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a thought on spam
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gani et se
Joined: Apr 24, 2011
Posts: 175
Location: Douglas County OR
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What if the number of posts you are allowed is tied to the length of time you have been registered on the site? You could be upfront about it, say for the first week after you join you may post twice the number of days you have been a member, then the restriction is lifted. That won't stop trolls, but I was wondering if it would put a damper on the chinese spammers. But then, I don't know whether they have an attention span that long... But I have noticed that new members tend to dip a toe before jumping in full force, and it wouldn't have discouraged me.
No need for a reply on this, maybe it's been flown and had holes poked in it before. 
Gani
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Intermountain (Cascades and Coast range) oak savannah, 550 - 600 ft elevation. USDA zone 7a. Arid summers, soggy winters
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paul wheaton
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Joined: Apr 01, 2005
Posts: 11811
Location: missoula, montana (zone 4)
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The new software is really good about spam. So we already get hardly any. At least, compared to the software we were running before.
On top of that, there is already a long list of desired features. I would gladly take on the spam deleting duties if we can get some of the other features first.
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