Minimum Posts Count Restrictions

[Greg-J]

With the recent PM spamming by people with no posts, we have instituted Post Count limitations on certain actions.

In order for you to:


Post Attachments
Post Links
Send Email
Send Private Message


You must have a post count of at least 25. I'm hoping this will cut down on the amount of PM and link SPAM we've been getting lately.

[mcfox]

Hooray!
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[fryman]

I just got some pm crap from some loser wanting to trade some links with 10 sites. when that happens what should we do, forward it to any mod or send it to an admin?

[misterproline]

Yeah I got that too - all of the sites were exactly THE SAME too - LOL!

[edit]

Well I've sent/recieved about 30 Private messages since joining here mostly to do with advertising/purchasing layouts. Guess I should start posting more on the forum in order to continue making purchases. :) No big deal I agree with the restrictions given the recent spam by certain members.

[Greg-J]

I just got some pm crap from some loser wanting to trade some links with 10 sites. when that happens what should we do, forward it to any mod or send it to an admin?
That's specifically the guy I'm referring to. If that happens, report it to a mod and we'll ban them.

[WhosThatGirl]

Well I've sent/recieved about 30 Private messages since joining here mostly to do with advertising/purchasing layouts. Guess I should start posting more on the forum in order to continue making purchases. :) No big deal I agree with the restrictions given the recent spam by certain members.


Same here, I've sent about 80 messages and purchased tons of layouts/graphics here... but just recently started posting and am still not a big poster.. but i just hit the magic 15 mark so i should be good to go :clap:

[msrockstar]

Same here, I've sent about 80 messages and purchased tons of layouts/graphics here... but just recently started posting and am still not a big poster.. but i just hit the magic 15 mark so i should be good to go :clap:

PMd for the first time today regarding a group buy - it must've been before the new rule was in place. Looks like I'll be upping my post count too =)

[fryman]

Seems that 10 posts would be better since we have lots of lurkers around buying stuff but not really wanting to post

Best thing would be to put in some mod so that posts on useless boards like the spam house or the heated topics one don't count

[WhosThatGirl]

GRRR... I thought for some reason I read the post count was 15 to send PM's. Ive been doing deals over PM with many people. I just went to send a PM to someone about a deal that actually I am unhappy with and got a message saying "your post count must be 25 or higher to send PM". Im NOT happy since I just spent 20 min typing up a long message to make my case to this person. UGH!!!!! Now its GONE and I have to wait to contact this person untill I make 10 more posts.

[WhosThatGirl]

Seems that 10 posts would be better since we have lots of lurkers around buying stuff but not really wanting to post

Best thing would be to put in some mod so that posts on useless boards like the spam house or the heated topics one don't count

I agree! I cant reply to my own pm's even at the moment and cant just easily boost my post count because the posts have to be so many words so I have to make up stupid stuff to say just to count as a post.... this post for example :)

[msrockstar]

I thought I'd read 15 posts too... 25 posts seems a bit high, but I guess it's doable. ;)

[WhosThatGirl]

I agree... and I swear I saw 15 earlier.. did it change? But yay THIS makes number 25.. after making a bunch of somewhat pointless posts I can finally get back to writing PM's on my ongoing deals. YAY!

[msrockstar]

I agree... and I swear I saw 15 earlier.. did it change? But yay THIS makes number 25.. after making a bunch of somewhat pointless posts I can finally get back to writing PM's on my ongoing deals. YAY!

LOL... congrats! :) I've still got a ways to go...

[aditan22]

Geee.... bad luck for me, I'm still new in this forum my posts count isn't many yet :( . I never send spams and I hate spams, but sometimes I need to use PM to ask to a seller in marketplace about some terms that we'd like to deal and I feel not comfortable if I asked that in the thread itself (well I hope you understand the situation).

And maybe this situation also needs to be considered, how about a new user who has a good faith and want to sell his product? He won't be able to post his product's links? and he can't reply PMs? if he has bad intention he won't pay for $5 to post in marketplace section, does he? (sorry, my examples are a lot about marketplace section as I often been there).

Btw, don't get me wrong, I'm not against this rule, I support in against spamming, I even want to add if you really go with this rule, please BAN users who after reaching 25 posts and he changes his mind to be a spammer :).

Okay, maybe some solutions are:
1. Let the seller's permission free from this rule.
2. Limit number of recipients when sending PM.
3. (maybe makes more hassle) initiate captcha image when sending PM.

Okay, that's my opinion, wow it's such a long post (maybe I should divide it to increase my posts count :biggrin: ). Thanks for reading!

[aditan22]

LOL... what I've been thinking of happens, my previous post was started even before last page exists. And it seems everyone (especially sellers) need to catch magic 25 posts count, including me :biggrin:

[Scilynt]

Bringing it down to 10 would probably still work. We would just have to watch for post spamming to get those 10 post. Unless there is a way to restrict sending pms but not affecting receiving or replying to pms?

Also, would be nice to lift the limit from MSRS and MSLS owners ;).

[edit]

Also, would be nice to lift the limit from MSRS and MSLS owners ;).


Agreed...can I add a "pretty please" to the above suggestion? :)

[WarBud]

Seems that 10 posts would be better since we have lots of lurkers around buying stuff but not really wanting to post


Lurker here. 25 posts is a lot for me. On the main forum I visit, I just hit the 500 post mark after 3.5 years. I am a part of 3 of the group buys and am planning on purchasing more. I like to lurk at a forum for a while before I post and I don't like to post unless I have something useful to contribute.

[Kelvin]

lmao now i gota find places to post

[switch]

It was 15 few hours ago .. oh well I guess I have to increase my post count to 25 now.

[Happy]

I agree with most in the forums. 25 seems a bit much. I guess I'll talk up a bit more. Although I rather just read and help those who I can. :) I vote for 10. :)

[Cindy]

I agree with everyone and I second the idea to remove the restriction for product owners.

[minnseoelite]

25 posts is nothing usually when I join a new forum I do that in a little more than a hour

[bradley]

It's only 25 posts.. just get out there and post.

[theroof]

Yeah 25 posts aren’t that bad. I better start posting.

[123alex]

Yea I got the same thing as you all did and I copy and pasted this and sent to the moderator. Told the guy never to send me this crap again
In fact I might have been the first one to get this , I sent to the moderator as soon as I got it.

123alex

[nagiee]

Well.....If you are shy and very opinionated like me, post restrictions like this helps to bring you out of your shell.

i think it's important that the post keeps coming and flowing that is what powered forums. so in an essence it's a good thing. you know we all hate stale site with nothing new.

believe me all you need is to send the first post, once you do that, you'll discover that you are shooting more posts like crazy.

so hey just dive right in. the water is not cold at all. ...:-)

[bradley]

Yea I got the same thing as you all did and I copy and pasted this and sent to the moderator. Told the guy never to send me this crap again
In fact I might have been the first one to get this , I sent to the moderator as soon as I got it.

123alex

What are you talking about??

[MKInfo]

I also think 10 posts is enough.

[Selena]

I vote that 25 is a reasonable amount and should be kept the same.

[laars]

I think 25 posts is a reasonable amount also.
How hard is it to post 25 times? You can be done in probably less than an hour.

[nsmchris]

If they are under 25 posts can they at least be able to reply to PMs?

chris...

[jakkz]

If they are under 25 posts can they at least be able to reply to PMs?

chris...


that sounds like a good idea

[minnseoelite]

I think 25 posts is good as 10 posts are just to easy to reach and takes no effort. I think if someone takes an hour to post around the forum it shows that they are here as a legit member and not just trying to pawn off their crap on others

[MKInfo]

I am ok because I don't sell anything on here.It could be 1000 posts and wouldn't bother me.But having paid to post something in the marketplace and then not being able to do business through the forum I had paid to post in with someone who hasn't got 25 post would bug me.Spamming wasn't a big deal..ok so we got a few pms......thats what the delete button is for.

[cdog]

i hate it as a new member, but will love it once i hit 25!:clap:

[geg2]

Can new members receive PMs even though they can't send PMs?

[nagiee]

Yep. i think so.

[Humbug]

Ugh...I hate restrictions like these.

Now I have to make up posts before I can reply to all the PMs people send me.

[nagiee]

don't worry.. just dive right in. it adds up quickly

[hayley]

I think its a great idea! I'm new and i'm trying to get to 25 posts so then i can post a thread with glitter examples of mine in hehe ^__^

[fryman]

Yeah, I already saw all your stupid posts in the sound off section

[Greg-J]

Spamhaus and Sound Off do not actually count toward someones post count now, and I have lowered the required post count to 15.

[lyzyrdgyzyrd]

Does this filter prevent others from sending you a PM? I had dealings going on with somebody before the filter was placed, while my post count was still below the threshold, and now I don't know if they were just unable to answer my PM queries or if they were throwing money away by ignoring me.

[Greg-J]

You can still receive PM's just fine.

[DesiNet]

I run a forums and I came across this problem so I made a new subforum called "callback" so people with less than 50 posts can post there to have other members contact them.

[mcfox]

A post count of 15 is nothing and can only benefit the forums as a whole as well as bringing a few members out of their lurker status which is only good for them. :)

Forum spam, the mods can deal with immediately but PM spam tends to go unreported - at least for a while - so it's more difficult to deal with. Having a (very) small post count requirement can cut that down considerably.

[st0ned]

25 seems just a bit high, Hard to communicate with people you are purchasing content from when you can't PM them as a new user. But I guess ill just have to get my post count up. +1 :P

[laars]

it's really easy. I think this is my 100th post and I didn't even realize it until earlier.

[st0ned]

Yeah I just don't want to flood the forum, and I need to contact rize :P

[ajarchibald3]

I guess this is one towards my 15. I can't even pm the guy who I've paid and gotten nothing from. The only messages he answers are from when I pm him on here.. this sucks

[st0ned]

I guess this is one towards my 15. I can't even pm the guy who I've paid and gotten nothing from. The only messages he answers are from when I pm him on here.. this sucks

How do you know he answers PMs from here if you can't PM him yet? :P

[Mixi]

I have a question, somebody PM'ed me and I replied and it looked like it went through and I dont have the 25 post yets did it go through? I didnt want him to think I ignored him. Does the restriction mean u cant send em or can u reply to them. I didnt read all 6 pages so sorry if it was already answered.

[Greg-J]

I have a question, somebody PM'ed me and I replied and it looked like it went through and I dont have the 25 post yets did it go through? I didnt want him to think I ignored him. Does the restriction mean u cant send em or can u reply to them. I didnt read all 6 pages so sorry if it was already answered.
I honestly do not know the answer to that question. I will send you a PM, reply before you have 25 posts and I'll let you know if it goes through.

[barcodeunit]

i would have traded links with the guy who had the 10 sites if he got 100K uniques per day. :)

[prodigyweb]

i would have traded links with the guy who had the 10 sites if he got 100K uniques per day. :)

I read a lot about this guy and infact I Pm'd the ones talking about it... Not sure if you are referring to me... Oh, btw I do around 250k unqiues with all my sites.:alucard: So lets get that link trade on :-)

** as for the PM situation thank you for making it 15... I could finally buy some layouts:clap:

[fntastik]

So it is 15 posts before you can pm, not 25? Either way i'm only a couple posts away, good deal if it stops the spammers.

[Precious]

Ohh my. I actually think this is increasing spamming :-/. Everyone's going around posting crap just to increase their post count. :-/

[Greg-J]

I'll ban people for padding their initial post counts.


*looks at fntastik

[Precious]

Good idea. :) thanks. This might be posted somewhere, but im not sure since I don't feel like reading through 6 pages, lol. But what forums are "no post count" for them? (In other words, what forums don't boost your post count?)

thanks.

[Greg-J]

Spamhaus is the only forum that post counts are not counted.

Also sound off, thanx Des ;)

[Kasami2k4]

SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM!!

Sorry, but now I have 100 posts >.>

[Precious]

SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM!!
Sorry, but now I have 100 posts >.>

Not sure if you read greg's last post, but he said spamming just to up your post count, will result in banning.



I'll ban people for padding their initial post counts.

[GREGO]

This is so interesting watching this forum come up. seems like just the other day there were less than 1000 members. I've also been watching people help each other come up and it's a great thing. 15 posts is nothing and will only benefit you.

[Greg-J]

SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM!!

Sorry, but now I have 100 posts >.>
If I wasn't in such a good mood there would be a banning in action. But I am. So their won't.

[Kasami2k4]

Eep. Sorry, I was at 99 and wanted 100 >< Sorry greg, I'm inconsiderate sometimes :\

[vulcanstudios]

Well Kasimi I recomend topping that post off with a nice.....

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e274/lirae/sorryforthespam2.gifglitter

from earlier today. No better way to lighten the hearts of those your spamming

Now something relevent I guess.... I thought I wouldn't mind post restrictions since I have well over 200 posts.... then I tried contacting new members who are around 4-8 posts away from having 25 posts and I go beserk not being able to PM them.

Not to mention I never got spam in my PM ever. So when people were complaining I just chuckled.

[MrBuy]

Just wanted to say cheers to the admin/mods who keep this place clean and not spammy. :)

[DavidR]

I'm still getting spam in my inbox despite these changes. Some PS3/Talladega Nights contest. I also got the same spam in my personal e-mail inbox. Previously I've also received other unwanted messages from this member who shall remain unnamed.

Are there any settings I can adjust to opt-out of this junk?

[MKInfo]

I'm still getting spam in my inbox despite these changes. Some PS3/Talladega Nights contest. I also got the same spam in my personal e-mail inbox. Previously I've also received other unwanted messages from this member who shall remain unnamed.

Are there any settings I can adjust to opt-out of this junk?

I think you can disable emails from admin :whistling:

[DavidR]

I think you can disable emails from admin :whistling:

I already had that option chosen, yet still it gets through. Admin? Let's just call him Mr. J.

[PGZ]

In VB it doesnt matter if you disable emails from Admins or not that will still go through.

If you think getting a message and email from the Admin here is Spam then you are wrong. Its an announcement that is meant for EVERYONE and thats why you got it just like I did.

[DavidR]

In VB it doesnt matter if you disable emails from Admins or not that will still go through.

If you think getting a message and email from the Admin here is Spam then you are wrong. Its an announcement that is meant for EVERYONE and thats why you got it just like I did.

I thought this section of the board was for annoucements? I'm not wrong though... because it's an advert for a product, not an annoucement about the forum. So, it's spam. Isn't it enough it comes to our PM's here unwanted (for some) that is also has to come to my personal e-mail inbox? I have enough spam to deal with from places I am not signed up to, I'd prefer not to get it from places I signed up to and asked not to be sent spam from.

[Greg-J]

I thought this section of the board was for annoucements? I'm not wrong though... because it's an advert for a product, not an annoucement about the forum. So, it's spam. Isn't it enough it comes to our PM's here unwanted (for some) that is also has to come to my personal e-mail inbox? I have enough spam to deal with from places I am not signed up to, I'd prefer not to get it from places I signed up to and asked not to be sent spam from.
If you like I can disable your account and you simply don't need to be here.

I provide a free service to you and everyone else and in return all I do is the occasional PMing and Emailing. If that doesn't sit well with you, leave. Your piss poor attitude is starting to get on my nerves anyway.

[PGZ]

Its not an advertisement it was a email about a free PS3 that will be given away in a contest here on the site. A contest that all members should be aware of so that no one comes back and says they didnt know.

[DavidR]

I am simply asking you do not send junk mail to my personal e-mail inbox, send it to my PM if it has to be sent out. I don't intend to buy your products so I can't quailify anyway, so it has no use to me. It's a fair request, certainly not one I'd expect to be accompanied by a threat of banning!

[Greg-J]

I am simply asking you do not send junk mail to my personal e-mail inbox, send it to my PM if it has to be sent out. I don't intend to buy your products so I can't quailify anyway, so it has no use to me. It's a fair request, certainly not one I'd expect to be accompanied by a threat of banning!
It's not the request that prompted my response, it's the way you went about it. It's too late to take the high road on this one and I find myself tired of your antics.

[DavidR]

It's not the request that prompted my response, it's the way you went about it. It's too late to take the high road on this one and I find myself tired of your antics.

I went about it originally in a light hearted ironic (see the topic...) way, how can you not see that... Mr J. (Just to point out, me refering to you as Mr J in this post is actually a reference to my first posts where I am joking about, I feel I have to explain that to you, because you take everything as an insult).

If you re-read the first 2 posts I made on this without getting all defensive upon seeing my username you will see there are no ""antics"" here. Only when PGZ replies with a serious reponse - telling me I was wrong when clearly I am not as obviously I should be allowed to say I'd prefer not to have junk sent to my personal inbox - do I also reply with a serious post with my point in a more blunt way.

I am stunned at how you have reacted. Anyway, problem is solved now, I added the senders e-mail to filter into my recycle bin.

[Greg-J]

I went about it originally in a light hearted ironic (see the topic...) way, how can you not see that... Mr J. (Just to point out, me refering to you as Mr J in this post is actually a reference to my first posts where I am joking about, I feel I have to explain that to you, because you take everything as an insult).

If you re-read the first 2 posts I made on this without getting all defensive upon seeing my username you will see there are no ""antics"" here. Only when PGZ replies with a serious reponse - telling me I was wrong when clearly I am not as obviously I should be allowed to say I'd prefer not to have junk sent to my personal inbox - do I also reply with a serious post with my point in a more blunt way.

I am stunned at how you have reacted. Anyway, problem is solved now, I added the senders e-mail to filter into my recycle bin.
I'm glad the problem is solved...

[quattro]

I'm still getting spam in my inbox despite these changes. Some PS3/Talladega Nights contest. I also got the same spam in my personal e-mail inbox. Previously I've also received other unwanted messages from this member who shall remain unnamed.

Are there any settings I can adjust to opt-out of this junk?

yeah, I got the PS3/Talladega Nights *SPAM* too ... hehehehe

[pacman0r]

i think it works for and against the forum at the same time, while u get to control spam u may also drive away users who maybe dont want to post that much to get what they want

[tmoney]

not to mention, getting 15 low quality posts.
im just trying to send a PM for christ's sake :)

[imfh]

nine more to go :censored:

[tmoney]

ugh... 5 more now.

[tmoney]

now i can't even remember who i was going to PM. i think i was drunk.

[-fiyah]

rules are important.
the good have to suffer for the bad.

[digitalxguilt]

having the post restriction is both good and bad.

its good because it stops idiots like you've mentionned spamming people. but it sucks because now a few of us cant pm people about graphics >_<

[kenzie]

having the post restriction is both good and bad.

its good because it stops idiots like you've mentionned spamming people. but it sucks because now a few of us cant pm people about graphics >_<
You could always check their profile for their email address if its listed?

I have seen some "1 more post........." posts in market place threads just to add to their post count which can be annoying. 15 posts is better than 25 though. :)

[digitalxguilt]

You could always check their profile for their email address if its listed?

I have seen some "1 more post........." posts in market place threads just to add to their post count which can be annoying. 15 posts is better than 25 though. :)


i tried to pm someone, but i couldnt because of the restriction. so i went to try and email them and it said they dont want to be emailed so i was like eh?!

yeah 15 is better than 25 but 10 would have been better :stuart:

[SamOwen]

I think 5 is a good number. It was very frustrating not being able to contact sellers privately.

How about CAPTCHA for sending PMs if your post count is < 15?

[vulcanstudios]

I think people can just make a contribution. It would take me less than 45 minutes to go and help people out in the designer's corner, or the general chat, or even marketing. Just make 15 useful comments that are actually relevent.

[SamOwen]

That's just the thing. Most people are not going to make 15 useful posts. They'll most likely make 15 junk posts just increase post count and get PM privileges.

[rob2007]

so are posts used like currency?? i'm new lol so the more you post the more things you can do kinda thing? or am i just 100% wrong lol

[kenzie]

so are posts used like currency?? i'm new lol so the more you post the more things you can do kinda thing? or am i just 100% wrong lol
Well, once you have 15 posts you can send a private message or PM and when you have 100 posts, you can use the pager feature. :)

[rob2007]

thanks for the info kenzie, starting to get it now lol

[rob2007]

well i have designed some layouts and dieing to get someone elses opinion on them lol do i need to get so many posts to show them or can i just display them for comments?

[3rdelement]

@ mixi & greg-j

how did that PM test do?:detective:





I have a question, somebody PM'ed me and I replied and it looked like it went through and I dont have the 25 post yets did it go through? I didnt want him to think I ignored him. Does the restriction mean u cant send em or can u reply to them. I didnt read all 6 pages so sorry if it was already answered.

[ajarchibald3]

I hate the limit