Thread: 15 posts for allowing links

Hi!

I think you should change this rule of being able to write an html link only after 15 posts on the forum.
It is a bad idea.
I can guarantee that many of the posts/replies like : "Try on Google"; "Blogs are better" are wrote by people who struggle to get their 15 posts. What's the added value? None...

I did not realise that was the case but I must agree. There are some odd posts on this fourm, I now see why.

Wally Carmichael

My understanding is that the post has to be a certain number of words (don't remember how many) in order for it to count towards your 15. This being said the post like "Try on Google" wouldn't really benefit the person.
This rule is in place to prevent spam and it seems to be working.

I definitely think that there should be something there for the spam blocking. There are too many people who get onto a forum just to spam it. I am a member of several other forums, and a moderator for a major networking website. There are several people that log on and think they can spam the members.

I'm all for the 15 post limit, though!

Hi I am new here, and I agree totally that this is a problem. If someone wants to benefit their own site by posting here, then they should at least be adding some value to this forum through honest sincere threaded discussion contributions relevant to the thread at hand. Relevant to this Real Estate Forum, so that agents and brokers can come to network within the real estate industry and share valuable marketing information without having to deal with spam.

I agree with LOTrainer - how many times have we suffered with "buy my wonderful product" on post # 1

I just joined today and I am a house flipper but also sell advertising / business lists / directory listings etc..

I am here to learn but also fully realize the financial benefits of eventually being a valued trusted member of this site.

I do have alot of experience to share and if putting up 15 different quality posts that help others is the price for being able to put links to my site I have no issue with that. Its no different than doing business offline. You need to give as good as you get.

regards,

Pierre Lessard

I actually think that it is a good idea. I am a member of several forums in which Spammers like to come in and try and take over.

If you cannot use HTML until after the 15th post it helps to weed out those bad people

I think that every forum should do this.

This was something that I was discussing in another forum yesterday.

Sean McAlister

Originally Posted by Sean McAlister

I actually think that it is a good idea. I am a member of several forums in which Spammers like to come in and try and take over.

If you cannot use HTML until after the 15th post it helps to weed out those bad people

I think that every forum should do this.

This was something that I was discussing in another forum yesterday.

Sean McAlister

It is definitely a good thing. It is a deterrent to spammers indeed. Most established forums have some type of requirement like this.

I dont have an opinion either way...thats how they set this forum up so be it, what I dont understand is how some of my posts show the signature file and then some dont...I dont get it.