47 second delay

[JohnBoucher]

WOW. I am all tired out from reporting those spam messages. It would be easier to report if the reporting message was exempt for the 47 second posting cycle. Even I can type faster than that .

Have a great holiday to all the Chief Delphi Family.

[Madison]

Similarly, waiting 47 seconds to let y'all know I've deleted the spam is sometimes cumbersome.

The delay does, of course, also limit how frequently spammers can post as well.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by M. Krass

Similarly, waiting 47 seconds to let y'all know I've deleted the spam is sometimes cumbersome.

The delay does, of course, also limit how frequently spammers can post as well.

But doesn't stop them from posting their junk.
Personally I find the 47 second delay a great annoyance.

[Branden Ghena]

What was that 5 spam messages reported in a row? Great job!

We should make it a contest, and count the number of reports each person can get. The person with the most is certifiably the biggest CD user.

[tim_reiher]

I noticed that this morning for the first time. (Reported my first spam message...) I guess it's good that I've never had time to report any other messages. Good job patrolling the interweb!

Anyway, I do think the 47 second delay is somewhat annoying, but in the end, necessary. It seems that spammers still manage to post a lot of stuff here. Still, you never know. Maybe some spammer would just go and flood the site with spam if the delay is removed... I mean, at least the spam is manageable now.

[JohnBoucher]

If the reporting function did not count as a message, then it would be easier to report. That 47 seconds seems like a lifetime.

[DonRotolo]

The time delay is adjustable, but the shorter it is, the greater benefit to the spammers. I am the admin in another forum (unrelated to robots) and the only effective way to get rid of spammers was to moderate all new members manually; even then a spammer slips in now and again.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

The time delay is adjustable, but the shorter it is, the greater benefit to the spammers. I am the admin in another forum (unrelated to robots) and the only effective way to get rid of spammers was to moderate all new members manually; even then a spammer slips in now and again.

Strangely I've never witnessed any spam on the other messageboards I post on.
Just this one. For some reason they love coming here and posting their stuff.

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Strangely I've never witnessed any spam on the other messageboards I post on.
Just this one. For some reason they love coming here and posting their stuff.

Do your other boards include electronics talk?
Most of the spam I see is electronics for sale.

[Michelle Celio]

When I report things, I normally post in the thread first, then click the report button.

I've never gotten a delay that way.

But for reporting multiple messages....

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Alex Cormier

Do your other boards include electronics talk?
Most of the spam I see is electronics for sale.

Movie and sports pages.

[Jay H 237]

It's typical for spammers to hit boards hard on the holidays. Less people on to deal with them, sometimes they time these things.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by JohnBoucher

WOW. I am all tired out from reporting those spam messages. It would be easier to report if the reporting message was exempt for the 47 second posting cycle. Even I can type faster than that .

Have a great holiday to all the Chief Delphi Family.

GoJohnGoJohnGoJohnGoJohn!
Rock on and Thank you!
And you, too, Mad the Mod!

Happy 4th!

[Uberbots]

Sounds to me like the report button functionality needs a little bit of reworking... like it disables after a single user hits it. That would make the moderators only get 1 email per problem, and would eliminate the need for a delay on the reporting system

[Branden Ghena]

Originally Posted by Uberbots

Sounds to me like the report button functionality needs a little bit of reworking... like it disables after a single user hits it. That would make the moderators only get 1 email per problem, and would eliminate the need for a delay on the reporting system

The problem is, the report button is probably a standard part of the vBulletin package. To change how it works is probably more work than its worth for the amount of spam CD gets.