Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > General Cycling Discussion
Reload this Page >

Question about the forum rule that prevents new members from posting pictures

Notices
General Cycling Discussion Have a cycling related question or comment that doesn't fit in one of the other specialty forums? Drop on in and post in here! When possible, please select the forum above that most fits your post!

Question about the forum rule that prevents new members from posting pictures

Old 10-13-19, 08:02 AM
  #1  
_ForceD_
Sr Member on Sr bikes
Thread Starter
 
_ForceD_'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Rhode Island (sometimes in SE Florida)
Posts: 2,305

Bikes: Several...from old junk to new all-carbon.

Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1012 Post(s)
Liked 758 Times in 407 Posts
Question about the forum rule that prevents new members from posting pictures

I've wanted to ask this question for some time...

Can one of the moderators, or anyone, explain the purpose of the rule that prevents new forum members from posting pictures? I mean I guess it has something to do with keeping internet trolls from posting unwanted pictures, etc. But on almost a daily basis, there are new users seeking advice and guidance from the forum in general (especially in the Bicycle Mechanics forum)...when they frequently need to post a picture to help them explain their predicament...and they're prohibited from doing so. Instead of preventing them from posting pictures, why can't a "clearinghouse" be established for them instead? Once the new user's post with pictures is entered, it has to be cleared for posting by a moderator to make sure it's acceptable.

But the other question I have is...and I've never tried it...but can't you (or the new member) just cut-n-paste the URL link of the picture and at least include that in their post? It would at least give the established members a place to go look at the picture the new member needs to use to explain their predicament. Of course if it's a picture they're taking themselves, and not a picture from the internet, they'd need to have a site to host that picture for them.

Dan

Last edited by _ForceD_; 10-13-19 at 08:39 AM.
_ForceD_ is offline  
Old 10-13-19, 08:55 AM
  #2  
LAJ
So it is
 
LAJ's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Westminster, CO
Posts: 21,225

Bikes: Luzerne, 684, Boreas, Wheelhouse, Alize©®, Bayamo, Cayo

Mentioned: 245 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 11321 Post(s)
Liked 4,634 Times in 2,700 Posts
Simply put, this site is a magnet for spam posts, and this is one way to limit some of the more atrocious ways they can attack the site.

As far as this clearinghouse, that's all good and fine if we could have someone monitor it 24/7. Believe it or not, the mod staff likes to ride their bikes, and do other things as well.... URL's are also a problem in the spam world, so that's not an option either, until the minimum is reached.

Greet some new members in the introductions, get ten posts, easy as pie.
LAJ is offline  
Old 10-13-19, 09:07 AM
  #3  
GlennR
On Your Left
 
GlennR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Long Island, New York, USA
Posts: 8,373

Bikes: Trek Emonda SLR, Sram eTap, Zipp 303

Mentioned: 34 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3004 Post(s)
Liked 2,433 Times in 1,187 Posts
Wouldn't this topic belong in https://www.bikeforums.net/forum-sug...er-assistance/

Speaking of rules
GlennR is offline  
Old 10-13-19, 09:39 AM
  #4  
_ForceD_
Sr Member on Sr bikes
Thread Starter
 
_ForceD_'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Rhode Island (sometimes in SE Florida)
Posts: 2,305

Bikes: Several...from old junk to new all-carbon.

Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1012 Post(s)
Liked 758 Times in 407 Posts
Originally Posted by LAJ
Simply put, this site is a magnet for spam posts, and this is one way to limit some of the more atrocious ways they can attack the site.

As far as this clearinghouse, that's all good and fine if we could have someone monitor it 24/7. Believe it or not, the mod staff likes to ride their bikes, and do other things as well.... URL's are also a problem in the spam world, so that's not an option either, until the minimum is reached.

Greet some new members in the introductions, get ten posts, easy as pie.
I understand that the mods like to ride too. But since new users don't get to post for ## posts...it doesn't need to be monitored 24/7. Just have those posts compile until the mods can get to them.

Well, what I sorta meant about the URLs is...instead of posting, for example, "www.bikeforums.net" post it as "www dot bikeforums dot net"

Dan
_ForceD_ is offline  
Old 10-13-19, 09:40 AM
  #5  
_ForceD_
Sr Member on Sr bikes
Thread Starter
 
_ForceD_'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Rhode Island (sometimes in SE Florida)
Posts: 2,305

Bikes: Several...from old junk to new all-carbon.

Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1012 Post(s)
Liked 758 Times in 407 Posts
Originally Posted by GlennR
Wouldn't this topic belong in https://www.bikeforums.net/forum-sug...er-assistance/

Speaking of rules
My bad. Didn't realize we had one.

Dan
_ForceD_ is offline  
Old 10-13-19, 10:07 AM
  #6  
FiftySix
I'm the anecdote.
 
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: S.E. Texas
Posts: 1,823

Bikes: '12 Schwinn, '13 Norco

Mentioned: 9 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1110 Post(s)
Liked 1,176 Times in 795 Posts
One only has to post 10 times over 48 hours in bicycle related forums. That's not hard to reach if one intends to participate in BF, IMO.
FiftySix is offline  
Old 10-13-19, 10:15 AM
  #7  
FiftySix
I'm the anecdote.
 
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: S.E. Texas
Posts: 1,823

Bikes: '12 Schwinn, '13 Norco

Mentioned: 9 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1110 Post(s)
Liked 1,176 Times in 795 Posts
BTW, can you imagine what photos this fed up member would have put up?
FiftySix is offline  
Old 10-13-19, 10:23 AM
  #8  
GlennR
On Your Left
 
GlennR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Long Island, New York, USA
Posts: 8,373

Bikes: Trek Emonda SLR, Sram eTap, Zipp 303

Mentioned: 34 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3004 Post(s)
Liked 2,433 Times in 1,187 Posts
Originally Posted by FiftySix
One only has to post 10 times over 48 hours in bicycle related forums. That's not hard to reach if one intends to participate in BF, IMO.
I've seen quite a few just reply to their own topics enough to reach 10.
GlennR is offline  
Old 10-13-19, 10:30 AM
  #9  
rmwesley
Newbie
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 72
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 22 Post(s)
Liked 15 Times in 13 Posts
This thread had provided the perfect opportunity to get me another post I don't see any issue with it. 10 posts isn't going to take anyone to long to achieve.
rmwesley is online now  
Old 10-13-19, 10:35 AM
  #10  
Bryan C. 
nothing to see here
 
Bryan C.'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Antioch, CA
Posts: 564
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 218 Post(s)
Liked 145 Times in 78 Posts
I'm a moderator on another forum. We had a major influx of spam bots posting on our forum and went with something a little more intrusive. If the user's first post contained a link of any kind it was hidden and required a moderator to review it before it went live on the forum. Bypassing the forum filter by spelling out the link (www dot bikeforums dot net) is considered a violation of the forum rules and would result in the post getting deleted.

I know it seems like a pain, but it really does help keeping the spam under control. Most spam bots post something and will see if it goes live on the forum, then a human will come along and post more under that account until they are stopped/blocked from doing so. 24/7 monitoring requires too much time and effort from a volunteer moderator team. Hell, there is no way I would volunteer for something like that.

10 posts is nothing, really. For someone who is looking for a quick answer it can be frustrating but for those who intend to join in and contribute it is a minor inconvenience.
Bryan C. is offline  
Old 10-13-19, 10:38 AM
  #11  
Bryan C. 
nothing to see here
 
Bryan C.'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Antioch, CA
Posts: 564
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 218 Post(s)
Liked 145 Times in 78 Posts
Originally Posted by rmwesley
This thread had provided the perfect opportunity to get me another post I don't see any issue with it. 10 posts isn't going to take anyone to long to achieve.
Nice to see you maintaining your one post per year quota. Just think, in a few more years you can post a pic of your bike.
Bryan C. is offline  
Likes For Bryan C.:
Old 10-13-19, 11:37 AM
  #12  
unterhausen
Randomhead
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Happy Valley, Pennsylvania
Posts: 24,363
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4 Post(s)
Liked 3,664 Times in 2,497 Posts
If someone can't find something to comment about 5 times a day for 2 days, they are self censoring too much.

As someone that has spent hours deleting spam as fast as I could back when these new rules were not in force, I am entirely unapologetic about them. It takes an impressive amount of dedication to post spam here nowadays.

Pretty sure new members can put photos in their gallery
unterhausen is offline  
Old 10-13-19, 12:23 PM
  #13  
rmwesley
Newbie
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 72
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 22 Post(s)
Liked 15 Times in 13 Posts
Originally Posted by Bryan C.
Nice to see you maintaining your one post per year quota. Just think, in a few more years you can post a pic of your bike.
What can I say Bryan, I am a man of few words. By drawing me out into a reply I will now be forced to remain silent on the forum for the whole of 2020
rmwesley is online now  
Likes For rmwesley:
Old 10-13-19, 12:35 PM
  #14  
I-Like-To-Bike
Been Around Awhile
 
I-Like-To-Bike's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Burlington Iowa
Posts: 29,950

Bikes: Vaterland and Ragazzi

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 12 Post(s)
Liked 1,517 Times in 1,031 Posts
Originally Posted by GlennR
I've seen quite a few just reply to their own topics enough to reach 10.
But there is only one who infamously will quote himself and/or reply to his own previous posts 10 times, all in one post.
I-Like-To-Bike is offline  
Likes For I-Like-To-Bike:
Old 10-13-19, 12:47 PM
  #15  
datlas 
Should Be More Popular
 
datlas's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 42,957

Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix

Mentioned: 560 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 22513 Post(s)
Liked 8,841 Times in 4,113 Posts
I can see both sides. Agree 10 posts is not too hard...

But also understand that a newbie who joins specifically seeking a quick answer to a question may be frustrated by the inability to post a pic.

Life is full of trade-offs.
__________________
Originally Posted by rjones28
Addiction is all about class.
datlas is offline  
Old 10-13-19, 12:51 PM
  #16  
shelbyfv
Expired Member
 
shelbyfv's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: TN
Posts: 11,455
Mentioned: 37 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3637 Post(s)
Liked 5,314 Times in 2,700 Posts
Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike
But there is only one who infamously will quote himself and/or reply to his own previous posts 10 times, all in one post.
Surely nobody here is so deranged....
shelbyfv is online now  
Old 10-13-19, 12:55 PM
  #17  
Lemond1985
Sophomore Member
 
Lemond1985's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 2,690
Mentioned: 12 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1628 Post(s)
Liked 1,057 Times in 631 Posts
Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike
But there is only one who infamously will quote himself and/or reply to his own previous posts 10 times, all in one post.
Lemond1985 is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.