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Lincoln
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Lincoln
16,439 Posts
25 Nov 2006, 9:23pm

Signatures, new users, and post editing

I made a few changes to help combat spam on the forums. First, users with fewer than 5 posts cannot have a signature. I don't think this will impact anyone with enough curiosity to read this thread

Second, I've set a 24-hour time limit on editing posts. After that period of time, they are locked except to staff. This prevents link-adding after a thread is dead. I expect this may cause some inconvenience in the Trading Post and apologize in advance. vBulletin doesn't allow me to refine this setting by forum, unfortunately.

Third, I removed members with fewer than five posts from the Member List to prevent spam via setting a "home page" that displays in there.

Thanks to everyone who continues to report spam on the boards with the red flag icon If you have any questions or requests regarding limits set on the forum, feel free to ask.
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Lincoln
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25 Nov 2006, 9:43pm
Additionally, I just installed a plugin that disables users with fewer than 5 posts from using links or images in their messages.
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Thrax
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25 Nov 2006, 9:47pm
Can we institute the user group feature which will automatically give the ability to edit their posts indefinitely after 25 posts?
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Lincoln
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25 Nov 2006, 10:03pm
Quoting Thrax
Can we institute the user group feature which will automatically give the ability to edit their posts indefinitely after 25 posts?
Unfortunately, this isn't tied to the normal tiered permissions (user groups, forums, and masks). It's a forum-wide option for which I have no greater control. Either it's a time limit, or none.
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Leonardo
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25 Nov 2006, 10:56pm
I just installed a plugin that disables users with less than 5 posts from using links or images in their messages
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RWB
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7,392 Posts
26 Nov 2006, 4:24am
Can you check and be sure I have more than 5 posts for me?

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Leonardo
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26 Nov 2006, 4:32am
RWB, you are free to post text.
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RWB
Thank God for Blue Monsters
RWB
7,392 Posts
26 Nov 2006, 5:19am
Quoting Leonardo
RWB, you are free to post text.
Whew! I just wasn't sure if I've been here long enough or not.

I hope this helps, being the night shift at work I see a constant supply of spam on these and the other two boards I check on when I am bored. With my buds forums he finally decided that he'll manage the sign-ups manually.
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Winga
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1,844 Posts
26 Nov 2006, 6:32pm
Quoting General Keebler
Additionally, I just installed a plugin that disables users with fewer than 5 posts from using links or images in their messages.
I can see the sense in that. It should cut down a lot of spam.
However there are a few threads, especially the sticky's that encourage people to post their results such as overclocks, internet speeds, futuremark scores, pics of their rigs and the like. These are usually in the form of .jpeg's or links to online image storage sites.That could prove frustrating to newcomers.

Will this limitation at least be communicated to newcomers when they register?
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Thrax
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26 Nov 2006, 6:34pm
Forest in the trees, I reckon.
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Lincoln
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Lincoln
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27 Nov 2006, 4:22am
Quoting Winga
Will this limitation at least be communicated to newcomers when they register?
Er, woops, yeah, that would be a good idea. I'll add that to the welcome PM soon. (//edit: done)

However, I don't think 5 posts is an onerous requirement to fulfill before posting things like benchmark scores. I don't think we frequently see brand new members jumping in at that end of the pool.
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shwaip
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shwaip
6,246 Posts
27 Nov 2006, 4:30am
Quoting General Keebler
Additionally, I just installed a plugin that disables users with fewer than 5 posts from using links or images in their messages.
Is it working? There's been a couple spam posts that still have links.
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Lincoln
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Lincoln
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27 Nov 2006, 4:46am
Quoting shwaip
Is it working? There's been a couple spam posts that still have links.
No, it's not.

//edit: It should be fixed now.
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Jengo
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Jengo
2,311 Posts
30 Nov 2006, 7:16am
great changes keebs. But, i dont like how we cant edit past posts... i know its cause spammers add garbage or whatever... but cant there be like some sort of limit? like.. people that have over like 300 posts can always edit their posts?

cause.. there are always thread revivals... and sometimes i want to go back and change what i said and i cant... its annoying... also.. i think this will cause chaos in the for sale/trade forum..

*shrugs*

if it cant be helped then oh well...
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Thrax
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30 Nov 2006, 11:20am
I mean, if you have to go back and change what you said in a post after it was revived (Revived suggesting that it was written a long time ago), what exactly did you type?
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Jengo
Finally Free
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30 Nov 2006, 11:44am
I guess its just a convenience, i mean.. the name thread for example, i didnt know what my name meant before, i do now, i would have liked to go back and change it now that i know what it is, instead of having post again...

i guess its just convenience

*shrugs*
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shwaip
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30 Nov 2006, 12:18pm
You can always PM keebs if it's really important/embarrassing. I'm sure he needs more stuff to do.
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Lincoln
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Lincoln
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30 Nov 2006, 2:12pm
I don't have any extra control over it right now, sorry It's either time limit or no time limit.
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Gargoyle
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30 Nov 2006, 6:18pm
Quoting General Keebler
Second, I've set a 24-hour time limit on editing posts. After that period of time, they are locked except to staff. This prevents link-adding after a thread is dead.
How big of a problem has this been?
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Lincoln
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30 Nov 2006, 6:43pm
Quoting Gargoyle
How big of a problem has this been?
Hasn't been a significant problem here yet (that has been detected, anyway) but it is a growing problem around the 'net and spamming is up overall.
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nonstop301
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552 Posts
17 Dec 2006, 3:55am
Hello everyone,

I'm trying to add a signature and although I can see it on my user control panel, it will not come up in the main forum

Am I doing something wrong ?

Thanks in advance for your help
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nonstop301
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17 Dec 2006, 3:56am
Oh OK it's there Sorry folks
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Lincoln
Snapperhead
Lincoln
16,439 Posts
17 Dec 2006, 4:43am
Whoa, I had to remove that movie and left a link instead. We have a 250kb size limit on signatures, so a 2.2mb movie is WAY too big. People on modems would be completely unable to open a thread in which you posted. Sorry
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nonstop301
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nonstop301
552 Posts
17 Dec 2006, 4:50am
It's all right General

I didn't know what the rules are about limits with internet streams.

I'm glad you clarified it so I'll respect that
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nonstop301
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nonstop301
552 Posts
18 Dec 2006, 1:33am
I hope this one meets all the requirements
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rachael
feeling veeery sleepy
rachael
92 Posts
18 Dec 2006, 4:25pm
fab sig, nonstop! i like!

are you norf or saaaf?

chilly in town today, isn't it? brrrrrrr!
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nonstop301
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nonstop301
552 Posts
19 Dec 2006, 10:54am
Hi Rachael,

I'm glad you enjoy the sig The humour of Happy Tree Friends is plain insane

I've lived in the naaf (NW) but now I'm based in the saaf (SW) It's all London to me (yes that includes "little India" out in East Ham)
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rachael
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rachael
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20 Dec 2006, 3:19pm
saaaf-side! nuff respeck!
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nonstop301
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20 Dec 2006, 5:28pm
Hi again Rachael,

Saaaf by the river is the place to be

I must congratulate you on breaking that 7500 mark I only caught a glimpse of it now through all that fog we've been having here lately

And one more thing regarding the FAH console trouble you experienced and the WUs you were working on. Maybe you restarted the console with the wrong windows user account. It happens to me as well and it will not find the WUs it was doing before I rebooted.
However, when I run the FAH console using the username and password of the windows account I was using before I had to interrupt it, the correct data is found and it continues from where it left off.

I'm "only" 8000 points behind you so we'll see how long it'll take for me to reach your mark
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nonstop301 edited : 20 Dec 2006 at 5:45pm .
rachael
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rachael
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21 Dec 2006, 1:21pm
cheers onwards and upwards to 10K...

i think i've finally got the console issues sorted now, and EMIII set up to monitor progress- unfortunately i've got TWO of those bloody annoying WUs on the go (p2124_lambda_5way_melt_4_10011 type).

thanks for the suggestion about the windows account. i don't think that was the problem but it could be in future if i make that particular mistake, so i'll keep it in mind!

will keep an eye on your points total- btw where's your folding sig (and team badge)?!
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nonstop301
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nonstop301
552 Posts
22 Dec 2006, 9:52am
Hi again Rachael,

Great to see your console is running properly now It seems everyone on team 93 is handling that protein at the moment. It's the one my console is dealing with as well but it will complete the task very shortly and then hopefully find something that is less complicated Not that anything to with protein folding ever was simple

Anyway it's only the second WU for me and both have taken more than 4 days to complete, so folding at home isn't meant to be for someone who wishes to see "instant" results

My folding sig is under development and I'm still new around here so I haven't looked into how that team badge is acquired yet It will all come up soon though.

The bets were on for snow this Christmas but I guess we'll just have to settle with the fog
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bothered
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24 Dec 2006, 7:17am
Quoting nonstop301
Saaaf by the river is the place to be
Well actually, the place to be is norf of the river, about 190 miles norf in fact.
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rachael
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rachael
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24 Dec 2006, 11:35am
Quoting bothered
Well actually, the place to be is norf of the river, about 190 miles norf in fact.
what's that, darlin'? something about flat caps? whadda fackin' liberty!

(jus' kiddin'! have a great christmas, bothered )
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bothered
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bothered
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24 Dec 2006, 11:47am
Likewise I'm sure southern cousin, perhaps I should have said
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nonstop301
New To The Neighbourhood
nonstop301
552 Posts
24 Dec 2006, 4:49pm
I've been up in your neck of the woods as well bothered

That little city is steadily moving up the ranks But honestly I've had a great time there and also had a chance to visit all the other lovely nearby areas like Liverpool and Leeds and Sheffield

Merry Christmas northern folding pard

And likewise a very happy Christmas to my folding neighbour 'ere in da saaaf
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danball1976
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24 Dec 2006, 5:33pm
Hey, nonstop, for some reason, your F@H sig movie prompts IE7 to popup saying "Click to run an activeX control on the page". It doesn't do this in FireFox.
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nonstop301
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24 Dec 2006, 8:18pm
I didn't know that danball. I use IE6 and Firefox and no prompts are displayed with either of them. I'll check to see if there's anything I can do to prevent the prompt in IE7.
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nonstop301
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552 Posts
25 Dec 2006, 4:37pm
I used IE7 to check the sig danball and I didn't get a prompt about the ActiveX control and the thread could be viewed properly. However, there was remark about an error in the status section of the browser window. I didn't understand what it referred to though but with the IE6, firefox, opera and netscape the sig loads without any problems.

I'm going to make a smaller flash edition of the clip so I think that will prevent errors with any browser version and it will also use even less bandwidth.
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littlehippiedude
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19 Jan 2007, 4:55am
O.K. that why I can't make a sig. I was looking and looking, as well as feeling really stupid, but now I get it. Thanks. I really Think I'm Gonna Like it here =)
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littlehippiedude edited : 19 Jan 2007 at 4:57am . Reason: wanted to add that I'm gonna like it here
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