I'm sure you have all seen the annoying topics that come up advertising...stuff. I have thought of a way to combat it, though I don't know if it is possible.

WOuld it be possible to have some kind of restriction on the topics you can make? For example, if there was a rule that you could only make a new topic when you have five posts or more, it would stop those sorts of people from doing it. They would have to spam five times before being able to create a topic, and to be honest, they could have pissed five other sites off in that time as opposed to wasting time here.

When I say rule, I don't mean one that's listed in the FAQs, I mean an actually enforced one. I have no idea how to use a computer or the volcabulary but I mean a proper restriction, where a little window comes up saying "I'm sorry, but you must have 5 posts or more to create new topics" or something.

Just a thought.

That was my initial thought as well, but would a "spambot" really spend time posting five times when it could have used that time to go to five other forums?


Ah. But that might reduce the number creating new threads, as most seem to do. And if this system even stops one "spambot" from creating a new pointless thread, it would have done it justice. [/touching speech]

Yet another good point. I'm not sure then. T'was just a suggestion, never mind. Though could we leave it open in case others get an idea as to how we could stop it...

Oh well, worth a try!