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Dessa
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I'm sure everyone has seen the lovely spam spree today, but the increase lately in spam is not the only thing I'm talking about.
Its been a while since I've been on the back end of phpBB2, but I'm pretty sure there's a setting that requires a minimum number of posts before a user can create a new thread. I think this should get implemented. Other than the spam, there are also a number of threads, usually in the anime forum, that either belong in the General Questions thread, or fall under speculation and are against the rules. Most of these posts are from new users. Having a minimum post number before new threads can be created would help with both of these problems. |
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Tony K.
 SubscriberModerator  Posts: 11446 Location: Frisco, TX |
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I concur. A more stringent system would definitely save me a lot of work in terms of newbie management and spam tracking/extermination.
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mdo7
 Posts: 6401 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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I will agree with you 2 that stricter requirements are needed to create new topic, I am annoyed by the spam (the old get fake passport, and fake high quality counterfeit money thing), and also I'm worried that trolls may pop up and create inappropriate topic on ANN forum, it did happen in the past several times.
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lem
 Posts: 734 Location: Land of trying to figure sht out |
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A most excellent idea. Having someone that has to waste their time locking one dumb post threads is just sad. I'm sure they'd prefer to do something besides that??? Which brings up the next question... What will that magic number of posts be before one is let loose amongst the general population here? 
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getchman
 He started itPosts: 9134 Location: New Hampshire |
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100 posts perhaps? since that's the magic number Tony will allow before placing a poster on the Wall of Shame for over-quoting, that seems like a proper benchmark
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dtm42
Posts: 14084 Location: currently stalking my waifu |
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One-hundred is also a nice, round, easy-to-remember number. Plus it is big enough to ensure that newbies have some experience (before they create threads), while still being small enough to be reachable in a reasonable amount of time.
So yeah, I also think it is a good benchmark. |
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mdo7
Posts: 6401 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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I agreed, 100 posts should be suffice for a newbie to get familiar with the rule of the ANN forum, and to make sure they learn all the rule before they are mature and experience enough to create a new topic. |
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st_owly
 Posts: 5234 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland |
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It'll also stop noob recommendation and 1 shot question threads. I think this is a superb idea.
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Alan45
Village Elder Posts: 10032 Location: Virginia |
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I think any number of prior posts would deter the spammers. As far as the new people are concerned, I think 100 is a bit high. Anyone who has made as many as 20 or 30 post has been around long enough to initiate a thread. I've noticed that most of the problem children seldom rise to as many as 10 posts. Basically for the health of the site we don't want to discourage anyone who sincerely wants to contribute.
Would this effect PMs as well? If it did it might get rid of our abusive PMer. Also would it be possible to insist that people actually register with a name, no matter how absurd? Recently we have had a rash of people registering with a number (beginning in 8). Apparently that is the default if they don't pick a name. Most are spammers or trolls but a few are would be participants. The numbers don't read and it is hard to tell them apart. Maybe the system could just assign random names from anime shows but it would probably be easier to make the name a required field. I think it used to be since the number only titles are of recent origin. |
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mdo7
Posts: 6401 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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I share this same sentiment as Alan45, we have to do something about that serial rage PM spammer, putting that limitation requirements could probably make that person not return to ANN to spew out rage PMs spam. I agreed the using Facebook and Twitter registration is not a good idea. It'll attract trolls, anime haters, etc... on to this site and leave nasty messages on forum or PMs just because they use a number as their ANN ID, we don't want that type of people on the forum. So I would recommend removing the Facebook and Twitter registration. |
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Touma
 Posts: 2651 Location: Colorado, USA |
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I agree. 100 is too high. Anybody who comes here just to spam will probably not make even 10 regular, legitimate posts I think that needing 10 other posts before starting a thread would be enough to weed out the spammers. Requiring more than 20 seems like too much to me. |
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mdo7
Posts: 6401 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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A rage spammer can act as a casual anime fans posting small simple message, and when they reached 10 posts. Then they can just send out Rage PM spam. That's why I want 100 posts, it helped deter the rage spammer, 10 posts=any rage spammer can just act casual on ANN and after 10 posts, that's where they can send rage PM spam. 10 posts is just too easy, 100 posts will deter any rage spammers from sending abusive PMs. |
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Dessa
Posts: 4438 |
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I don't believe there is any way, short of installing mods, to limit one's ability to PM. It's not in the software by default, but I believe creating new threads is.
And I agree, 10-20 (maybe 15 in the middle) is a proper number of posts. |
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mdo7
Posts: 6401 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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OK 20 posts then, no more and no less.
the reason I don't want 10 posts minimum requirement is because a troll can just pretend to be a casual anime fan posting positive thing then after 10 posts requirement is met, then they can end up trolling and sending rage spam PMs. 20 posts would be acceptable, but I'm mixed because internet trolls can learn how to be patient. Everyday, internet trolls are somehow finding way to trolls regardless if the "don't feed the trolls" method work. |
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getchman
He started it Posts: 9134 Location: New Hampshire |
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ok man, we get it. trolls bad, make mdo sad
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