Posting a Website on your profile

magikthrill · Mukhtar/is Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 630 Location: NYC

hey admins,

if you guys remember from the cyprus forum the admin had prevented people from their website showing on their forum profile until they posted a certain amount of posts.

i think this was a good idea to prevent people who register just to get their website up on the google rankings.

the number of posts to be posted before being able to view their website could be determined by you guys.

just a suggestion

erolz · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:09 pm Post subject:

The members list or users profiles are not viewable unless you are yourself logged into the forum, so basically adding a website to your profile on this forum does not affect that sites google rankings at all as google (or any other search engine) can not see these links.

magikthrill · Mukhtar/is Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 630 Location: NYC

regardless of why its done i believe that people who sign up just to post their website (even if for minimal advertising) i would think is misuse of the forum, no?

erolz · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:36 pm Post subject:

magikthrill · Mukhtar/is Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 630 Location: NYC

erol,

honestly i am not sure, but i believe they are allowed to post a website, but its just not shown until you post like 5 or 10 posts.

at least thats what was said when the policy was informed. to be honest i havent actually used the CF since we all moved here so i cant tell you. i figured there would be some option but maybe the admin was BSing us or maybe he used some code? j'sais pas

erolz · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:18 am Post subject:

It could be done , just all I am thinking is that if it only blocks the website from displaying until you have 5 posts would that actually discourage people signing on to advertise their forum? I mean how would they know before signing up that there would be no point in signing up? Am I making any sense? I wouls also worry that the 5 post limit may just encourage some to signup AND make 5 pointless post advertising their forum to reach thge 5 post hurdle?

Khan · Deputy Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 1092 Location: London

I think it should be 15 posts, and the option should not be given to enter a website until that amount is reached. I dont think poeple will put the effort into making 15 pointless posts when there are thousands of other forums to make a quick promotion on.

erolz · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:29 am Post subject:

I'll look into it - however I suspect that the mods out there that already exist limit the display unless a threashold of posts is made as this is easier than limting the entering of the field. I might be worng or I might be able to manage to write the code myself. I'll have a look anyway (but may take me a while to get round to it).

magikthrill · Mukhtar/is Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 630 Location: NYC

magikthrill · Mukhtar/is Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 630 Location: NYC

also this didn't come out of the blue but only after seeing a user named "cumshot" displaying his "cumshot" website. i didn't bother clicking on it so i cant be sure if its a pornsite but sure sounds like one Smile

erolz · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:30 am Post subject:

The closest hack I can find atm is this one

http://www.phpbbhacks.com/download/6568

Basically it does not allow user to enter a www entry or a signature at the time they sign up. They have to register first (and confirm reg) and then they are allowed to put these entries into their profile.

I can find one that does similar until they have made a certain number of post so far.

city · Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:35 pm Post subject:

That might be enough as I don't think people will bother to wait for the confirmation email. If the option to enter web/sig is not their they might not do it at all..... maybe Sad

magikthrill · Mukhtar/is Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 630 Location: NYC

yeah i agree

erolz · Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:07 pm Post subject:

that mod gas been implemented now.

On signup you get not opportuinty to enter a www add or sig. Only once you have confirmed you reg can you add these things vis your profile