Vette_lover2004 Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 just curious how long, " a while" is, per the forum guidelines? I only ask this, because I was doing business with a well established forum member, which could've been handled in a day or two. It took nearly a week due to forum moderators needing to approve my content. Am I looking at months of moderation, amount of posts? The guidelines don't cover the timeline. It says, " a while". I'm just wondering how long I'm going to be on probation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 I believe it's 25 posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Does that mean that PMs also moderated for new members? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 17 hours ago, Vette_lover2004 said: just curious how long, " a while" is, per the forum guidelines? I only ask this, because I was doing business with a well established forum member, which could've been handled in a day or two. It took nearly a week due to forum moderators needing to approve my content. Am I looking at months of moderation, amount of posts? The guidelines don't cover the timeline. It says, " a while". I'm just wondering how long I'm going to be on probation. Joseph, you could always just go into the section with the built kits and post "looks great! " "nice build !" and "very nice!" in at least 15 threads and then bingo, you're off moderation! 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vette_lover2004 Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 3 hours ago, peteski said: Does that mean that PMs also moderated for new members? Everything I submitted was moderated. I think any PM's I sent were on hold as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vette_lover2004 Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Can-Con said: Joseph, you could always just go into the section with the built kits and post "looks great! " "nice build !" and "very nice!" in at least 15 threads and then bingo, you're off moderation! 😉 I could do that, but, I would like to add to the forum with substance. I don't want to add, just to add and get off probation, if that makes sense. I have a WIP Bigfoot I'm doing, so I've largely added to that topic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 3 hours ago, peteski said: Does that mean that PMs also moderated for new members? Every time a new member posts, us mods get an approval request that is auto-generated by the board. I haven't seen any approval requests for PMs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vette_lover2004 Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 6 minutes ago, iamsuperdan said: Every time a new member posts, us mods get an approval request that is auto-generated by the board. I haven't seen any approval requests for PMs. Maybe it shows it differently on smart phones. On everything I submit, I get a notice in large red letters stating it needs a pproval from the moderators. I'm on a desktop currently, and I see it the same as I see it on my phone, at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 I believe the PMs are moderated to keep the bots from generating the bogus want to buy scams. The bots would sign up and scan the want ads and PM and members. The moderation for regular posts is to reduce spam. You can thank the spammers and scammers for having to do the moderation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 You need 25 approved posts before you come off moderation. I don't like this, but it's keeping the spammers away. I'd deal with that problem directly, but I'm out of cruise missiles. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xingu Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 32 minutes ago, Vette_lover2004 said: Maybe it shows it differently on smart phones. On everything I submit, I get a notice in large red letters stating it needs a pproval from the moderators. I'm on a desktop currently, and I see it the same as I see it on my phone, at the moment. Make sure you are actually trying to send a PM and not posting on their status page. They are different. If you post to a status page, others can see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vette_lover2004 Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 18 minutes ago, Dave Ambrose said: You need 25 approved posts before you come off moderation. I don't like this, but it's keeping the spammers away. I'd deal with that problem directly, but I'm out of cruise missiles. well, from the man himself...25 it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 8 minutes ago, Vette_lover2004 said: well, from the man himself...25 it is... Only 11 more to go Joseph. ,,, and there is a member on here who does post exactly the way I suggested to you even though he's been on here for years. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Sometimes a very short 'Nice Model' or 'Really like your build' reply is nice to get. Some people are more wordy than others with their replies, others not, whilst many just use the 'like' just for speed. Just people's different reply styles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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