A Possible Solution to Spam Bots

[Squirrel]

(05-10-2020, 12:13 PM)DoctorFinkle Wrote: I have been thinking about writing this thread for a couple of weeks now, but after waking up to THIS BS:

Yes, in the hours 00:00-08:00 EST there can be a rather prolific number of these posts.

The people that remove them do try to be around for that purpose, but are not always available.

I kind of like the idea that a members first 5 posts need to be approved. The people who write spam scripts are not going to be likely to hire a sweatshop to take new accounts, and post 5 legitimate replies for something so that they can use it and waste it some morning posting ads.

I would support that sort of an idea!

That said, I also agree with Heather. We would like to be as welcoming, and as inclusive to all people who come by! The Forums are already a software that many find unfamiliar, and a bit confusing, so it's a good idea to make it as simple as possible to post something.