It would be good to prevent links being included in posts until a set number of posts have been made AND the new user approved by the moderators - problem is that it still makes extra work for Avant.

"Can anyone see a downside to this proposal?"

Yes - how would I know the poster was genuine, and not about to try for a free advert in their second post?

It's their stupidity that never ceases to amaze - they really seem to think people will fall for what are often semi-illiterate plugs. The latest ones are for some completely unspecified consultancy - hardly a tempting proposition.

When the forum was revamped in 2010 there were three of us as moderators: the other two didn't do much and fairly soon dropped out. It was easier just to do it on my own, even when I was working full-time. It doesn't take long to skim through the threads.

It's also surprising how many people seem to get worked up about spammers. They don't affect our daily lives, do they! There's really no need to report spammers by E-mail: I can see them for myself. Someone (or a filter) at HJ is deleting the obvious ones, like the k i t c h e n s, for us, and I'll have dealt with the others within a day.

Just ignore them and don't worry.

That said, ORB, that's a very kind offer. I don't want to wish a thankless task on anyone! Most of these hillock-rhymers go away after a bit, but if they don't, I'll get in touch if I may.

Edited by Avant on 03/03/2017 at 22:33