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dcSaute · 08-27-2011, 03:40 PM

has anyone thought about prohibiting self-promotional links of any kind or sort until the "new" member has like 100 posts?

it's quite one thing for a new member to turn up useful information - and a lot of that is best conveyed by posting a link vs. idiots like katie (another place) who thinks it's perfectly wonderful to cut and paste copyrighted materials into a forum "because since it's on the internet they meant to share it" - (no kidding - that's her "justification" . . . )

but this "Hi I think eggs and garlic is wonderful and _here's my site/blog_" really does not excite me.

now, true true true - it's gonna take a mod / admin to recognize a 'self-promotion' - but I'd vote for that TOS - and I am not bothered by participating members with self-promotional links in the sig/msgs.

it's a question of "are you participating or are you just here for the spamming?"

**PrincessFiona60** · 08-27-2011, 03:57 PM

We were actually working on something like that...trying to put me out of a job?

Aunt Bea · 08-27-2011, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by PrincessFiona60

We were actually working on something like that...trying to put me out of a job?

If you build a better mouse trap the mice will just get sneakier.

I just ignore them unless I have come to trust the person doing the posting.

Like my friend Peggy in Customer Service.

**PrincessFiona60** · 08-27-2011, 04:09 PM

Hello, my name is Peggy...

Uncle Bob · 08-27-2011, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dcSaute

has anyone thought about prohibiting self-promotional links of any kind or sort until the "new" member has like 100 posts?

it's quite one thing for a new member to turn up useful information - and a lot of that is best conveyed by posting a link vs. idiots like katie (another place) who thinks it's perfectly wonderful to cut and paste copyrighted materials into a forum "because since it's on the internet they meant to share it" - (no kidding - that's her "justification" . . . )

but this "Hi I think eggs and garlic is wonderful and _here's my site/blog_" really does not excite me.

now, true true true - it's gonna take a mod / admin to recognize a 'self-promotion' - but I'd vote for that TOS - and I am not bothered by participating members with self-promotional links in the sig/msgs.

it's a question of "are you participating or are you just here for the spamming?"

Bravo!!!!

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Originally Posted by PF

We were actually working on something like that

You actually have to 'work' on something like that?????

**PrincessFiona60** · 08-27-2011, 04:12 PM

A tourniquet, stethoscope and thermometer are my favored tools...I let those with computer smarts work on programs keeping spammers at bay...

pacanis · 08-27-2011, 04:13 PM

I just wanted to post here to show off my new sig

Snip 13 · 08-27-2011, 04:15 PM

Posts like those are pretty obvious even to newcomers like me. This is the first time I've ever joined a forum of any kind.
Hope I haven't posted any links I shouldn't have :( Don't think I have but I'm still getting the hang of this so maybe I did.
I think it's a good idea :)

dcSaute · 08-27-2011, 04:17 PM

>>You actually have to 'work' on something like that?????

well, the actual real life answer is: yes.

some msg 1/2/3 spammers actually do go on to become participating valued members. oh, yeah - about 98.652389 and two tenths% don't - it's 1,2,3 msgs with "and here's my sign" and they're never seen again.

it's a very big judgment call. and the really big down side is the time required for a mod/admin to personally / kindly / non-aggressively/ not-to-irritate interact with the 'new member/spammer' to decipher which side of that forward slash they're on.....