Garsh allmighty...I need this hack!!

[qwaz]

A hack that would enable me to moderate all new users posts for x number of posts until they are allowed to post freely.

Lots of people like to join simply to advertise their websites or spam.

[Goldfinger]

sounds like a good idea maybe ill try and type up some code.. im not that good though but i think i know how to do it.... i think..

[qwaz]

I'll be waiting...:D

[qwaz]

bump

[oldengine]

I'll be waiting...:D

Mee too!

I have a form of this in my WebBBS system, where I can add spam words as well as XXX words into the "naughty words" file. I then set CensorPosts = 2; This gives second level censoring where it moderates the post rather than replacing words.

Of course, WebBBS allows phrases as well as words in that file. Let's see how many of these get through...

looking for distributor
Famous brand
cigarettes
shop online
reasonable prices
Duty free
around the world
International Market
Geneva Switzerland
developing countries
Strategic plan
professional team
efficient business
sole agency
diamonds
exporter
visit our website
visit our web site
promotional
marketing
campaign
thousands
Check out the site
site has been updated
Check out my site

[Zachery]

Mee too!

I have a form of this in my WebBBS system, where I can add spam words as well as XXX words into the "naughty words" file. I then set CensorPosts = 2; This gives second level censoring where it moderates the post rather than replacing words.

Of course, WebBBS allows phrases as well as words in that file. Let's see how many of these get through...

looking for distributor
Famous brand
cigarettes
shop online
reasonable prices
Duty free
around the world
International Market
Geneva Switzerland
developing countries
Strategic plan
professional team
efficient business
sole agency
diamonds
exporter
visit our website
visit our web site
promotional
marketing
campaign
thousands
Check out the site
site has been updated
Check out my site
Hmm only 4 years old now...

[oldengine]

Hmm only 4 years old now...

Yes, I suppose I pulled a no-no by responding to an elderly thread.

Unfortunately, after searching this and other vb sources, no answer to this dilemma is forthcoming even after four years.

I'll take your post as a nudge in the corrective direction to not answer old posts.

[Zachery]

If you are running vB3 you can use promotions.

[oldengine]

Hi Zachery,

I am setting up a new V3.0.3 coming in from WebBBS. I now have 65,000 posts converted.

I am using promotions and I have set up additional groups, all with different permissions. 98% of my users are good folks, who intend no harm, but sometimes they post up stuff that is questionable at a moments notice. The other 2% are spammer duds that ultimately end up on the banned list or in the firewall.

I would like to give newly "registered" users posting privileges and I'm just looking to further automate the flow of normal postings without causing undue restriction or having to take on a high moderator work load. This is the first that I'll be using confirmed registrations with email addresses, so this may very well knock out some of my spam problems.

Censoring a post by replacing the "word" with a "*" or other insert is OK, but I'd rather moderate that particular post and have a look at what's going on before it sees the light of day. The "*" most likely indicates a problem with the post, which could easily come from a long term "registered" user.

Hopefully an update, mod or hack will come along that will intercept a post by key word content into the moderated stack - from ANY user with ANY permission level.

-- Harry