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by Random American
Sun Dec 15, 2019 2:01 pm
Forum: General phpBB3 Support
Topic: Reasonable Restrictions for NRUs
Replies: 2
Views: 12478

Reasonable Restrictions for NRUs

Hi David, This isn't much of a support question as much as as a request for advice, but I'm putting it here as it relates to phpBB. What restrictions do you recommend to be put on Newly Registered Users on a typical forum? I'm asking because I'm thinking of starting a forum, and I don't know if the ...
by Random American
Sun Nov 24, 2019 10:49 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Why was my post locked?
Replies: 7
Views: 16298

Re: Why was my post locked?

DavidIQ wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:08 pm No worries, thanks for asking. Just FYI though there is also an edit time limit set. After an hour posts become un-editable.
Understood, thanks for letting me know. Sorry for the late reply.
 

 
Am I the only one here who posted here recently (other than you) who didn't do it to spam?
by Random American
Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:07 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Why was my post locked?
Replies: 7
Views: 16298

Re: Why was my post locked?

Well if you're not going to spam then great! But the scenario where a post is made and some time later that "user" comes back to edit their posts and replace the contents with spam is something that happens all the time and is just another tactic spammers use to circumvent the filters tha...
by Random American
Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:57 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Why was my post locked?
Replies: 7
Views: 16298

Re: Why was my post locked?

1. It's a suspicious post which most times indicates you're coming back to edit and create spam. 2. Why are you trying to edit your post? Makes #1 completely true. I wasn't actually trying to edit my post. I was just trying to figure out why the edit and delete buttons disappeared by getting the sy...
by Random American
Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:19 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Why was my post locked?
Replies: 7
Views: 16298

Why was my post locked?

Hi David,
May I ask why my post was locked? I wasn't planning to edit it or anything, and I'm not complaining. I'm just curious.
Thanks,

RA
by Random American
Mon Nov 04, 2019 4:03 pm
Forum: Funny stuff
Topic: hi guys i am new on web
Replies: 0
Views: 35547

Re: hi guys i am new on web

Hi, how's it going?