Possible SPAM filter issue
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Simple solution ... If it is marked as destined for the PRIVATE MEMBERS FORUM of SoapBox1.0 then allow it easy unhindered progress. In that forum we discuss a whole variety of subject matter that is [usually] not relevant and not approppriate for ANY other forum in any other part of the CodeProject empire. And as it is a private members forum, what is discussed there is by definition - private - and should not never ever be moderated by those who have neither any interest in that forum or by those who are easily offended by either subject matter or by its contents, and those who are not actually members of that private members forum. The private members forum has its own Administrator/Moderator. They ensure that general CodeProject rules are followed. They ensure that the content is not potentially an affront to Canadian Law, to the best of their understanding of Canadian Law. They are most able to squash into oblivion any posting or any whole or partial thread in its entirety and to censor any posting. They are also able to discipline any members in a variety of ways to ensure proper conduct. I should know, I was the Administrator/Moderator until I passed on the baton, by transparent and democratic election, to the present official. Thank you :)
We don't moderate private forums, Richard, we protect against SPAM. Our spam detector was definitely out of sorts after the move but that has been rectified. the ferocity of the system's reaction to spam reports has also been turned down several notches, so far less chance that your account will be disabled (not nuked) should you post a message inadvertently marked as spam. With respect to protecting forums, private or not, we have seen instances were seemingly innocent members have spammed, or their accounts compromised and spam posted. If we could definitively say that no members of a private forum will spam then our job would be easier, but that's not an assumption I'm willing to make. You wrote "If CP does manage to resolve the problems - yes - problems as in many, let me know. I'm not at all convinced that CP will be able to rectify these issues" Can I assume at this point that your issues are now fixed? - your account was reinstated. The new account[^] you setup after your account was disabled is still around. Do you want me to remove it? - you mentioned that links from your http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=1718109 were going to a different member. I don't see that happening at the moment. Anything else broken or is everything working to your satisfaction at this point?
cheers Chris Maunder
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We don't moderate private forums, Richard, we protect against SPAM. Our spam detector was definitely out of sorts after the move but that has been rectified. the ferocity of the system's reaction to spam reports has also been turned down several notches, so far less chance that your account will be disabled (not nuked) should you post a message inadvertently marked as spam. With respect to protecting forums, private or not, we have seen instances were seemingly innocent members have spammed, or their accounts compromised and spam posted. If we could definitively say that no members of a private forum will spam then our job would be easier, but that's not an assumption I'm willing to make. You wrote "If CP does manage to resolve the problems - yes - problems as in many, let me know. I'm not at all convinced that CP will be able to rectify these issues" Can I assume at this point that your issues are now fixed? - your account was reinstated. The new account[^] you setup after your account was disabled is still around. Do you want me to remove it? - you mentioned that links from your http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=1718109 were going to a different member. I don't see that happening at the moment. Anything else broken or is everything working to your satisfaction at this point?
cheers Chris Maunder
Chris, At this moment in time, the old account is working so the new account can indeed be removed. It was only ever to be temporary. Regarding the spam filter, occasionally messages still gets stuck in the queue. I wonder if the SoapBox1.0 destined messages can be allowed to skip that anti-spam check. I'm sure that anything posted into the Soapbox1.0 forum that shouldn't be there will be squashed into non-existence by the SB1.0 Admin/Moderator.
Chris Maunder wrote:
Anything else broken or is everything working to your satisfaction at this point?
So far so good. However ... Regarding the members of SB1.0, it is always possible that they may wish to make comments or observations regarding this question, they may even wish to have a wish list of further priviledges. Perhaps you might like to make a general posting, either, or via our Admin/Moderator into SB1.0 to get a greater feeling of SB1.0 member views and also to enquire what members would like to see for future developmen of the forum, it might be greeted with ideas for your consideration. An example of a further priviledge might be permitting images or even snippets of a webpage (or PDF filetype) limited to "x" characters or "y" paragraphs from that webpage with a "read more" link to the external website delivered within a AJAX accordion control. Of course I appreciate there may well be legal issues in displaying such content, and this will require a more active Admin/Moderator to quickly squash that which should not appear except by means of a hyperlink to an external resource.