freely.
Maybe some sort of elective system should be introduced where newbies are technically on probation. If they've reached the quota of 300 posts to become a regular by spamming and generally being a nuisance, then rather than becoming regulars they are prevented from posting any more (i.e. banned). This would stop newbies whose sole purpose of being here is to spam a lot from becoming regulars.
These measures would also hopefully stop disgruntled regulars that have decided to spam the forum after being banned. It would make as much sense as the 15 starter posts a day limit ( I think its something like that anyways), and would hopefully seriously limit the amount of pointless posts clogging up peoples' topics, and maybe restore a bit of order and civilisation back to the SR forums.
It shouldn't stop at newbies though. I've found that some current Regulars can be as annoying as newbies when it comes to spamming. Maybe a 2 strikes and you're out system could be invoked where, if enough genuine complaints are lodged, then warnings could be issued and something like "on official warning" could be placed under usernames for a period of time, say 1 month, and if in that time the person hasn't spammed again, then it could be revoked. If after that they spam consistently again then a banning should be in order.
Let me know what you guys think. I think it's time something was done because its a shame that the forums are losing more and more "oldies" because of a minority messing about.
Maybe some sort of elective system should be introduced where newbies are technically on probation. If they've reached the quota of 300 posts to become a regular by spamming and generally being a nuisance, then rather than becoming regulars they are prevented from posting any more (i.e. banned). This would stop newbies whose sole purpose of being here is to spam a lot from becoming regulars.
These measures would also hopefully stop disgruntled regulars that have decided to spam the forum after being banned. It would make as much sense as the 15 starter posts a day limit ( I think its something like that anyways), and would hopefully seriously limit the amount of pointless posts clogging up peoples' topics, and maybe restore a bit of order and civilisation back to the SR forums.
It shouldn't stop at newbies though. I've found that some current Regulars can be as annoying as newbies when it comes to spamming. Maybe a 2 strikes and you're out system could be invoked where, if enough genuine complaints are lodged, then warnings could be issued and something like "on official warning" could be placed under usernames for a period of time, say 1 month, and if in that time the person hasn't spammed again, then it could be revoked. If after that they spam consistently again then a banning should be in order.
Let me know what you guys think. I think it's time something was done because its a shame that the forums are losing more and more "oldies" because of a minority messing about.
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The only problem:
SR staffies have to do all this work, and they quite frankly won't. and since they wont even let someone with an incling of web-desighn prowess sort it out a biut, they have dug a small hole in which a possible body, possibly snugglies, could be buried.
SR staffies have to do all this work, and they quite frankly won't. and since they wont even let someone with an incling of web-desighn prowess sort it out a biut, they have dug a small hole in which a possible body, possibly snugglies, could be buried.
Ah ok, in that place yeah it is a good plan i guess.
Alec wrote:
> Lindgren, a good ide\a, but this would not stop them spamming the
> sh!te outta the place, until a staffie can be arsed to ban them...
It wasn't meant as an idea to stop spamming, just an idea to give a bit more meaning to the tags.
> Lindgren, a good ide\a, but this would not stop them spamming the
> sh!te outta the place, until a staffie can be arsed to ban them...
It wasn't meant as an idea to stop spamming, just an idea to give a bit more meaning to the tags.
Yeah...
*woosh*
over your head.
over your head.
Why?
Alec wrote:
> ide\a - sh!te - arsed
Get your coat...
> ide\a - sh!te - arsed
Get your coat...
*waits*
Lindgren, a good ide\a, but this would not stop them spamming the sh!te outta the place, until a staffie can be arsed to ban them...
That is a good idea, we shall wait and see.
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