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funkymonkey Grand Master

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don't be redocolus.

actually the 5 minute between PM's are only if you're an unverified member of the forums (ie, aren't a donator, a member of a club, a trader etc). This is to stop spam bots from signing up and then hammering the forums with spam PMs.

I might actually amend it so that it allows unlimited PM's if your post count is more than 500. I'd say if you've made 500 posts then you're here to stay :P

R31Nismoid Grand Master

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I say leave it. Donation privledge :)

Might make people realise this site does not run itself.

Furthermore to claim something is ridiculous when they have made plenty of sales through the forum, probably attained heaps of advice thats also saved money, and would not have made such sales without the forum as well... yet cant find $5 to donate?

THAT is ridiculous

Curmi Grand Master

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don't be redocolus.

actually the 5 minute between PM's are only if you're an unverified member of the forums (ie, aren't a donator, a member of a club, a trader etc). This is to stop spam bots from signing up and then hammering the forums with spam PMs.

I might actually amend it so that it allows unlimited PM's if your post count is more than 500. I'd say if you've made 500 posts then you're here to stay :banana:

yes that would be a good idea .

Jap_Muscle Mentor

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so i have to donate to use private messages whenever i want to ?? i dont mind at all but geee

yeh imho it sounds a bit like blackmail.

its a key feature on every single forum in the world. and having to pay for it is bs. i understand special features such as hosting images, stickers and extra storage is a special feature, but come on.

even 500 is a bit high, not all of us use the forums every second of the day.

i find it a bit hard to believe for example someone like myself who hasnt got 500 posts, isnt a "trusted" user.

you guys should run some sort of eligibility test if the spam is that bad. that way regular forum members can apply for exemption from this idiotic rule.

my 2c

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Curmi Grand Master

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^agree

yeah i was going to say it was something like blackmail...but i guess every website has to make money somehow and this is it. but paying to just msg other people is going way too far or desperate.

R31Nismoid Grand Master

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lol @ blackmail.

No surprise its coming from someone thats selling goods and given nothing once again... so ironic :down:

Unless they are trying to pedal more than the odd item (which they all are, hence complaints) then it really isn't an item.

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its not really that big of a prob but its fairly annoying. what if it was a donating member trying to respond to many requests for a sale item via pm? he/she would have to wait 5mins in between each msg instead of just doing it.

if you must do it then i reckon 1-2mins is heaps.

funkymonkey Grand Master

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what if it was a donating member trying to respond to many requests for a sale item via pm? he/she would have to wait 5mins in between each msg instead of just doing it.

donating members, club member, paid traders, etc don't have ANY time restrictions on their PMing. They can PM as much as they want, as frequently as they want.

regular members can PM too, just one PM (with I think up to 50 members cc'd) every fine mins.

now this usually isn't a problem if you're fairly involved with SAU, the problem arises only if you come on SAU purely to sell stuff. If you have less thant 10 posts you don't get to PM... and honestly if you can't be arsed making 10 meaningful posts on SAU then I don't see why we have to go out of our way to make sure your browsing experience is all rainbows and butterflies..

honestly we just don't have the time to verify people or rely on "are you human" tests, cos eventually they'll be circumvented. this is the best way of keeping it in check. The postcount of 500 was an idea I've been tossing up, because if we set it to a post count under a 100 you'll just get people spamming the forums to get their postcount up. You've gotta be real dedicated to make 500 posts, and kinda what we're looking for if youwanna enjoy an unrestricted PMing experience. Plus its not like we're stopping you from browsing the forum or anything, its just limiting the PMs.

These measures weren't implemented to make money or raise revenue. Its to encourage people to get more active in SAU, join the local club etc, while at the same time weeding out spammers.

R31Nismoid Grand Master

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^ Yup. Only Mod/Admin can CC due to the abuse that was going on (far as i remember)

These measures weren't implemented to make money or raise revenue. Its to encourage people to get more active in SAU, join the local club etc, while at the same time weeding out spammers.

Just to add..

Another key reason also that might have gone by without much notice

I've barely had a dodgy trader complaint since these were implemented. (and the post editing restricted)

Considering on average i was looking into one claim every 2 weeks which was a hell of a lot realistically.

And then to have only had to deal with two complaints/dodgy traders in the last 3 months which from an Admin point of view is an absolute godsend and is letting me focus on small things here and there to actually make the forum better :D

I think everyone across the forum would unanimously agree that less dodgy traders and sales attempts is probably one of the best benefits of all

W0rp3D Grand Master

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Is it maybe worth enforcing that more info has to be lodged when signing up, dont know how good the bots are but it you force people to choose a state (and not have a default one) and a type of car they have that should atleast get rid of bots shouldnt it?

Also some forums i am signed up to dont allow you to post in the for sale section untill you have some many posts and signed up for a certain length of time, stops people from signing up to post a link to there ebay auction like this guy http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Cl...-L-t272842.html

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