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Marty_J
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Hi guys,
I've seen forums (or fora if you want to get ridiculously pedantic about it) where members can't post links until they have so many posts. The idea is to stop people from joining just so they can post spam.
Can't the same sort of system be implemented here?
I've seen forums (or fora if you want to get ridiculously pedantic about it) where members can't post links until they have so many posts. The idea is to stop people from joining just so they can post spam.
Can't the same sort of system be implemented here?
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There are a fair few threads on this board with a similar theme... here is one for starters...:beer:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=965997
With your idea I think all that would happen is the spammer would post the relevant number of useless drivel type posts before then spamming their links as usual...:eek:
HTH0
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