Private messages and new members

[Spider]

I sure get PM'd a lot. All of them from newly signed up members.

Always a sense of urgency and almost always their post is void of any useful information
to get an idea where to start. First thing that popped into my mind was to disable PM but
then I wouldn't receive the PMs I want.

Any way to keep PMs from new members until they post say 15 threads? I'm sure I'm not
the only one receiving these PMs from 1 and 2 post members.

It feels like spam.

[lufbra]

Sounds like a good idea, hopefully the BOSS will see this. :)

[Spider]

And I just got another one :(

I'm spam bait.

[degsy]

Just looked at the vb3 settings and it doesn't look as though you can set a limit or restiction for member levels.

You can completely disable PMs for a User Group, but that would mean having to update users manually to different users groups and it's not feasable with a forum of this size.

[Spider]

Thanks degsy.

I'll just point them to this thread instead and hopefully they will post in the forums
where the multitude of techs are viewing thus giving them a higher percentage of
obtaining a fix.

[dammit]

Just PM'd you spider. ;) :rotflmao:

[Spider]

Just PM'd you spider. ;) :rotflmao:
I need a php redirect hack :)

[bAdWaYz]

I never get pm'ed. I must smell bad or something :)

[Spider]

I never get pm'ed. I must smell bad or something :)
Then if I get a redirect I'll shoot 'em into your inbox :eek:

[Baser-X]

I'm sure I'm not the only one receiving these PMs from 1 and 2 post members.

:fyi:
You're not. :p

[Spider]

:fyi:
You're not. :p
I was just thinkin' maybe if I go invisible? I didn't really have a need to be invisible before
but maybe they are putting together that your online and a responder. If I'm invisible this
may stop a few of them.

[Spider]

I was just thinkin' maybe if I go invisible
http://home.graffiti.net/praetorians/images/invisible.gif

Theory in action.

[renegade600]

I was just thinkin' maybe if I go invisible? I didn't really have a need to be invisible before
but maybe they are putting together that your online and a responder. If I'm invisible this
may stop a few of them.
It works, when I changed my setting to invisible, pms were cut drastically.

[Spider]

Well so far so good but I need to check this over a few days to be sure.

That pesky user AnnMarie found me anyway though ;)

[renegade600]

Well so far so good but I need to check this over a few days to be sure.

That pesky user AnnMarie found me anyway though ;)
moderators are exempt. :rotflmao: They can see everyone.

[smurfy]

Weee [mods] seeee everything so play nice.

Hmmm, need a toy-story/exorcist-style head-spin smilie here...

[Spider]

Weee [mods] seeee everything
How many fingers am I holding up? :)

[smurfy]

How many fingers am I holding up?

Peace to you too Spider, oh, hang on, I'm looking from the wrong side... well, that's just plain rude!

[Spider]

Hehe, it was eleven.

[AnnMarie]

That pesky user AnnMarie found me anyway though

How many fingers am I holding up? :rotflmao:

[Spider]

How many fingers am I holding up? :rotflmao:Why I get the feelin' it's 1! :eek:

Does your Mom know you flail you digits around in public like that?

What's her email addy? annmaries_mom@newzeland.com?

[smurfy]

All 40.

Come on, we all know Annmarie is actually an octoped - how else do you think she's got to 18000 posts!

[AnnMarie]

LOL@smurfy. Naw it was five Spider, I was waving at ya :wave: <grin>

[Spider]

LOL@smurfy. Naw it was five Spider, I was waving at ya :wave: <grin>
So does that mean I can take your IP out of my firewall? ;)

[Tweaker]

moderators are exempt. :rotflmao: They can see everyone.

Shhh!!!! They're on to us... :evillaugh

[lufbra]

Here's the latest PM I got, it's from s'MPdnest'nodI

Dear Lufbra.

Can ya please tell that eight legged wonder, Spider, to stop nagging about PM's?

It's clear he's just bragging cos he's getting a lot of attention.

By the way Lufbra, next time that AnnMarie or Jaytee tries to swipe a beer from yyour stash, I'll get 'em for ya's.

:p

[Spider]

Funny, s'MPdnest'nodI sent me one to
Tell lufbra he isn't very generous with his beers.

[lufbra]

Why that rotten good for nothing s'MPdnest'nodI, he ain't gettin' no reply from me, even if he is right. :p

[Spider]

It works, when I changed my setting to invisible, pms were cut drastically.
Yea baby, That was the ticket! :) I can hear the crickets now.

[hypnotizeminds]

No one PM's me. The trick is just don't help anyone enough to where they single you out as a good source of help. Try and blend in, agree with others a lot so that others get the PM's. :D :rotflmao:

[Spider]

The trick is just don't help anyone enough to where they single you out as a good source of help.
If I got any ruder I'd get booted off the Internet for life ;)

[Baser-X]

No one PM's me. The trick is just don't help anyone enough to where they single you out as a good source of help. Try and blend in, agree with others a lot so that others get the PM's. :D :rotflmao:

I was never good at blending... I was always that kid that was doing something different.

[Spider]

I was never good at blending
I like to think of it as, "stepping around the puddles".

[lufbra]

Hmmmmm, I just spotted Spider using his PM feature, I wonder who he's writing to, asking a question. :p