Bypassing anti-spam noob restrictions for known new members

**fredio54** · 5-15-08, 3:36

Hi, I don't know if this is possible/feasible, but I'd like this thread to exist for people to vouch for new members such that they can have unrestricted access earlier when they are known to be good.

current examples are :

http://www.mx6.com/forums/members/egonn.html
http://www.mx6.com/forums/members/LostSoulMiata.html

If they can be de-noobed that would be good, yesterday egonn was trying to post a link to a youtube vid of his mean fe3 itb swapped mx5 and couldn't. I had to do it for him. He's been around long enough behind the scenes IMO. Ditto LostSoul.

Is this possible?

Fred.

**Turk** · 5-15-08, 6:59

Plenty of new members who obviously are here for the cars and not to sell mobile phones cant provide links etc as Fredio mentioned. Happens in Aussie section quite a bit. Just adding my thoughts.

**Scooby** · 5-15-08, 11:51

New Members can post links, it is just that the system flags it for approval by a moderator.
This is the only means to prevent spammers from taking over the site.

It only takes a few posts and couple of days before they are no longer flagged.

**fredio54** · 5-15-08, 13:27

I understand the reasons behind it, but is it possible to manually un-flag them? It's a bit off-putting from their point of view. I had this on PT the other day, I just headed to the "kills" and "pictures" sections and did the spamming myself to hit 25 posts so I could flick up some links... more pointless posts that weren't worth reading "wow, cool car!" etc :-) Is that what you want? I guess not too many people would do that though...

Fred.

**Scooby** · 5-15-08, 14:44

I agreed, but it only requires 5 posts and 1 day...

**fredio54** · 5-15-08, 15:58

OK, I didn't realise the limits were that low. Thanks Scooby :-) Now I am informed next time it happens :-)

**Scooby** · 5-15-08, 21:47

I understand where you are coming from. We wanted the limits to be very low.
We only want to prevent spammers from posting anything.
Spammers typically register one day then come back another day and post between 1 and 5 spam messages. If we lower the limit, then these messages would appear until found and removed.
It is tough to balance between allowing legit members to post and preventing spam.

5-15-08, 3:36	#1 (permalink)
fredio54 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand iTrader: (1)	Bypassing anti-spam noob restrictions for known new members Hi, I don't know if this is possible/feasible, but I'd like this thread to exist for people to vouch for new members such that they can have unrestricted access earlier when they are known to be good. current examples are : http://www.mx6.com/forums/members/egonn.html http://www.mx6.com/forums/members/LostSoulMiata.html If they can be de-noobed that would be good, yesterday egonn was trying to post a link to a youtube vid of his mean fe3 itb swapped mx5 and couldn't. I had to do it for him. He's been around long enough behind the scenes IMO. Ditto LostSoul. Is this possible? Fred.
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5-15-08, 6:59	#2 (permalink)
Turk Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 20 iTrader: (1)	Plenty of new members who obviously are here for the cars and not to sell mobile phones cant provide links etc as Fredio mentioned. Happens in Aussie section quite a bit. Just adding my thoughts.
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5-15-08, 11:51	#3 (permalink)
Scooby Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Mountain Green, UT, USA Age: 35 iTrader: (1)	New Members can post links, it is just that the system flags it for approval by a moderator. This is the only means to prevent spammers from taking over the site. It only takes a few posts and couple of days before they are no longer flagged.
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5-15-08, 13:27	#4 (permalink)
fredio54 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand iTrader: (1)	I understand the reasons behind it, but is it possible to manually un-flag them? It's a bit off-putting from their point of view. I had this on PT the other day, I just headed to the "kills" and "pictures" sections and did the spamming myself to hit 25 posts so I could flick up some links... more pointless posts that weren't worth reading "wow, cool car!" etc :-) Is that what you want? I guess not too many people would do that though... Fred.
	DIYEFI.org - TRUE DIY engine management Mazda FE3/FE-DOHC Master Index Thread (work in progress) Mazda truck with FE-DOHC/FE3 "BIG like your house" Holset Turbo drinking 2.2 litres of fuel per minute ~= 385hp crank RIP SleepCounter :-( we will miss you! - RIP fredio54 :-( will we miss you?

5-15-08, 14:44	#5 (permalink)
Scooby Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Mountain Green, UT, USA Age: 35 iTrader: (1)	I agreed, but it only requires 5 posts and 1 day...
	*Scooby* Founder, MX6.com Forums are like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea -- massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it.

5-15-08, 15:58	#6 (permalink)
fredio54 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand iTrader: (1)	OK, I didn't realise the limits were that low. Thanks Scooby :-) Now I am informed next time it happens :-)
	DIYEFI.org - TRUE DIY engine management Mazda FE3/FE-DOHC Master Index Thread (work in progress) Mazda truck with FE-DOHC/FE3 "BIG like your house" Holset Turbo drinking 2.2 litres of fuel per minute ~= 385hp crank RIP SleepCounter :-( we will miss you! - RIP fredio54 :-( will we miss you?

5-15-08, 21:47	#7 (permalink)
Scooby Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Mountain Green, UT, USA Age: 35 iTrader: (1)	I understand where you are coming from. We wanted the limits to be very low. We only want to prevent spammers from posting anything. Spammers typically register one day then come back another day and post between 1 and 5 spam messages. If we lower the limit, then these messages would appear until found and removed. It is tough to balance between allowing legit members to post and preventing spam.
	*Scooby* Founder, MX6.com Forums are like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea -- massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it.