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__TJ__
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28 Apr 2011, 12:12 pm

any chance you could tick the box on the vbb code that lets users turn off pm capability. i was a member for 23 minutes before a very nice lady pm'd me asking me for a date and long time love ( im flattered but no...) id really rather just chat on the forums and not get this rubbish waving at me. i have already turned off email notification, its just getting a bit silly when ive had three in 24 hours.

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please dont message me for a date, or tell me your email address, im NOT interested and WILL ignore you. thanks.


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28 Apr 2011, 12:27 pm

__TJ__ wrote:
any chance you could tick the box on the vbb code that lets users turn off pm capability. i was a member for 23 minutes before a very nice lady pm'd me asking me for a date and long time love ( im flattered but no...) id really rather just chat on the forums and not get this rubbish waving at me. i have already turned off email notification, its just getting a bit silly when ive had three in 24 hours.

thanks


I don't think so, or I think I would have heard about it.

Maybe they target new members, as I've not received one for a while.


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28 Apr 2011, 4:19 pm

__TJ__ wrote:
any chance you could tick the box on the vbb code that lets users turn off pm capability. i was a member for 23 minutes before a very nice lady pm'd me asking me for a date and long time love ( im flattered but no...) id really rather just chat on the forums and not get this rubbish waving at me. i have already turned off email notification, its just getting a bit silly when ive had three in 24 hours.

thanks


I have been here 6 months and never received a single one. Don't really understand how they pick their targets.


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28 Apr 2011, 4:24 pm

I still get them every now and then and always report it. Sometimes I don't if I see it has already been handled.



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28 Apr 2011, 4:40 pm

They seem to target new members more than anyone else. WP gives them the tool to do just that! Anyone can look up who the latest members are. I created a temporary test account a couple of weeks ago and it got hit with PM love spam within 24 hours.



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28 Apr 2011, 4:44 pm

How many did you get?



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28 Apr 2011, 4:47 pm

Me or the OP? I only got one.

It is almost worth while sending new members a standard greeting PM telling them to expect such crap!
I wonder if it puts any new members off the site?



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28 Apr 2011, 5:20 pm

TallyMan wrote:
Me or the OP? I only got one.

It is almost worth while sending new members a standard greeting PM telling them to expect such crap!
I wonder if it puts any new members off the site?


I meant you when you created your sockpuppet account for a test.


Some places have a feature where you are not allowed to send PMs until you get a certain amount of posts. It's their way of preventing spam bots. Alex needs to do that.



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29 Apr 2011, 2:26 am

League_Girl wrote:
TallyMan wrote:
Me or the OP? I only got one.

It is almost worth while sending new members a standard greeting PM telling them to expect such crap!
I wonder if it puts any new members off the site?


I meant you when you created your sockpuppet account for a test.


Some places have a feature where you are not allowed to send PMs until you get a certain amount of posts. It's their way of preventing spam bots. Alex needs to do that.


Yes, I fully agree, but the odds of it happening are slim to none.