Add this to the wish list: would it be possible to have, in our profile, an option to filter out any and all posts by a wiener? So I won't have to personally slog through fifteen content-free posts a day by the same jackass? Let technology handle the problem when Manifestos and lots of hints don't seem to make a dent?
Great board, Zims rule, &tc &tc.
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It's a good idea (and Delphi offers it) but it involves A LOT of overhead vis a vis the database...well at least I think it does. I need to run it by our DBA. ;-)
Having said that, I think it's at least *possible* to put together some code to do it - so I'll add it to the long-term side of the project list.
Hmmmmmmmmm... I can think of an easy way to do this to block (1) user.
I could probably learn how to store an array in a text blob, then pass that into the SQL. I don't know how to do this off hand but how hard could it be?
whodatzone.com (nfl/saints forum) tried this and got a overload of people usng different screen names or another way to put it one person using many screen names. However AOL does not seem to mind this situation.
Well, if you can manage to set up the block/ignore type thing, it should also be pretty easy to set up a one account per IP and/or e-mail thing to avoid a bunch of clones.
IP blocks are only truly effective against Cable / DSL users. Dialup users change IPs too often.
One per-email... eh. We don't verify via e-mail at this time. That is something to think about, but it seems like it would be a bit of a pain to work into the system.
It's probably only something you'd need to do if the situation called for it. Someone making a bunch of different names and talking to themself, for example, would be a good time to say, "OK, let's not let this happen again..."
As for IP bans on dial-up, a lot of ISPs own a class C IP that stays static for every user. Only the last number changes between log-ons. If the system will recognize asteriks as wildcards, just replace the last number with an asterik. Only downside being that it bans everyone on that ISP. Probably also a case that wouldn't be implemented unless the situation absolutely called for it.