Nipping Pranksters in the Bud
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A really gawdy and noticeable newb icon would be good for people who have fewer than, say, 10 posts. This would be handy for quickly identifying the childish pranksters who create new accounts that try to spoof existing accounts by using very similar names. And another more draconian idea: Why not have a automatic account deletion if your first post (or first couple of posts) garner a lot of 1 votes? In other words, you start out with a "provisional" account.
Matt Gerrans
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A really gawdy and noticeable newb icon would be good for people who have fewer than, say, 10 posts. This would be handy for quickly identifying the childish pranksters who create new accounts that try to spoof existing accounts by using very similar names. And another more draconian idea: Why not have a automatic account deletion if your first post (or first couple of posts) garner a lot of 1 votes? In other words, you start out with a "provisional" account.
Matt Gerrans
Matt Gerrans wrote:
A really gawdy and noticeable newb icon would be good for people who have fewer than, say, 10 posts
I think that is a great idea.
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Matt Gerrans wrote:
A really gawdy and noticeable newb icon would be good for people who have fewer than, say, 10 posts
I think that is a great idea.
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I think it should be longer than that - people that have less than 1000 posts AND have been a member less than six months.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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A really gawdy and noticeable newb icon would be good for people who have fewer than, say, 10 posts. This would be handy for quickly identifying the childish pranksters who create new accounts that try to spoof existing accounts by using very similar names. And another more draconian idea: Why not have a automatic account deletion if your first post (or first couple of posts) garner a lot of 1 votes? In other words, you start out with a "provisional" account.
Matt Gerrans
This gets my 5!
Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic
