Whiskey Bizness Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 I would like to restrict certain user groups from sending Private Messages on my forum. Is this possible natively, or is there an add-on that does this? Scenario: We frequently deal with a problem wherein someone will join my community and start spamming members privately. I would like to set up a promotions schema where "New Members" can't send private messages. After a few days and/or a few pubic postings made to show that they aren't a spam-bot, they would be automatically promoted to "Full Member" status. Full Member status would allow use of private messages. Thanks in advance for any help or recommendations. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriano Faria Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Jim M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Jim M Posted February 7, 2022 Solution Share Posted February 7, 2022 You can disable complete access to the Messaging system by going to ACP -> System -> Applications -> expand "System" -> on "Messages" click permissions and uncheck groups you do not want access to this module. You can also manage Message settings from ACP -> Members -> Groups -> edit group -> Social tab -> Messages. OptimusBain, SeNioR- and Whiskey Bizness 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Bizness Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 Thanks for the answers! I need to spend some time digging into this more to see what my options are, but is it possible to allow a user group to receive messages but not send new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim M Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, Ziggs said: I need to spend some time digging into this more to see what my options are, but is it possible to allow a user group to receive messages but not send new? We have conversations to start per day and per minute. This would cover starting new conversations but not replying to existing conversations or those conversations sent to theme by users who can send messages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriano Faria Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, Ziggs said: is it possible to allow a user group to receive messages but not send new? No, but you can use the following resource and set a high number of post count: Like 100,000. That means that only members in selected groups with 100,000 posts will be able to start new messages but they can receive and reply. OptimusBain and IveLeft... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Bizness Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Jim M said: We have conversations to start per day and per minute. This would cover starting new conversations but not replying to existing conversations or those conversations sent to theme by users who can send messages. Jim, thanks for this. If I set a zero (0) value in the "Per Day" field, does that effectively stop them from starting a new conversation? I know that this may sound obtuse, but sometimes zero equals no limit so I wasn't sure if a value of zero in the field was the equivalent of checking the box for "Unlimited". Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Stridgen Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 10 hours ago, Ziggs said: Jim, thanks for this. If I set a zero (0) value in the "Per Day" field, does that effectively stop them from starting a new conversation? Yes, that is correct. Whiskey Bizness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Bizness Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 12 hours ago, Marc Stridgen said: Yes, that is correct. Awesome! Thank you for the help here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Stridgen Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 10 hours ago, Ziggs said: Awesome! Thank you for the help here! No problem at all 🙂 Thats what we're here for Whiskey Bizness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Whiskey Bizness Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 On 2/7/2022 at 1:21 PM, Jim M said: We have conversations to start per day and per minute. This would cover starting new conversations but not replying to existing conversations or those conversations sent to theme by users who can send messages. On 2/7/2022 at 4:55 PM, Ziggs said: Jim, thanks for this. If I set a zero (0) value in the "Per Day" field, does that effectively stop them from starting a new conversation? I know that this may sound obtuse, but sometimes zero equals no limit so I wasn't sure if a value of zero in the field was the equivalent of checking the box for "Unlimited". Thanks. On 2/8/2022 at 3:43 AM, Marc Stridgen said: Yes, that is correct. I wanted to come back to this and provide an update. The method that @Jim M outlined of limiting the conversations that a particular user group can start per day, and setting it to ZERO, worked perfectly for my scenario. I have combined this with some simple Member Group Promotion rules elsewhere in the Admin Panel, which moves users from their initial group of New Member to one called Active Member after certain criteria are met. The Active Member group removes the "zero per day" restriction on starting new conversations. So, good success here and, again, my appreciation to @Jim M and the rest of you for your help. Marc Stridgen and Jim M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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