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New User post approval
Posted: January 11 23, 9:49 am
by Transmogrified Tiger
I think I've mentioned this at some point in the past, but with the uptick in spam recently I thought I'd bump the idea. At NSBB, new users first few posts are required to be approved by a mod before they're published, which usually cuts off astroturfers like we see here pop up with some frequency. I'm not 1000% sure how it's implemented, but from what I can tell, it may be a single setting in Admin Control Panel -> Board Configuration -> User Registration Settings. Setting 'New Member Post Limit' to a non-zero value is what I think is needed:
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That said, I'm not a part of the configuration/extensions involved in NSBB's implementation in particular, so there may be more to it than that. But in general my understanding is that restriction isn't an onerous one to implement, and makes the moderation of those users easier and happen entirely behind the scenes.
Re: New User post approval
Posted: January 11 23, 9:53 am
by thrill
How else would I learn that german shepherds shed? This is important information.
Re: New User post approval
Posted: January 12 23, 4:10 pm
by heyzeus
My recollection of the issue is that there were some legit requests to join the board that got left hanging because the mods got overwhelmed trying to decide whether each new user was a bot or not. I appreciate everyone who flags spambot posts, because that helps us see a post that needs deletion/banning quickly.
Re: New User post approval
Posted: March 10 23, 2:47 am
by dikcut
A good wildlife camera should also have some weather sealing, as you're going to be outdoors for long periods.LINK REMOVED
Re: New User post approval
Posted: March 10 23, 3:52 am
by CardsofSTL
dikcut wrote: ↑March 10 23, 2:47 am
A good wildlife camera should also have some weather sealing, as you're going to be outdoors for long periods.LINK REMOVED
I hate to ban a fool with such a great user name but here we are.
Re: New User post approval
Posted: March 10 23, 9:38 am
by thrill
Circumcision is mutilation!
Re: New User post approval
Posted: March 14 23, 12:35 am
by TheoSqua
Yeah, this is worth looking into. Updating the property that @Transmogrified Tiger mentioned is pretty simple, but i'll need to set up the group and modify the group settings that require mod approval. Also will make sure the mods are OK with the extra work.
The spam is getting annoying though.
Re: New User post approval
Posted: March 14 23, 1:50 pm
by CardsofSTL
TheoSqua wrote: ↑March 14 23, 12:35 am
Yeah, this is worth looking into. Updating the property that @Transmogrified Tiger mentioned is pretty simple, but i'll need to set up the group and modify the group settings that require mod approval. Also will make sure the mods are OK with the extra work.
The spam is getting annoying though.
@Radbird needs a hobby
Re: New User post approval
Posted: March 16 23, 9:27 pm
by sighyoung
CardsofSTL wrote: ↑March 10 23, 3:52 am
dikcut wrote: ↑March 10 23, 2:47 am
A good wildlife camera should also have some weather sealing, as you're going to be outdoors for long periods.LINK REMOVED
I hate to ban a fool with such a great user name but here we are.
He'll just come back with another user name like Cass Tration.
Re: New User post approval
Posted: March 17 23, 9:01 am
by thrill
sighyoung wrote: ↑March 16 23, 9:27 pm
CardsofSTL wrote: ↑March 10 23, 3:52 am
dikcut wrote: ↑March 10 23, 2:47 am
A good wildlife camera should also have some weather sealing, as you're going to be outdoors for long periods.LINK REMOVED
I hate to ban a fool with such a great user name but here we are.
He'll just come back with another user name like Cass Tration.
Dick Brisman
