I have implemented the following changes to the member structure.
1. I created a new usergroup of "verified user".
This group has all the normal permissions allowed to the active user.
2. Any "registered user" will be upgraded to "verified user" after posting 15 posts.
3. I have limited any user's capacity to post links until after they have 15 posts.
4. I have limited the PM capability of any user to only be able to send to 1 user at a time until after they have posted 15 posts.
(I am working on some code to stop any user from sending a url link in a PM until after they have posted 15 times as well)...
If anybody has any ideas that I can implement to make it work even better, give me a PM or post in this thread.
Thanks to everybody who helped me to stop our most recent spammer!
Damocles
1. I created a new usergroup of "verified user".
This group has all the normal permissions allowed to the active user.
2. Any "registered user" will be upgraded to "verified user" after posting 15 posts.
3. I have limited any user's capacity to post links until after they have 15 posts.
4. I have limited the PM capability of any user to only be able to send to 1 user at a time until after they have posted 15 posts.
(I am working on some code to stop any user from sending a url link in a PM until after they have posted 15 times as well)...
If anybody has any ideas that I can implement to make it work even better, give me a PM or post in this thread.
Thanks to everybody who helped me to stop our most recent spammer!
Damocles