When am I allowed to post links?

peter000

I just tried and it said I can't because I'm a new user.

Is a new user based on number of posts or time I've been a member? I hope it's not number of posts as it would encourage to spam and defeat the object of the rule!

robt_2

peter000 wrote: »

I just tried and it said I can't because I'm a new user.

Is a new user based on number of posts or time I've been a member? I hope it's not number of posts as it would encourage to spam and defeat the object of the rule!

Well said.

We did point out the flaws in the plan but nobody listens to people who know what they are talking about around here

peter000

Ah well, I'll have to start spamming!

peter000

Also, could this be added to the FAQ?

I don't think spammers would go to the trouble of looking in there.

savemoney

Good idea adding to FAQ its only just recently been added

One point about spammers will just post a lot before they are able to add links.

Spammers have in the past done this by posting pointless comments to advertise there sig. They soon get removed, so I assume it will be the case if its picked up on new posters ie for example "great, thanks for this" or "nice, many thanks" etc etc

You can thank the spammers who unfortunately until last week were ruining the forums over recent weeks

LouB_2

Just found this discussion as I'm having the same problem. I've been mainly lurking on the competitions board, but would now like to do my bit to post for other MSE users. However, I can't post links, and on the Comps board, there have to be links to the competitions! So I now just have to post lots of links saying "thanks" or "well done" to get my post count up?

I can't even post links to other pages on the forums.

ThinkingOfLinking

It's a case of the minority spoiling things for the majority, I'm afraid.

Savvy_Sue

TBH, I don't think you have to have many posts before you can add links. Half an hour in The Arms or Discussion Time should sort it ... :rotfl:

peteb23

so is the exact number of required posts a matter of national security or doesn't anyone know :huh:

fermi

peteb23 wrote: »

so is the exact number of required posts a matter of national security or doesn't anyone know :huh:

I presume the MSE team don't want to give spammers a precise idea on how to get round the restrictions.

Just contribute to the forum/moneysaving/chat and I'm sure they will work in no time.

robt_2

fermi wrote: »

I presume the MSE team don't want to give spammers a precise idea on how to get round the restrictions.

Just contribute to the forum/moneysaving/chat and I'm sure they will work in no time.

It doesn't chage the fact that it is an extremely bad way of implementing something to stop spammers when there are pleanty of other ways of doing it. Lots of suggestions have been given by people who work with vBulletin day in day out, but they have all been ignored.

Many people join the site purely to share something they have found with a link. There will be none of that anymore with this system.