Mods Approval?

[mk craig 42]

Is there a MOD that will set all new accounts to require a mod's approval to enter certain parts of the forum?

[BlueNinjaGo]

There's several ways of doing this...

• give the part of the forum a password...
  
• restrict it to certain usergroups
  
• make it private and give members access one at a time via access masks

[mk craig 42]

Yea, but my forum has 30,000 members, would be a little tedious changing everyones usergroup.. I want a mod that will make a certain forum invisible to new members until an Admin/Mod approves them, then they will be able to access it.

That way I'll only need to click Approve in order for that someone to gain access to a certain forum.

- This is to prevent spamming, in a way.. As i have some forums that require 20-50 posts before you are able to view it, so most people spam to get them posts, which is why i want this mod.. That way if they spam to get 20 posts it won't matter because they will need a mods approval to gain access. and obviously a mod will only approve it if they haven't spammed

[BlueNinjaGo]

Have everyone who signs up from now on, to be sent to (COPPA) Users Awaiting Moderation.... then just approve them as you get to them... (and of course, block whatever forums from that usergroup)