10-post minimum to post links?

[superklye]

I was browsing the High-Def Digest forums and happened to come upon a thread in which a poster with fewer than 10 posts was unable to post links. Apparently, it’s a security feature they use over there to help cut down on the one-post-wonders we lovingly refer to as “****ing spammers!!!!”

Their boards are built on vBulletin as well, so perhaps it’s a feature inherit in all vBulletin distributions and one that we could possibly look into in hopes of stopping at least SOME of the spam. Thoughts?

[GamerGuyX]

AVS forum does the same thing. Except they have a 5 post minimum to post links.

[CaptNKILL]

Thats an excellent idea.

I'm all for it. :thumbsup:

I vote for 5 posts though. That would cut down on spammers by a lot without causing problems for new users trying to post valid links.

[DiscipleDOC]

Me three.

[Capt. Picard]

<walks into the room - 'Hey, voting, cool!!' - jumps on the bandwagon>

I'll give it an AYE.

[SH0DAN]

I agree,but make it ten posts.

[grey_1]

Agreed, at least 10 posts, or more.

[saturnotaku]

I vote for 10 posts as well.

[DiscipleDOC]

I vote for 10 posts as well.
You bandwagon jumper you! :p

[rewt]

The thing is, once you take away the spammers ability to post links.. They just start copying/pasting and posting large amounts of data to the forum instead..

It would take more bandwidth to send entire contents of a page than it would to send a link.

[superklye]

The thing is, once you take away the spammers ability to post links.. They just start copying/pasting and posting large amounts of data to the forum instead..

It would take more bandwidth to send entire contents of a page than it would to send a link.
Yeah, but having this restriction may prevent them from even trying. I say it's worth a shot to see if it's effective or not.

[Marvel_us]

I'll support this.:)

[SH64]

Me three.
Me four.

[|MaguS|]

I say make it 50 posts. :o

[evilchris]

I say 100 posts before you're allowed to post.

[GamerGuyX]

Hell, I'll do ya one better. No one gets to post a link... EVER!

How do ya likey dems apples!?

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e182/1337_GamerGuyX/Vt57450.gif?t=1167781140

[MikeC]

Hell, I'll do ya one better. No one gets to post a link... EVER!

How do ya likey dems apples!?

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e182/1337_GamerGuyX/Vt57450.gif?t=1167781140


Dick in a box? (http://www.thatvideosite.com/video/3782)

[Q]

Dick in a box? (http://www.thatvideosite.com/video/3782)

You never cease to amaze me with your perfectly placed pop-culture references. You need a job in Tinseltown, kid. ;)

[-=Gib-McFragger=-]

Dick in a box? (http://www.thatvideosite.com/video/3782)1...cut a hole in a box, 2....put your junk in that box, 3....open up that box. :rofl

[nrdstrm]

I'm on a band's fansite, and they have a rule that goes a bit further. You have to reply to (I think) 15 posts before your allowed to start creating new posts...I think that would be even more effective against the spammers...

[SLippe]

I support the 10 posts idea also.

[Redeemed]

I'm on a band's fansite, and they have a rule that goes a bit further. You have to reply to (I think) 15 posts before your allowed to start creating new posts...I think that would be even more effective against the spammers...

You say that like spamming is a bad thing. :wtf:





























































:D

[Bearclaw]

I think these are all really good idea's. However I don't spam is that bad aroudn here. I only see some eveyr once in a while. If it was worse I would say do it for sure.

[superklye]

It seems to come in waves.

[Q]

It seems to come in waves.

Thats what she said.