Are the confirmed posts really working?

[Mr.Sam]

Second time I've seem spam adverts on the forum, the first time was your typical spam advert which was closed and removed after, if posts are having to be approved surely no adverts should be getting through?

I think it would just be better to go back to the old way and just remove the adverts instead of confirming every post a newbie posts, at least that way normal users won't get annoyed.

If adverts are posted it's usually quick to be removed anyway, seeing as normal moderators have a thread dump too, with 9 super mods it shouldn't take long at all for the problem to be noticed.

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=511581

[no waiii]

I dont think so cause you still see loads of people saying "I think its stupid my posts have to be approved" Mabey lower it or check the IPS of new users to see if they have being on the forum beofre.

[BAD BAZ]

When i rejoined on this account it was annoying. So yh.

[Heart Break Kid]

i agree there has been a few new accounts and there first post is either a phish site or abusing some one
not saying all do it
but some do

[Breakfloor]

LOL ITS KYLE AND HE HAS USING SOME ELSES AVATAR


but yeh, maybe lower it to 5/10

[Hiro]

i agree there has been a few new accounts and there first post is either a phish site or abusing some one
not saying all do it
but some do

Nah, there is just a flaw in the system.
That phishing site was from someone who had joined a while ago (08-05-2005). And the flaw is that new users have worked out that if you're a "goody two-shoes" in your first few posts, it might not be as easy to be seen after those few poss, in which they become an "e-rebel" or an "e-thug" (y'know, 'cos causing trouble in real life is dangerous) or whatever you wanna call it.

[VPSwow]

I agree it can be quite annoying because i for one only check to approve new posts/ threads every hour or so that im online and the Smods have a lot of other jobs aswell and they will find it hard to approve all the threads that need doing so its up to the moderators really and it is very easy to forget to do this.

Maybe if a few Moderators had access to approve all the threads and not just their sections this could work. Not sure though.

[---MAD---]

Second time I've seem spam adverts on the forum, the first time was your typical spam advert which was closed and removed after, if posts are having to be approved surely no adverts should be getting through?

I think it would just be better to go back to the old way and just remove the adverts instead of confirming every post a newbie posts, at least that way normal users won't get annoyed.

If adverts are posted it's usually quick to be removed anyway, seeing as normal moderators have a thread dump too, with 9 super mods it shouldn't take long at all for the problem to be noticed.

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=511581
The thread you are referring to was approved by an smod. He didn't actually realise it was a spam ad thread but instead thought it was a "show of your site" sort of thread which is why he approved it. These mistakes do happen but hopefully won't happen too often :).

Thanks for voicing your concerns.

[Mr.Sam]

is it not atleast worth lowering the amount of posts to say 5, 15 is a lot to get approved.
If I was looking to spam advertise the forum I would be put off as soon as I saw that the posts needed to be approved.
15 seems to be over kill.

[Plank]

Just look in the complaints forum and count the number of complaints on it.

[Hayd93]

Just look in the complaints forum and count the number of complaints on it.
Yes, To you users it seems like its all bad for you and for most of you who come here with no intent to spam ect it is. But the amount of members i have caught from auto ban without them meeting the 15 posts is just outstanding. To think that the posts they did would accually have ben on the forum would be terrible.

[Mr.Sam]

it wouldn't be terrible, the forum ran fine before the limit was in place.

[Hayd93]

it wouldn't be terrible, the forum ran fine before the limit was in place.
Ye fair point there but surely its is betetr without spam bots posting all over the place.

[Mr.Sam]

Well the spam bots only really happaned once every few months, and were dealt with quite quickly.

[Hayd93]

Also the issue of smod should have moved it out of public view. Yes i agree there we should have but it is the holidays and not all smods are active.

We all do have lives as well thats why this holiday the moderation has not been as good as it should be because alot have been on holiday or socialising with friends.

[Mr.Sam]

I wasn't saying the mods are rubbish, just that the post confirmations were not needed at all, especially now mods can move threads to the dump and with 9 smods.

When we had 3/4 s mods we managed fine with adverts, I don't think it really matters if you have a few adverts on the forum for a few hours, no one buys the items being advertised and you just get funny replies to them.

[Hayd93]

I wasn't saying the mods are rubbish, just that the post confirmations were not needed at all, especially now mods can move threads to the dump and with 9 smods.

When we had 3/4 s mods we managed fine with adverts, I don't think it really matters if you have a few adverts on the forum for a few hours, no one buys the items being advertised and you just get funny replies to them.

ye i can see your point of view. and ye mods do have there dump but surely its better to have protection aginst spam bots ect ? You do know sometimes they spam porn right ?

[Plank]

I wasn't saying the mods are rubbish, just that the post confirmations were not needed at all, especially now mods can move threads to the dump and with 9 smods.

When we had 3/4 s mods we managed fine with adverts, I don't think it really matters if you have a few adverts on the forum for a few hours, no one buys the items being advertised and you just get funny replies to them.
I agree with you. I think if it isn't abolished then lowering it would be good. It's clearly making new users frustrated and would put me off.


I haven't registered on a forum with moderated posts before, but what are other forums like with it? (the limit on the number of moderated posts).

[Mr.Sam]

Yeah I know, but it's usually users that spam the porn which is quite rare... maybe one or two times a year?

ye i can see your point of view. and ye mods do have there dump but surely its better to have protection aginst spam bots ect ? You do know sometimes they spam porn right ?

[GommeInc]

It seems easier just to remove posts when you see them and then remove the user. Quicker and easier for the moderators/super moderators. Not sure why they do this :/