'probation' on registering?

~Darkseeker~ · 11-04-2010, 05:31 PM

i just had an idea to do with the spam that seems to pop up alot, the accounts are created same-day probably using some automated technology or another.

perhaps if a 24-hour 'probation' period were introduced between registering and being able to make forum posts would help?

Neodude112320 · 11-04-2010, 08:58 PM

The only problem with that is when you get impatient people like me who want help now, they'll get fed up with waiting and try a different forum.

**berry120** · 11-04-2010, 09:19 PM

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The only problem with that is when you get impatient people like me who want help now, they'll get fed up with waiting and try a different forum.

This. When people register they generally don't want to wait a day before they post. If they have to then in all likelihood they'll end up going elsewhere.

foothead · 11-05-2010, 02:24 PM

I think the spambot would be okay with waiting 24 hours tbh. A lot of spam accounts are actually created months in advance.

mikee286 · 11-06-2010, 01:10 PM

just make people do a captcha thing the first couple of posts they make. And maybe make people with negative rep do this as well

11-04-2010, 05:31 PM	#1
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11-04-2010, 08:58 PM	#2
Neodude112320 Bogan Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 8,468	Re: 'probation' on registering? The only problem with that is when you get impatient people like me who want help *now*, they'll get fed up with waiting and try a different forum.

11-05-2010, 02:24 PM	#4
foothead ಠ_ಠ Join Date: May 2009 Location: 'Murica! Posts: 9,037	Re: 'probation' on registering? I think the spambot would be okay with waiting 24 hours tbh. A lot of spam accounts are actually created months in advance. __________________ Desktop: PII 955, 4GB DDR3 1333, M4A79T, 250GB 7200.10, HD 5770, 3x HG281D Laptop: Q9000, 4GB DDR3, DV7 mb, 40GB Hitachi, HD 4650M, 23" AOC LED backlit panel Netbook: Pink ASUS 1005HAB, Atom N270, 1GB DDR2, 160GB HDD, Intel 945G, 63 Whr battery

11-06-2010, 01:10 PM	#5
mikee286 Fully Optimized Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,005	Re: 'probation' on registering? just make people do a captcha thing the first couple of posts they make. And maybe make people with negative rep do this as well __________________ C2D E4300, 4GB ram, 120GB HDD, 1.5TB HDD XFX Radeon HD6670 1GB DDR5, windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

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