Warning Mysterious PM

Lee · 23rd November 2007, 04:31 PM

Reluctantly, as a result of this spam attack, I have disabled the ability for new registrants to send PMs until they have been taken out of probationary status.

Unfortunately, this will likely be inconvenient for the lurker who wishs to contact a posting member (for example, to inquire about an item in the swap forum).

The probationary status (placing new registrant's posts in a queue that has to be cleared before the post becomes visible) itself was implemented as a result of spam postings. Members are removed from this status by the moderators as their motivations become more clear.

If a lurker-member really wants the PM functions and has registered but not posted since this probationary status was instated, he or she still has the option of sending me an e-mail identifying himself or herself and discussing his or her ethnographic arms interests sufficiently to allow me to differentiate him or her from a spammer.

P.S. - Don't make your subject 'Hey there' if you want it to get read

23rd November 2007, 04:31 PM	#18
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 934	Same old story, a few spoil things for the many... Reluctantly, as a result of this spam attack, I have disabled the ability for new registrants to send PMs until they have been taken out of probationary status. Unfortunately, this will likely be inconvenient for the lurker who wishs to contact a posting member (for example, to inquire about an item in the swap forum). The probationary status (placing new registrant's posts in a queue that has to be cleared before the post becomes visible) itself was implemented as a result of spam postings. Members are removed from this status by the moderators as their motivations become more clear. If a lurker-member really wants the PM functions and has registered but not posted since this probationary status was instated, he or she still has the option of sending me an e-mail identifying himself or herself and discussing his or her ethnographic arms interests sufficiently to allow me to differentiate him or her from a spammer. P.S. - Don't make your subject 'Hey there' if you want it to get read