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10-20-2006, 12:03 PM #1antitheistic atheist
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Time Restraints
I was just wondering why time restraints exist for members that are always posting - I can understand a few second one but why do people need to wait a full minute (or however long it is)?
Just curious ;D
Maybe there should be some kind of less-amount-of-time-required thing as you get more posts (like there is for the custom user title).0
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10-20-2006, 12:52 PM #2Web Hosting Evangelist
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90 seconds, and I agree.
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10-20-2006, 12:54 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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It's all to do with spammers and stopping them from making lots of countless posts and getting to spam the advertising forums.
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10-20-2006, 01:29 PM #4
It's not a by-usergroup setting. One size fits all, even for staff. We also wait the 90 seconds...worth it for what it helps prevent, IMHO.
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10-20-2006, 03:16 PM #5Web Hosting Evangelist
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Every other forum on the planet can live without it...
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10-20-2006, 03:27 PM #6Retired Moderator
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Originally Posted by HC-JoshTyler Cole
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10-20-2006, 04:20 PM #7Web Hosting Evangelist
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Yeah, still I know of some larger forums that do without it and their member base if for the most part considerably more immature.
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10-20-2006, 04:52 PM #8antitheistic atheist
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It's all to do with spammers and stopping them from making lots of countless posts and getting to spam the advertising forums.0
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10-20-2006, 04:58 PM #9Retired Moderator
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It may not be obvious spam, but they will still sig spam. There is plenty of that going on here at WHT.
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10-20-2006, 05:05 PM #10Web Hosting Evangelist
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Practically everyone here advertises in their sig, I don't think that spamming is going to accomplish much.
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10-20-2006, 06:03 PM #11Retired Moderator
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If anon-e-mouse can make 15 posts per day and not have a problem with the time restraints then I think we all should be fine too .
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10-20-2006, 07:23 PM #12Web Hosting Evangelist
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I make 25 a day lol and it is occasionally an issue.
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10-20-2006, 07:39 PM #13Dennis Johnson
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Originally Posted by HC-JoshThere is no best host. There is only the host that's best for you.0
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10-20-2006, 08:14 PM #14Web Hosting Evangelist
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It's not that difficult to make two posts in 90 seconds.
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10-20-2006, 08:16 PM #15Predatory Poster
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If that limit there I would post 3x as much garbage. I'm sure other members would go as high as 10x as much garbage. It's good to have the limit.
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10-20-2006, 08:46 PM #16Web Hosting Evangelist
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Yeah, they'd make a ****** post every 9 seconds
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10-20-2006, 09:06 PM #17Retired Moderator
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Originally Posted by HC-JoshTyler Cole
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Originally Posted by HC-Josh0
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10-20-2006, 09:22 PM #19Web Hosting Evangelist
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It's also not that hard to have a normal flood control like every other forum on the planet if we want to play this game.
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10-20-2006, 09:30 PM #20antitheistic atheist
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We've also seen that the 90 second wait doesn't exactly prevent spam. We've had a couple people do that (not sure who remembers them) - people who make about 15 posts spamming things and it doesn't come to the attention of mods fast enough.
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10-20-2006, 09:37 PM #21Retired Moderator
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Originally Posted by nocebo
But let's whip out the calculators for a second.
Let's say that he posted every second he got, and he did end up posting 15. But if the timer was only 30 seconds (15 * 3), that would have been 3 times as many posts as he could have with a 30 seconds. Then instead of deleting 15 posts, we would have had to delete 45 posts. It really saves us time, and helps us keep control of the spammers. Which is why I can never see it being lowered, raised I can though
Then there is the entire thing pixelized stated, if there are more strict posting time rules, people are less likely to post general garbage anyway. There are many "active" members that I can think of that would definitely take advantage of a lower post timer. And that's just me, can you imagine if every single person did? That would be insanity.Tyler Cole
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10-20-2006, 10:23 PM #22Retired Moderator
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Originally Posted by HC-Josh
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10-20-2006, 11:04 PM #23Disabled
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How about a system where, with every post you make, the posting limit drops by a few seconds.
When you register - 1 post per 15 minutes
Then with every 5 posts you make, the limit drops by 2 second.
However, when you are warned, or alerted, your limit is increased. But, the 30 point - ban rule would still be around.0
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10-20-2006, 11:12 PM #24Web Hosting Evangelist
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Originally Posted by Tyler
I'm not campaigning to get this changed as I've said before it doesn't matter to me that much, I'm just arguing that I don't think it's necessary.Last edited by HC-Josh; 10-20-2006 at 11:16 PM.
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10-20-2006, 11:17 PM #25Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by HC-Josh
edit: you added a few lines after I posted this0