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Eliminate "Must have 5 posts before posting links"

Postby Gowri on Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:11 am

No Use Of this Criteria.
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Postby mith on Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:11 pm

So you can spam easier?
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Postby Draco on Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:16 am

Actually the "5 posts before posting links" rule is useful. You may not be able to post links but you can still type in the url of the website so people can copy and paste the link so the can still get on the website.
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Postby alextemplet on Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:26 pm

This idea has been proposed before, and those of us who have been here a while and remember the problems we used to have with spam wholeheartedly support this rule. It causes no serious problem for new members (It's not hard at all to get five posts anyway.) and it majorly cuts down on the spam problem.
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Postby AstusAleator on Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:42 am

I think they should bump it up to 10, it's too easy to get 5.
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Postby alextemplet on Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:00 am

That might actually be a good idea.
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Postby Draco on Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:49 am

Sounds reasonable to me as well.
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Postby canalon on Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:28 pm

Well considering the spam problem, i.e. very little now, I think the current policy works nicely.
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Postby alextemplet on Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:02 pm

canalon wrote:Well considering the spam problem, i.e. very little now, I think the current policy works nicely.


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Postby AstusAleator on Sun Dec 09, 2007 3:26 am

Why not stamp it out entirely? GRIND ITS BONES INTO THE MUD! Er... yeah 5 is probably fine.
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