"You are not allowed to post links, emails or phone numbers for 7 days from the date [...]"

[Laskaris]

"You are not allowed to post links, emails or phone numbers for 7 days from the date of your tenth post."

I am getting this error message when trying to make a post on the TOAWIV forum, even though it does not contain any links, emails, or phone numbers.

I suppose I'll have to post a couple of messages elsewhere - like in this thread - to get to ten, and then I'll have to wait a week to ask my question about the game.

Very annoying.

[Laskaris]

Number 5...

Sorry about this. It's ironic, isn't it? They have this anti-spam measure, which gives false positives and thus forces people to post a couple of spammy messages to get to ten posts...

[zakblood]

agreed, but it does stop the spammers to a point, so works but yes also stops others as well so is a double edge sword, but most post here and get it sorted, as they only have to do it a few times, apart from the date / time element etc

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[Laskaris]

Oh, I certainly understand the need to stop spammers. Although I am amazed that spammers would even try to post on a forum for grognard wargames. I mean, it is hardly a mass audience, is it?

Anyway, having posted in a couple of "What are you watching at the moment?" threads, I am now at ten.

[loki100]

ORIGINAL: Laskaris

Oh, I certainly understand the need to stop spammers. Although I am amazed that spammers would even try to post on a forum for grognard wargames. I mean, it is hardly a mass audience, is it?

Anyway, having posted in a couple of "What are you watching at the moment?" threads, I am now at ten.

point about most spam is they want the link to another website, that in turn boosts their search ratings as one criteria is how many cross-references exist.

so they don't really care what the host website does, any link will do

[zakblood]

when Vpualus (staff) see it, he / they normally alters your status anyway most of the time, so it doesn't apply etc

[VPaulus]

Laskaris, I've add your username to the list of trusted users.
You should be able to post now without restrictions.

[Laskaris]

ORIGINAL: VPaulus

Laskaris, I've add your username to the list of trusted users.
You should be able to post now without restrictions.

Yes, I was now able to post in the TOAWIV forum.

Thank you!

[fritzjoel]

I am also receiving this error when trying to post to the All Forums -> Strategic Command Series -> Strategic Command Classic: Global Conflict forum.

Thanks!

[VPaulus]

@fritzjoel
You Can post now without restrictions.

[RFalvo69]

ORIGINAL: Laskaris

Oh, I certainly understand the need to stop spammers. Although I am amazed that spammers would even try to post on a forum for grognard wargames. I mean, it is hardly a mass audience, is it?

It happened, years ago. To counter the spam storm Matrix was forced to introduce this policy and the "I'm not a robot" filter. At the time I was a lurker, not a poster (I still had to buy my first game from Matrix) but we weren't talking about the stray spam post: the fora started suffering from a mini-deluge of them. Quite annoying. Now the spam posts (crosses fingers) have all but disappeared.

Edited for grammar.

[NorthernFox]

Im trying to post to 'DB3000 database problems, updates or issues' but getting this massages too
should i post somewhere to achive ten post?

[zakblood]

if your seen in time, you will be added to the safe list, if you wish pm the details and what you wish to post and i can always do it for you until your sorted etc? if that helps

[wodin]

SPam has been and still is a problem so sadly this sort of thing is necessary.

Maybe some new system where by the new member can prove not a spam bot is needed?

[Gilmer]

Definitely still an issue. We have at least one spam thread right now on this page.

[VPaulus]

@NorthernFox
You can now post without restrictions.

[pbrowne]

This is VERY annoying. Just trying to share information and tips in other posts in this forum is too restrictive. Why doesn't this system just use a captcha to verify a human is posting?? Can I PLEASE be approved to post links so that I can share information on this forum regarding CMO? [&o]

Note there is quite a bit of stuff on the Steam forum for CMO, I'm sure people here do visit that forum, but I tend to ask questions in both forums, so being able to share a tip from Steam forum, would I imagine, be beneficial to people here. Captcha please.

[VPaulus]

You should be able to post without restrictions.

[demyansk]

I hate those captcha boxes with the numbers and letters, half the time you can't tell them apart. Or clicking on the squares of the crosswalk as a picture over and over again. Pain, probably the best one is when they ask you for example 3+1=

Easiest check

[stuaburt]

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