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23 Apr 2006, 11:52 (Ref:1592675)
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zero posts but sending private messages
i've just receieved a private message from a user with Zero posts, clearly it was advertiseing, and unwanted at that, maybe users should only be able to send private messages other than to the mods after say 100 posts?
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AKA Guru its not speed thats dangerous, just the sudden lack of it! 
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23 Apr 2006, 15:26 (Ref:1592833)
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 There are obviously many `lurkers' who are content to do only that but may wish to contact a poster with a question. This would not be possible with a 100 post minimum and quite possibly there would be no communication at all even with a 10 post minimum. Some people are just `newsreaders'. The `offending' PM'er you mention should no doubt be dealt with by banishment.  I have in the past received advertising addressed to my 10-10ths e-mail address but that was a result of a `spider' program rather than an individual ad. 
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23 Apr 2006, 17:16 (Ref:1592965)
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You raise a good point regarding respectable lurkers, bear.
Perhaps, then, rather than setting an x-post minimum before PMs are allowed to be sent, an option could be made whereby you can choose to block PMs from members with less than x-posts? |
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23 Apr 2006, 17:46 (Ref:1592987)
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thats a good idea, whilst i'm happy to answer pm's from anyone it really does get my goat up if they are sales pitches
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AKA Guru its not speed thats dangerous, just the sudden lack of it!
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23 Apr 2006, 20:13 (Ref:1593099)
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If anyone gets any PMs that they feel are simply sales pitches then please forward them to a moderator or myself and they will be dealt with appropriately.
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23 Apr 2006, 21:44 (Ref:1593198)
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30 Apr 2006, 14:55 (Ref:1598169)
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No we're not that bad.
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I've decided to stop reaching out to people. I'm just going to contact them instead.
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30 Apr 2006, 19:48 (Ref:1598287)
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yeah what have noodles ever done to us that we should hurt them so!
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