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vokaris
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Post Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:54 am   Reply with quote         


This is the thread where newbies can post their mandatory 5 forum messages. Pointless digging up of old zombie threads to raise one's post count is not acceptable.




Tesore

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Post Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:47 am   Reply with quote         


• • •

Wink




Cartoon Contractor

Location: I was here. Now I'm not!

Post Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:06 am   Reply with quote         


How about the threads that dig themselves up like the "hey psc guy'z" thread. What's up with that? Laughing Laughing




vokaris
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Post Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:57 am   Reply with quote         


Cartoon Contractor wrote:
How about the threads that dig themselves up like the "hey psc guy'z" thread. What's up with that? Laughing Laughing
It has been explained before
- one of the PSC anti-spam measures is to "quarantine" messages posted by registered "members" with zero contest entries
- these messages are reviewed by mods and either approved, or (most of the time) deleted
- if a spam message is posted as a reply to an existing thread (some spam bots search for keywords), the thread is deemed "active" and rises to the top of the active threads on the front page
- if/when the spam message is removed my a mod, the old thread goes dormant again and drops off the list




annajon

Location: DEAD THREAD DUMPINGGROUND NEAR YOU

Post Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:04 am   Reply with quote         


well said.

now here are some points I like to make


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GuidedByPandas

Location: Seattle, WA

Post Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:36 am   Reply with quote         


I guess I wasn't supposed to post here. I don't feel well and I misunderstood. Apologies. I'll just post pics and leave the talking to others.




VillageBicycle

Location: Uncharted Seas

Post Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:06 am   Reply with quote         


This post made me lol. Embarassed I think i remember digging up an old thread when i joined back in '08. And it was likely a topic that generated unease like about the voting system or some such...haha

Might be a good idea to make this a sticky. Idea




vokaris
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Post Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:24 am   Reply with quote         


The purpose of this pointless thread is to help newbies overcome another PSC spam control measure - users cannot post links and/or images until they have posted 5 messages in the forum.

It sometimes happens that newbies dig up old threads and add "cool", or "I like this", or "I'm trying to get my forum post count to 5 so that I can post an image".

Long story short - if you are desperate to post an image in, let's say, ReinMan's "Add Another Thing" game, but PSC tells you that you need to have posted 5 messages in the forums, AND you have nothing else to say, you can post some jibberish here in this pointless thread.




blue_lurker

Location: Australia

Post Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:07 am   Reply with quote         


Im not a newby but I am pointless...sigh...its true I am...sigh




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Post Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:52 am   Reply with quote         


who open threads to raise his post count... Rolling Eyes

thats so unbelievable ridiculous! there are so many things, that are more important than this site or my post count....

OMG




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seamusoisin

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Post Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:16 am   Reply with quote         


Actually the funniest things that I have read here were the responses to some spam messages. Spam brings out the humour in PSC. Ah the good old days! Rolling Eyes




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