Monti Messmer Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Hi, been a while since i created a new avatar.Do new users have to accept and email from LL before their accounts work ?Maybe have them wait a few days before post on the forum ?I know the Gurus on here working hard to kill the spam but maybe it´s time to do a few more steps.Monti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valerie Inshan Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Hi Monti. A new user receives a welcome email which is NOT an activation one. He can post immediately on these forums. The only restriction is he can't insert an image before he's posted at least twice, same for giving kudos. So yes, I agree, maybe having them wait for a few days before they are allowed to post could help, but I doubt it would completely discourage them... :smileyfrustrated: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilbert Dilweg Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Yes that probably should be done since they have been unable secure these forums from it. Some users have claimed they have been able to post on these forums without even logging in . I do not think it would dicourage users as long as they have read access but then it may pose a problem for Second Life Answers when new users needs help fast. waiting 3 days tro ask a question may be discouraging Who knows, but I think the spam can be more discouraging than making them wait because finding their answer in the flood of Spam is impossible sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syo Emerald Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I feel like its getting worse with every weekend. Some parts of the forum are not useable anymore because of the spam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceka Cianci Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 there was a time i thought where there was a 10 day period before someone could post on the forums..unless they were premium.. something like that.. i remember when wasted was around..he would wait it out then post up and then it would be another week or 10 days before we would see him again ..that was like close to the end before he went to slu.. we had harldy no spam at all around that time.. then every so often we woudl get a rush..then it would be quiet for a good while.. that was after it was really bad..like when they would start after LL went home for the weekend and not get rid of it till like monday..then it would happen all through the week as well.. that time period slowed them down dramatically.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrie Juran Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 While some of the spam comes from one day old accounts, not all of it does. The 'professional spammers' are not stupid. They build up a bank of accounts and let them age because they know many Forums have age of account restrictions. There is even business in creating and selling blocks of 'fake E mail addresses' that can be used for this purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Levenque Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Dilbert Dilweg wrote: Yes that probably should be done since they have been unable secure these forums from it. Some users have claimed they have been able to post on these forums without even logging in . I can confirm that. I was involved in a 'photo story' that was all done on the Forum a couple years ago. We had a sort of loosely defined scenario and a bunch of people got involved, posting pics and adding snippets to the story. At one point I felt like it needed an 'outside' post, so I created an account right then and made my post (which did not include an image or link). Never logged in with that alt. Still haven't, for that matter. The one and only time I've posted as an alt :-). ETA: Actually I may have remembered that wrong. Don't you have to go through the login process to finish creating the account? It's been so long I can't remember for sure. I know I never did anything with that alt but it's possible I logged in once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Silverspar Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Like Ceka said, I also thought that brand new accounts couldn't post on the forum for a few days or a week or something -- due to all the "watch [insert tv show name here] on blah blah blah website FREE" spam posts we used to get... maybe that's been changed or was just a rumor to begin with, don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussycat Catnap Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Perrie Juran wrote: The 'professional spammers' are not stupid. They build up a bank of accounts and let them age because they know many Forums have age of account restrictions. Yep: http://catnapkitty.wordpress.com/2013/01/02/new-theory-on-sl-signups-that-never-seem-to-join-theyre-forum-spam-bots/ They will create acounts in the thousands per day, and then idle them for weeks or months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solstyse Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miserlie Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 It wouldn't be fair in the lease for a new user to not be able to post on fourms, email verification yes (and a little lindens should come with that just saying). But if a new user was having a problem the residents are way more helpful than the staff and most moderators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceka Cianci Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Miserlie wrote: It wouldn't be fair in the lease for a new user to not be able to post on fourms, email verification yes (and a little lindens should come with that just saying). But if a new user was having a problem the residents are way more helpful than the staff and most moderators. i believe they could read the forums but just couldn't post up.. not unless they were premium.. a lot were pretty much stuck with outside forums and google.. a lot of places have that kind of policy.. some won't let you post at all until you are a paying customer.. the delay was nice for a break in the spam..but things like that are always short lived anyways.. they always find a way to keep coming back hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monti Messmer Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Would it hurt new users that much if they only could read the forums or be directed to the knowledge base ? Most questions are answered in the knowledge base and the common reply from helpers is a link there ... Anyway it´s all speculative because i doubt LL will do any change to the forum. Thank you all for the input ! Monti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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