Members cannot post links to other websites

#1 | RE:Members cannot post links to other websites datum

Fri May 15, 2020 10:08 am

I keep seeing this from members in PM's, several people have mentioned it to me now, so there is some bug going on or something!
Probably added in when the update came across that now doesn't let new members add live links (BTW - Until they have how many posts is this restricted?)

Please don't send PM's for help on BIOS edits, I can't help with BIOS in PM's. Please make a thread and I will try to help as soon as I can - thanks!
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#2 | RE:Members cannot post links to other websites datum

Fri May 15, 2020 11:43 am

@Lost_N_BIOC: @plutomaniac:
These are the current Admin GUI settings for freshly registered Forum members:

That means, that new Forum members are currently not allowed to post links to other websites
a) within the first 7 days after the successful registration and
b) before having written and published at least 5 posts.
Maybe quoting another post is counted as a link to another website?

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#3 | RE: RE:Members cannot post links to other websites datum

Fri May 15, 2020 1:32 pm (Last edited: Fri May 15, 2020 1:33 pm)

These settings must be new because I don't remember them being there and of course noone had that issue for years. Personally I would love to keep it to 1 day & 1 post because that will probably severely limit spammers that create an account, post 1 link and disappear. However, this will also cause problems for new users who want to post a link to their bios dump for example and might not think to enter it in code tags or similar. Thus, I have set this to 0 day and 0 posts and will revise it if spam becomes a problem.

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#4 | RE: RE:Members cannot post links to other websites datum

Fri May 15, 2020 10:14 pm

Thanks guys! I will let you know if I continue to see users complain that they can't reply to their own threads!
Recently that has been an issue right after I'd reply to their first post, then they could not reply no matter how they tried, at least 3-5 or more have said that in PM's, plus several I see in threads/comments like this one
I bet this clears it up

Please don't send PM's for help on BIOS edits, I can't help with BIOS in PM's. Please make a thread and I will try to help as soon as I can - thanks!
If you appreciate my efforts and are willing to donate to help improve my hardware, gift cards work for me (Amazn, NuEgg, eBa) - send me a PM
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#5 | RE: RE:Members cannot post links to other websites datum

Fri May 15, 2020 10:24 pm

@Lost_N_BIOS: @plutomaniac:
Since it obviously was not any Admin of the Forum, who had done these changes, I suspect, that it happened during the recent Forum Software update.

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#6 | RE: RE:Members cannot post links to other websites datum

Sat May 16, 2020 9:36 am

I thought that was probably the case @Fernando - Each time they "Fix" something, search here gets worse too, it's too bad they can't get things right or leave it all alone

Please don't send PM's for help on BIOS edits, I can't help with BIOS in PM's. Please make a thread and I will try to help as soon as I can - thanks!
If you appreciate my efforts and are willing to donate to help improve my hardware, gift cards work for me (Amazn, NuEgg, eBa) - send me a PM
I view the forum like this, please bump your thread 1x every 24-48 hours if no reply

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