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Former Member
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As WCG seems to have been targeted by spammers today is it worth suggesting that only those who have returned work units can post in the forums? That way if someone is that determined to post spam they'll at least have contributed to WCG in the process.
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Former Member
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A really good idea, except this prevents anyone having difficulty in joining from seeking help.
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Former Member
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Former Member
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One question, how is it possible that the one called SPAM-PATROL that posted in Nutritious Rice for the World thread, shows 4 posts .., thanks
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Former Member
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Didactylos
Kindly let me know , do you know the answer to my question thanks |
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Former Member
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I suspect the others are in deleted threads.
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Former Member
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Many thanks
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Greg Lyke
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A really good idea, except this prevents anyone having difficulty in joining from seeking help. Most forum software allows you to set up access controls to their subforums. If every forum but one is closed to people who haven't returned a work unit (leaving that one open to everyone in case there is someone with a problem registering/doing a work unit) that should take care of most of the spam. That one open forum would also make it easier on the Mods to look for it as there would only be one place that they would have to check. Just my 2% of a $ on tweaking a good idea. |
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Former Member
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Something very similar was already suggested in my above mentioned thread
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Greg Lyke
Advanced Cruncher Joined: May 30, 2008 Post Count: 50 Status: Offline |
That's true, however I didn't go read that thread until after I posted in this one
 .Spam really isn't that big of a problem here, but it would be nice if there was a solution that didn't require staring at them for hours on end. Giving the CA's a little bit of administrative power (letting them delete/edit threads) is something that I assumed that they already had. If they've been given the trust to help out people here, it shouldn't cause too much mental strain to decide to give them a little bit more. If an Admin can't be bothered to show up for many hours after being alerted by many emails* that there is a problem on the board then something needs to change. Giving responsible people who are here seemingly all the time the ability to do something seems like the easiest solution. *many probably - I know I sent one |
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