Too Many `Paid` Posts

**forwardone** · #1 10-21-2005, 05:11 PM

We are very pleased that members are wanting to help out other members by letting them know which programs are currently paying. We are finding though that some of you are virtually doing nothing but posting `paid` notices every day - in multiple programs. Aside from that those same members rarely offer little else by way of contributing to the overall forum discussions.

Could we therefore ask members who are posting every day simply to say `paid` to cut back a little, otherwise it can easily turn in to a pointless exercise, with members no longer wishing to view threads where this is taking place too often.

We still want to know which programs are paying, but we don`t need to know every single day.

#2 10-22-2005, 01:49 PM

Great suggestion, Giz. I asked people for the same recently, but noone listened

**forwardone** · #3 10-23-2005, 02:28 PM

Yes, I have a feeling the majority of members would prefer less `paid` postings.

#4 10-24-2005, 04:01 PM

Yup.

**forwardone** · #5 10-26-2005, 08:28 AM

Much better now with less `paid` posts. Thanks to members for your co-operation with this.

Zimbu · #6 12-29-2005, 10:33 AM

I thought this thread deserved another run to the top.. Call it 'Administrative Bumping'

#7 06-13-2006, 10:44 AM

i'd prefer to use some sort of paid voting button, and the number will be shown on top. well, something like monitor's vote.

or else it would be very tiring looking at all those "paid" posting. i mean the one that receive money from admin just to say "PAID".

#8 08-09-2006, 02:07 PM

call me cynical but whats to stop scammers voting that they have been paid on programs which are hoaxes?

**forwardone** · #9 08-09-2006, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geeza

call me cynical but whats to stop scammers voting that they have been paid on programs which are hoaxes?

Not a cynical question at all geeza, in fact very sensible. The short answer to your question is `Not a lot.` All we can do is look for patterns of posting, similar writing styles, IP checks and so on to try to prevent cheerleading squads who may or not be one and the same as the actual admin.

Jacobs23 · #10 04-16-2007, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forwardone

Not a cynical question at all geeza, in fact very sensible. The short answer to your question is `Not a lot.` All we can do is look for patterns of posting, similar writing styles, IP checks and so on to try to prevent cheerleading squads who may or not be one and the same as the actual admin.

Yah its important to know whos telling you the truth and whos just a scamming admin messing with you.

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