"New" Form of Spam

[onehost]

I added that line in memberinfo - I still see no link...

[Digital Jedi]

What version of vB are you on? Does the Edit User Profile link show normally?

[onehost]

Originally Posted by Digital Jedi

What version of vB are you on? Does the Edit User Profile link show normally?

4.1 PL2

I do not see an edit profile until i like
on my profile then I see the edit profile link.

otherwise I see nothing that pertains to
editing a profile if i visit a members url.

This is strange.. I also noticed that the visitor area
vanishes when I log out as a user, I can only see this
area when I am logged in as a user or admin.

When i click on Friends/Infraction tabs, blank, it shows nothing.

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I assume if members can not see profile links, then search
engines will not be able to see them either, i guess that
is a good thing, as it looks like they can only be seen
once the member logs in....

[Digital Jedi]

Originally Posted by onehost

4.1 PL2

I do not see an edit profile until i like
on my profile then I see the edit profile link.

otherwise I see nothing that pertains to
editing a profile if i visit a members url.

This is strange.. I also noticed that the visitor area
vanishes when I log out as a user, I can only see this
area when I am logged in as a user or admin.

When i click on Friends/Infraction tabs, blank, it shows nothing.

--------------- Added [DATE]1292650927[/DATE] at [TIME]1292650927[/TIME] ---------------

I assume if members can not see profile links, then search
engines will not be able to see them either, i guess that
is a good thing, as it looks like they can only be seen
once the member logs in....

Ah, well that explains it. Anything pre-vB4 uses a whole new layout and conditionals/variables. Let me see if I can whip something up. Too much coffee tonight anyway.

[onehost]

Originally Posted by Digital Jedi

Ah, well that explains it. Anything pre-vB4 uses a whole new layout and conditionals/variables. Let me see if I can whip something up. Too much coffee tonight anyway.

honestly, since their profile does not show until they
log in, do i really need it? As long as SE cant see
their profile junk, then I am ok...

I logged in as a reg user, posted a link in my profile, logged
out, I can not see any links, so i would think SE can not see them either
if nothing shows....I can see the link as long as I am online, but once
I am off, the link no longer appears to show.

[Digital Jedi]

For vBulletin 4.x, try adding this block of code in red to that same MEMBERINFO template:

				<vb:if condition="$show['edit_profile']">
<a href="admincp/user.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=remove&amp;u={vb:raw userinfo.userid}" class="textcontrol imagecontrol"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/cross_red.png" alt="Delete User Profile" /></a>

				<a href="moderator.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=useroptions&amp;u={vb:raw userinfo.userid}" class="textcontrol imagecontrol"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/edit_40b.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase edit_user_profile}" /></a>
				</vb:if>

Also, add this image to your images/misc directory.

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Originally Posted by onehost

honestly, since their profile does not show until they
log in, do i really need it? As long as SE cant see
their profile junk, then I am ok...

Matter of preference, really. I'm not concerned about Search Engines, myself. It's the links themselves I don't want. Particularly when all of it is just scams, consumer traps, malware or porn. I don't want my users finding their way there just from perusing a new user's profile.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

I don't even allow visitor messages... seems like stuff best served by either PM or a real forum post IMO.

When people do spam the forum I always use the "Delete as Spam" feature to ban them and delete all posts in 1 step.

Where do you disable visitor messaging?

[Digital Jedi]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Where do you disable visitor messaging?

User Profile Options in vB Options. Also, Visitor Messaging Options has a number of features you can turn on and off, like URL BBCode and whatnot.

[Boofo]

I found it in the usergroup options. I tried it where you suggested and it still showed. It would be nice to have a global option to turn off the visitor messaging for everyone.

[Digital Jedi]

Originally Posted by Boofo

I found it in the usergroup options. I tried it where you suggested and it still showed. It would be nice to have a global option to turn off the visitor messaging for everyone.

Really? Usergroups should handle usage rights, but the vB Option should enable/disable the whole system.