Solicitation Links in Sigs.

[Big Daddy's House]

To All New Members;

There has recently been a rash of new members who have signed up here, posting solicitation links in their sigs.

This practice is not allowed here, and it seems to just keep on happening.

Therefore, all new members, please take heed to this announcement. If you post any links to solicitation in your sig, your posts will be swiftly edited or deleted until you remove such spamming materials.

Further abuse of this type will lead to the abuser being given a swift suspension or a permenant ban.

[Chowhound]

Maybe it's just my way of thinking, but I don't think any of the spammers that love to come here are going to heed your warning at all. I'm sure they figure that if 100 people see their post and only one clicks on the link, their job is done.

[HattoriHanzo]

That is a very good point and maybe something needs to be done at the registration level in the way of a warning about infringement of the forum rules and some degree of moderation when updating your signature. At the moment to my knowledge there is no moderation whatsoever when registering so all these low lifes are signing up carte blanche !

[Big Daddy's House]

That's part of the reason why I once said that they should not have been allowed to post a sig until they reach 50 posts, and even then, they should STILL be monitored.

[Big Daddy's House]

You'll all be happy to know that I just banned 3 new members who posted spamming links to solicit in their sigs.

[HattoriHanzo]

That's part of the reason why I once said that they should not have been allowed to post a sig until they reach 50 posts, and even then, they should STILL be monitored.

So why is that not happening Sherm ?

[Chowhound]

It's kind of a catch-22, Peter. Tyler thought it would be a good idea to allow new members to post links in their sigs so they would be exposed right away and not make 50 frivolous posts just so they could put their links in post #51. I see his point, too.

[Big Daddy's House]

Exactly!

[Chowhound]

Or as Hattori Hanzo might say, it's a double edged sword. ;^)

[Big Daddy's House]

Right!

The new members who are engaging in this practice here need to wake up and get a clue.
They can do this all they want to, but they just won't be doing it here.

[Chowhound]

lol

[Big Daddy's House]

I've never had to use a double-edge sword.

[Semigourmet]

we sure have seemed to have had an influx of spammers or people who are not reading the forum rules before they start posting here.

[Big Daddy's House]

Yet they refuse to abide by them if they do.

That's quite alright because hopefully, this will let people know that we mean business and that the ones who act like they don't want to be here, won't much longer.

[Village Idiot]

You need bigger bouncers.

[Big Daddy's House]

I've no problem disiplining rule breakers, trollers, spammers Cyber hackers, Internet hijackers and Internet Schoolyard Bullies..

If they want to play hardball with me, then be my guest.

Because when they come up against me, they WILL lose. They need to wake up and get a clue.

[jimbo]

That's part of the reason why I once said that they should not have been allowed to post a sig until they reach 50 posts, and even then, they should STILL be monitored.
Works for me

[Big Daddy's House]

But unfortunately, it isn't that way.

[Big Daddy's House]

CreekCorner, this is the last warning that you'll get from me.

Knock it off or you'll be gone for good!

[Semigourmet]

BDH maybe we should talk to tyler about ending links all together or at least not allowing them for new members!!

[Big Daddy's House]

I think I did before, but he says it's ok as long as the members are not trying to make money through the board.

But I agree, some of them DO look like money makers.

[LuvsToCook]

Maybe it's just my way of thinking, but I don't think any of the spammers that love to come here are going to heed your warning at all. I'm sure they figure that if 100 people see their post and only one clicks on the link, their job is done.

It's better to put the real picture than putting the link only. :)

[Big Daddy's House]

Maybe it's just my way of thinking, but I don't think any of the spammers that love to come here are going to heed your warning at all. I'm sure they figure that if 100 people see their post and only one clicks on the link, their job is done.





Yeah, you might be right!! And so will THEY be done!

A more recent horde of spammers has surfaced in the thread; Is an egg a day ok?.

I left a very stern warning there, saying that if those spamming links arn't removed from their sigs, I'll be back there to wipe out their accounts and ban them!!

[Kimchee]

Why don't you just ban links in signatures?
Can you set it up so that a certain number of posts or elapsed time of membership is needed first?

Personally, if you are here to discuss food and hang out with like-minded people, you won't care if there are no links allowed in your signature....

because, otherwise, you too are just really here for the click throughs, huh? (You in a general way.)

[Big Daddy's House]

Why don't you just ban links in signatures?
Can you set it up so that a certain number of posts or elapsed time of membership is needed first?

Personally, if you are here to discuss food and hang out with like-minded people, you won't care if there are no links allowed in your signature....

because, otherwise, you too are just really here for the click throughs, huh? (You in a general way.)





Yeah, you'd think that they would just talk about food & cooking, but to them, they want more. Stuff like insurance, car sales, lawyer service, sex toys, real estate, school coarses for other than cooking and whatever else have you are posted in their sigs.

Unfortunately, for anything that is postsed in their sigs, it doesn't show up in the Admin Panel on their profiles until they've reached 50 posts apiece.

When a member here reaches 50 posts, he or she then goes from a Junior member to a Regular member.

Outside of that, the only other ways to wipe out a spamming link in a member's sig is to edit, or delete the posts or to ban the member.

[Kimchee]

It's going to be the death of this place eventually.
Tell the mysterious Tyler to just ban sig links!

[Big Daddy's House]

I've already asked him to, but he decided to leave them as is.