Operational changes for spam

[Undertoad]

They'd get rejected right away when they hit the "new thread" button, so they won't lose a long post.

The solution shouldn't be more difficult than the problem here.

Hey, another possibility is that new users' threads AND posts go into a moderation queue which actually requires a moderator to OK the post/thread before it goes up.

If we go that direction, we should probably add more moderators!

[Flint]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

If we go that direction, we should probably add more moderators!

I know another group of people who thought more moderators were needed. Maybe you've heard of them: The Nazis!

[yesman065]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Hey, another possibility is that new users' threads AND posts go into a moderation queue which actually requires a moderator to OK the post/thread before it goes up.

This is probably the best solution - I'm very new at this but logically, it would be very easy to distinguish between spam & a real thread. The only drawback is that there thread has to wait till it is reviewed to be seen by others. Then again this is only a temporary measure for "new users" anyway. Seems to make the most sense to me, but then again I don't really count.