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adamparkzer

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With all the drastic changes to user groups we've having lately, I had an idea that we could incorporate to the updates.

Something that I've always been annoyed about is the posting delay. Particularly when I'm answering many questions quickly at once, playing forum games, or welcoming people in the introductions thread, I run into the waiting period of half a minute before I can post again.

Would it be possible to lower this waiting delay as we progress up in user groups? For example, the normal members would have to wait the full 30 seconds, the Forum Addict group only has to wait 20 seconds, the next group waits less time, and the Community Leaders can post unlimitedly.

This is a good way to allow an efficient posting experience for people that don't have much time, but still prevent spam from new members that just want to destroy the community peace.
 

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Still waiting for other peoples' opinions and responses...
 

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I can see part of it, but the other side of the coin is it gives other folks who are online a chance to help too :)


That -might- actually be the reason it wasn't changed for the varying usergroups.
 

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I haven't busted the limit for posting in the forums yet. However, I do feel that the PM time limit should reduce each level. I've ran into that one a couple of times.
 

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There are no limits for staff (or there used to not be), but I feel like I like this idea.
 

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I don't have a big enough post count to have come into that problem.
 

adamparkzer

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I don't have a big enough post count to have come into that problem.

Uh... what are you talking about?

Your post count doesn't matter, anyone with any post count can only post one post per 30 seconds.
 

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Uh... what are you talking about?

Your post count doesn't matter, anyone with any post count can only post one post per 30 seconds.
I was saying that I don't post enough posts on the forums to run into that limit. I read a lot before actually posting, and I'm kind'of a slow typer.
 

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I was saying that I don't post enough posts on the forums to run into that limit. I read a lot before actually posting, and I'm kind'of a slow typer.

I'm an insanely fast typer, so I run into this problem everyday.

:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

Oh goody, thanks for the spam.

:gtfo:
 

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I've never ran into the message but I do think this is a great idea.
 
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