Alternative Option

[RageAgainst]

My idea, is instead of making new members wait for hours to get their posts verified, there should be another idea. I was thinking, that new members would be allowed to post, but for the first 50 posts, they would not be allowed to post images. This would prevent a number of things happening, including the posting of disturbing/and or pornographic images. Of course, they would be under close moderation like any other member. This would stop the posting of inappropriate images, and would get rid of the long wait to have your posts verified.

[mangle]

But it doesnt stop people going

"BUY THIS BUY THAT"

All over the forums

[lAscend]

poojie is correct there

The main reason why we have got this is so that the Moderation department can keep a closer eye on new members and in my eyes its a good system, however lowering the "threat level" shall i put it, would be pointless because most of the things we get are mostly Text and not images, but we do get the odd few images that are disturbing from time to time.

At the moment its better how it is at the moment :)

[RageAgainst]

Ok, because I thought it was the posting of rude images that was the problem.

[lAscend]

No, thats not necessarily the problem,
the main problem is trying to reduce spam bots flooding the forum with there "adverising", but it is also to keep an eye on new members to see if they are going to rule break as soon as they join the forum,
that way it won't be disturbing the forum and this is also used for people who are on the autoban list that come back on new accounts :)

[Serious]

it needs to be sorted though tbh it takes like 24 hours for your posts to approved which is just stupid.

[Immenseman]

It does stop a lot of spamming though. I agree it must be annoying but the spamming of hacking / scamming / advertising sites were just as bad and left many people and their accounts unsafe. It was annoying too "Get cheap trainers here" or whatever the advertiser said.

[Slowpoke]

it needs to be sorted though tbh it takes like 24 hours for your posts to approved which is just stupid.

Twenty-four hours an exaggeration because I check moderated posts three or four times a day myself (this includes General, Habbo and Trading) and I'm just one of many (S)Mods.

[GommeInc]

Twenty-four hours an exaggeration because I check moderated posts three or four times a day myself (this includes General, Habbo and Trading) and I'm just one of many (S)Mods.
Isn't it easier for an Smod to do them or can mods approve any posts?

[Decode]

But it doesnt stop people going

"BUY THIS BUY THAT"

All over the forums
Well then new members shouldn't be allowed to post links and emails as well.

[today]

It seems a much harsher punishment not letting them post images, links then it is to wait few hours for a post to be approved.

[Slowpoke]

Isn't it easier for an Smod to do them or can mods approve any posts?

It takes the same amount of time - There's a section in the userCP that lets you view and (dis)approve posts in your section(s), aswell as one in the modCP which SMods can use. I moderate three sections; General, Habbo and Trading and I honestly do go through moderated posts three or four times a day.

[GommeInc]

It takes the same amount of time - There's a section in the userCP that lets you view and (dis)approve posts in your section(s), aswell as one in the modCP which SMods can use. I moderate three sections; General, Habbo and Trading and I honestly do go through moderated posts three or four times a day.
It'll be faster in general for Smods really, because they can approve any posts, but it's good that you're doing it so thoroughly in important sections, so no-one can really complain about those sections :P