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Admin · 10-21-08, 12:57 AM

I have been reciving complaints from regular members here regarding private message spamming for a long time now and its something I have been suferring from as well.

I have got not alternatives but to disable private messaging on the forum for the time being untill I find a way to prevent PM spamming.

Some regulars get as many as 20 something PMs every day of advertisments and job offers and all that bullshit.

I am looking for an effective way to control this spamming (some of which is automated) and then we can enable it again.

Thanks

Archer · 10-21-08, 01:14 AM

Disabling PM's.

I am going to miss PM's.

I never got any spam in my PM's.:no: Hope everyone have instant messengers.

itsmemad · 10-21-08, 01:15 AM

I'm not sure...But I guess all of us have an option to block incoming PMs... don't we? So those who r finding PM irritating can use that feature... Still, u know best!

Admin · 10-21-08, 01:19 AM

Hummm

Looks like this aint gonna go down very well

PMs enabled

itsmemad · 10-21-08, 01:22 AM

Thanks! PMs are integral part of any forum... I'm obliged u considered our request...

Archer · 10-21-08, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Admin

Hummm

Looks like this aint gonna go down very well

PMs enabled

Thank's Adminji.

We can discuss about how to stop this. :surrender:

Preeti_20 · 10-21-08, 01:35 AM

I dont understand why people spam in the first place, why cant they use their initiative and get traffic in their own ways, in stead of spamming on other peoples sites and taking their traffic! Its cheap and it goes to show how crap the site actually is, as they need to spam!

Admin · 10-21-08, 01:43 AM

Its not that sort of spam... its mostly people Pming asking for help with their queries... probbably dont understand that this is what the forum is for and there is nothing too personal about asking in the forum how to set up a router or how they can maximise torrent speeds and all that stuff.

I am tired of replying to people saying please post in the forum. I get atleast 15-20 messages every day with queries

Archer · 10-21-08, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Preeti_20

I dont understand why people spam in the first place, why cant they use their initiative and get traffic in their own ways, in stead of spamming on other peoples sites and taking their traffic! Its cheap and it goes to show how crap the site actually is, as they need to spam!

Well spamming is also a kind of advertisement.

It's just as annoying as TV ads.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Admin

Its not that sort of spam... its mostly people Pming asking for help with their queries... probbably dont understand that this is what the forum is for and there is nothing too personal about asking in the forum how to set up a router or how they can maximise torrent speeds and all that stuff.

I am tired of replying to people saying please post in the forum. I get atleast 15-20 messages every day with queries

This option is good for blocking that. Right ?

Admin · 10-21-08, 01:45 AM

And there are some people who just send private messages asking people to visit their sites

thats stupid when I dont have any problems with people advertising their sites in signatures

I have no idea why some people do that when they can do a lot of advertising on the forums any way... why knock door to door when there is a mass communication tool here right on the forums using signatures

10-21-08, 12:57 AM	#1
Admin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Toronto Age: 32 Posts: 4,607 Rep Power: 13	Private messaging I have been reciving complaints from regular members here regarding private message spamming for a long time now and its something I have been suferring from as well. I have got not alternatives but to disable private messaging on the forum for the time being untill I find a way to prevent PM spamming. Some regulars get as many as 20 something PMs every day of advertisments and job offers and all that bullshit. I am looking for an effective way to control this spamming (some of which is automated) and then we can enable it again. Thanks __________________ New Contest

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10-21-08, 01:14 AM	#2
Archer Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kerala Posts: 2,906 Rep Power: 6	Disabling PM's. I am going to miss PM's. I never got any spam in my PM's.:no: Hope everyone have instant messengers.

10-21-08, 01:15 AM	#3
itsmemad Alligator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pleasure drome Posts: 3,788 Rep Power: 10	I'm not sure...But I guess all of us have an option to block incoming PMs... don't we? So those who r finding PM irritating can use that feature... Still, u know best!

10-21-08, 01:19 AM	#4
Admin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Toronto Age: 32 Posts: 4,607 Rep Power: 13	Hummm Looks like this aint gonna go down very well PMs enabled

10-21-08, 01:22 AM	#5
itsmemad Alligator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pleasure drome Posts: 3,788 Rep Power: 10	Thanks! PMs are integral part of any forum... I'm obliged u considered our request...

10-21-08, 01:35 AM	#7
Preeti_20 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In my Castle Posts: 3,669 Rep Power: 8	I dont understand why people spam in the first place, why cant they use their initiative and get traffic in their own ways, in stead of spamming on other peoples sites and taking their traffic! Its cheap and it goes to show how crap the site actually is, as they need to spam!

10-21-08, 01:43 AM	#8
Admin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Toronto Age: 32 Posts: 4,607 Rep Power: 13	Its not that sort of spam... its mostly people Pming asking for help with their queries... probbably dont understand that this is what the forum is for and there is nothing too personal about asking in the forum how to set up a router or how they can maximise torrent speeds and all that stuff. I am tired of replying to people saying please post in the forum. I get atleast 15-20 messages every day with queries

10-21-08, 01:45 AM	#10
Admin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Toronto Age: 32 Posts: 4,607 Rep Power: 13	And there are some people who just send private messages asking people to visit their sites thats stupid when I dont have any problems with people advertising their sites in signatures I have no idea why some people do that when they can do a lot of advertising on the forums any way... why knock door to door when there is a mass communication tool here right on the forums using signatures

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