And with possible useful information.
Better to make an adblock rule or something
Topic: Forbidding useless posts when user has a paid signature - page 2. (Read 1994 times)
I found a great solution to the problem of annoying forum signatures - I just ignore anybody with coloured backgrounds or larger than default font sizes in their signatures. Now I can browse the forum without my eyes bleeding.
It's my 1st day of whoring out my signature space, and I must say, that in this forum - sigs are quite unnoticeable visually.
It's same 4-5 sites for everyone, and after 30 minutes of browsing your brain simply filters them out.
It's same 4-5 sites for everyone, and after 30 minutes of browsing your brain simply filters them out.
By useless I mean: '+1', 'yeah', 'good idea', etc
I don't condone useless posts but I think a tiny proportion of such posts can be tolerated
Except if you are displaying ads in your sig IMO, so the idea is to make this strictly forbidden: deletion of posts, then PM warning, then ban even if they are not spamming
I don't condone useless posts but I think a tiny proportion of such posts can be tolerated
Except if you are displaying ads in your sig IMO, so the idea is to make this strictly forbidden: deletion of posts, then PM warning, then ban even if they are not spamming
Pretty sure theymos said that should be treated as spam. Just try report to moderator.
If it annoys you, just install ad-block and make a rule for the signatures to block them. Since only a couple of people do it at the moment and they do it with very distinctive colours and codes this should be easy.
No need for that.
Profile -> Look and Layout Preferences -> Don't show users' signatures.
I don't know if it's popular and if it would be easy to implement (I think so) but a list of ignored signatures would be nice.
No need for that.
Profile -> Look and Layout Preferences -> Don't show users' signatures.
Good to know! Even easier.Profile -> Look and Layout Preferences -> Don't show users' signatures.
I guess if it becomes a problem the users giving away the money would probably just not give money out to such users.
Not necessarily. It benefits them if their ads are more conspicuous (though it can have an inverse effect if they become annoying).
Pay to post get paid for quality post,
I think the community is ready for such an experiment.
It would also be a good example for how "in-house" bitcoin micro-transaction can improve and sanitize Internet interactions.
We can do it!
I think the community is ready for such an experiment.
It would also be a good example for how "in-house" bitcoin micro-transaction can improve and sanitize Internet interactions.
We can do it!
That is a whole different animal.
Pay to post get paid for quality post,
I think the community is ready for such an experiment.
It would also be a good example for how "in-house" bitcoin micro-transaction can improve and sanitize Internet interactions.
We can do it!
I think the community is ready for such an experiment.
It would also be a good example for how "in-house" bitcoin micro-transaction can improve and sanitize Internet interactions.
We can do it!
Insubstantial posts like that are off-topic and should be deleted in any case.
If it annoys you, just install ad-block and make a rule for the signatures to block them. Since only a couple of people do it at the moment and they do it with very distinctive colours and codes this should be easy.
No need for that.
Profile -> Look and Layout Preferences -> Don't show users' signatures.
I guess if it becomes a problem the users giving away the money would probably just not give money out to such users.
Not necessarily. It benefits them if their ads are more conspicuous (though it can have an inverse effect if they become annoying).
As for the OP . . . +1
I don't think it is much of a problem. I also don't think there is much way of stopping it.
If it annoys you, just install ad-block and make a rule for the signatures to block them. Since only a couple of people do it at the moment and they do it with very distinctive colours and codes this should be easy.
I guess if it becomes a problem the users giving away the money would probably just not give money out to such users.
If it annoys you, just install ad-block and make a rule for the signatures to block them. Since only a couple of people do it at the moment and they do it with very distinctive colours and codes this should be easy.
I guess if it becomes a problem the users giving away the money would probably just not give money out to such users.
By useless I mean: '+1', 'yeah', 'good idea', etc
I don't condone useless posts but I don't think a tiny proportion of such posts can be tolerated
Except if you are displaying ads in your sig IMO, so the idea is to make this strictly forbidden: deletion of posts, then PM warning, then ban even if they are not spamming
I don't condone useless posts but I don't think a tiny proportion of such posts can be tolerated
Except if you are displaying ads in your sig IMO, so the idea is to make this strictly forbidden: deletion of posts, then PM warning, then ban even if they are not spamming
Hi jackjack, i'm the guy whose rambling post you've commented on in the newbie section, and you were surprised when i pointed out that many noobs rack up ~50 posts/hr.
I doubted that much can be done about it. Since accounts on this forum are worth money to some, and daily wages in parts of the world are the price of a cup of coffee for you & me, i doubt any human policing will make a dent. Maybe a script counting printable characters, but then the easy-to-ignore spam might turn into wall-o-text spam. I think this qualifies as a first world problem.
I'm sure people paying for post do a little bit of research, before paying, no?
Edit: I do think a tiny proportion of such posts can be tolerated
The point was about when it's more than tiny or if the user has ads in his signature
Not at all is a valid proposal too though, far better than the current mess
The point was about when it's more than tiny or if the user has ads in his signature
Not at all is a valid proposal too though, far better than the current mess
By useless I mean: '+1', 'yeah', 'good idea', etc
I don't condone useless posts but I don't think a tiny proportion of such posts can be tolerated
Except if you are displaying ads in your sig IMO, so the idea is to make this strictly forbidden: deletion of posts, then PM warning, then ban even if they are not spamming
I don't condone useless posts but I don't think a tiny proportion of such posts can be tolerated
Except if you are displaying ads in your sig IMO, so the idea is to make this strictly forbidden: deletion of posts, then PM warning, then ban even if they are not spamming
It's a good idea. Maybe a little extra work for the staff of the forum, but I'm sure they won't mind. I think if they have given advise on something and summed it up in a few words and can't possibly go further in depth then that is fine.
But, I just saw a user which posted around 20 of the same one word replies. Saying "Yeah", "Awesome" and other NON useful posts.
So temping to just write "+1" and that's it....
I think this is a good idea. Those posts almost always add nothing and there's no reason for them to be around except for people getting post count up.
I think this is a good idea. Those posts almost always add nothing and there's no reason for them to be around except for people getting post count up.
By useless I mean: '+1', 'yeah', 'good idea', etc
I don't condone useless posts but I think a tiny proportion of such posts can be tolerated
Except if you are displaying ads in your sig IMO, so the idea is to make this strictly forbidden: deletion of posts, then PM warning, then ban even if they are not spamming
I don't condone useless posts but I think a tiny proportion of such posts can be tolerated
Except if you are displaying ads in your sig IMO, so the idea is to make this strictly forbidden: deletion of posts, then PM warning, then ban even if they are not spamming
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