(ANSWERED)New user can't post ANYWHERE
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A friend joined the forum yesterday, but today can't post anything on any sub-forum - even in reply to topics he created himself yesterday.
It says PH has disabled all posts for new members because there were spam posts made earlier today.
Seems a bit drastic to ban everyone new because of that?
He emailed PH in the morning but hasn't had a reply.
How long is the ban going to be in place?
It says PH has disabled all posts for new members because there were spam posts made earlier today.
Seems a bit drastic to ban everyone new because of that?
He emailed PH in the morning but hasn't had a reply.
How long is the ban going to be in place?
Sorry about this guys, it is really annoying and not what we want to be doing at all. We went into a safe mode over the weekend to try and stop the love gurus from filling the forums with random rubbish, which unfortunately stops genuine new posters as well - not ideal in the slightest, but at the moment is the only way we can stop them!
I've taken us out now so everyone should be able to post - sorry again for the inconvenience.
Jack
I've taken us out now so everyone should be able to post - sorry again for the inconvenience.
Jack
randlemarcus said:
That worked then.
Reading between the lines of your post, its not a 24hr delay at all, its a manual portcullis switch.
By routine the site is always open for new members to post, the exception being Trustee mode where only trusted members (verified email) can post and when system glitches happen relating to new member restrictions.Reading between the lines of your post, its not a 24hr delay at all, its a manual portcullis switch.
brianashley said:
But it says they are not allowed to post in main forum sections for 14 days . This is not true . many wait ages .
What the rule states is"We restrict new member access to certain forums for a period of 14 days; once that time has passed access will automatically be granted."
If that doesn't happen it usually for the reasons I've already explained in my previous post!
Big Al. said:
What the rule states is
"We restrict new member access to certain forums for a period of 14 days; once that time has passed access will automatically be granted."
If that doesn't happen it usually for the reasons I've already explained in my previous post!
Hi Big Al. I'm lead to believe it's no longer automatic since the recent changes to the forums and the mods now have to do it manually. My account is over 14 days old but I'm blocked from posting in many forums."We restrict new member access to certain forums for a period of 14 days; once that time has passed access will automatically be granted."
If that doesn't happen it usually for the reasons I've already explained in my previous post!
NoIP said:
Hi Big Al. I'm lead to believe it's no longer automatic since the recent changes to the forums and the mods now have to do it manually. My account is over 14 days old but I'm blocked from posting in many forums.
As I've said it SHOULD happen automatically, if it doesn't, flag it up on one of the threads, or start a new one in here asking for assistance. 
The Mods only have the ability to remove your restrictions on a couple of forums one being SP&L. If it's a forum wider/site problem then flag it up.
Big Al. said:
NoIP said:
Hi Big Al. I'm lead to believe it's no longer automatic since the recent changes to the forums and the mods now have to do it manually. My account is over 14 days old but I'm blocked from posting in many forums.
As I've said it SHOULD happen automatically, if it doesn't, flag it up on one of the threads, or start a new one in here asking for assistance. The Mods only have the ability to remove your restrictions on a couple of forums one being SP&L. If it's a forum wider/site problem then flag it up.
Also Jack Mansfield who is presumably one of the higher PH echelons from his post colour has already posted in this thread so I'm reluctant to start another one about the same issue. Seems rather counter-productive to me? Suffice to say that the 14 day automatic "unlock" is not working from what I can deduce from my end. Maybe you can raise the issue with the relevant department(s).
NoIP said:
Hi Al, it still says I'm unable to post or reply in SP&L and Lounge forums, for example, so are you sure the mods have access to "unlock" that?
Also Jack Mansfield who is presumably one of the higher PH echelons from his post colour has already posted in this thread so I'm reluctant to start another one about the same issue. Seems rather counter-productive to me? Suffice to say that the 14 day automatic "unlock" is not working from what I can deduce from my end. Maybe you can raise the issue with the relevant department(s).
Can't see any problems on your profile, I'll flag it up for you. Also Jack Mansfield who is presumably one of the higher PH echelons from his post colour has already posted in this thread so I'm reluctant to start another one about the same issue. Seems rather counter-productive to me? Suffice to say that the 14 day automatic "unlock" is not working from what I can deduce from my end. Maybe you can raise the issue with the relevant department(s).
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