Auto-ban

[Jυra]

I thought of this some time ago. Forums these days have some really nice ways to ban and distrupt trouble users, but it's not perfect.

Either these ideas:

1. Ban (or lock/suspend) user if they made x posts that are exactly the same (like one after another maybe).
2. Ban (or lock/suspend) user if they made x posts that have something in common (same images or certain words) one after another.

I've seen this work on image board scripts. Some tries a raid and they get banned even if there aren't staff online.

[Cool Surfer]

Sometimes you accidentally triple click, when page does not refresh, n then suddenly u see same post three times.... in that case uwould get banned ??


Some times a member may use

button and it my contain images, which will be posted again, then again u will be banned ??

[Lindsey_]

Not a good idea to be honest. :)

[henke37]

Make it a mod, next!

[Amy T]

Sometimes you accidentally triple click, when page does not refresh, n then suddenly u see same post three times.... in that case uwould get banned ??

Yep that happens a lot on a lot of sites.
Just use the flood control and the auto merge instead of an auto ban.

[Jυra]

Flood control doesn't do much.

[Amy T]

Flood control doesn't do much.

It does do one thing really well and that is it annoys people. ;)

[TrixieTang]

A better way to stop spam would be automatically moderating posts of members with under x posts that contain x many instances of words that the admin specifies.

In fact, I'm all for auto-moderating ANY posts that have the word "nokia" in them. (really, I am. :P)

[.Matt.]

-1 :(

[Twisted Gamer]

A better way to stop spam would be automatically moderating posts of members with under x posts that contain x many instances of words that the admin specifies.

In fact, I'm all for auto-moderating ANY posts that have the word "nokia" in them. (really, I am. :P)

Set up a new group that has all their posts moderated and dump members new members into it. Once they make x posts have them auto promoted to regular members group. Unapproved posts (to my recollection) would not count till approved by moderators.

[TrixieTang]

Set up a new group that has all their posts moderated and dump members new members into it. Once they make x posts have them auto promoted to regular members group. Unapproved posts (to my recollection) would not count till approved by moderators.

I stated posts that have instances of words that the admin specifies, I've seen it used on a site before, and really, it's easier on staff than moderating every post of new members. ;)

[Jυra]

I think some way to make moderation easier for staff of IPB forums would be a step in the right direction (not just the new report controls). I've always found the moderation controls of IPB to be a bit behind unless you mod it.

In my case I have a forum without much staff. I'd hate to have harmful posts sitting around for hours.