Suggestions for improving Cricket Web

[trundler]

If you put PlayerComparisons on ignore you can largely ignore the player comparisons sub forum

 

[Line and Length]

If you put PlayerComparisons on ignore you can largely ignore the player comparisons sub forum

True, But they still clutter the list of latest posts.

 

[Qlder]

True, But they still clutter the list of latest posts.

Not from what I see. I just ignored Player Comparisons and DrWolverine who are the most prolific and all threads started by them do not show up in player comparison forum or on the "what's new" and "new posts" list. Heaps better as I now only see 3 player compare threads in the list of 30 new posts

 

[ashley bach]

The ignore function is for soft ****s

 

[honestbharani]

The ignore function is for soft ****s

Yeah but m worried I will have to use it soon. Maybe if James gets that add-on, it wont be an issue.

 

[Qlder]

Yeah but m worried I will have to use it soon. Maybe if James gets that add-on, it wont be an issue.

As I said above just ignore 2 people and you'll lose 90% of the player compare posts, no need for an add-on

 

[Qlder]

Here's a suggestion to improve, why not make it a rule you have to make X number of posts before you can start a thread?

Wouldn't that stop all the spambots making the many spam threads we see most days as well as making it easier to pick up trolls like Narayana as he'd have to waste his time making X posts?

I mean how do these keep overwhelming the forum (snapped just now)

 

[trundler]

Not from what I see. I just ignored Player Comparisons and DrWolverine who are the most prolific and all threads started by them do not show up in player comparison forum or on the "what's new" and "new posts" list. Heaps better as I now only see 3 player compare threads in the list of 30 new posts

Yeah thankfully my what's new page is all hooker ads instead of player comparisons now

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

They're not hookers, they're e-scorts

 

[James]

Yeah but m worried I will have to use it soon. Maybe if James gets that add-on, it wont be an issue.

Unfortunately, other software on the site (Fantasy Cricket in particular) doesn't support the back-end PHP version that XenForo needs so it will be later in the year before I can get to it properly due to work commitments. I've done some testing with AI (ChatGPT) and it seems like it will help dramatically cut the amount of dev hours required to do the coding changes needed.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

I've done some testing with AI (ChatGPT) and it seems like it will help dramatically cut the amount of dev hours required to do the coding changes needed.

Lol

 

[James]

Here's a real suggestion to improve, why not make it a rule you have to make X number of posts before you can start a thread?

Wouldn't that stop all the spambots making the many spam threads we see most days as well as making it easier to pick up trolls like Narayana as he'd have to waste his time making X posts?

I mean how do these keep overwhelming the forum (snapped just now)

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That's a good idea, but then they'd likely just post in existing threads. Reporting them helps us get to deleting them faster. 99% of spam is actually getting blocked with what you don't see.

 

[James]

Lol

Why the lol?

I think it's great as an assistant - not 100% reliable, but it's a great start.

 

[ataraxia]

Here's a suggestion to improve, why not make it a rule you have to make X number of posts before you can start a thread?

Wouldn't that stop all the spambots making the many spam threads we see most days as well as making it easier to pick up trolls like Narayana as he'd have to waste his time making X posts?

I mean how do these keep overwhelming the forum (snapped just now)

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Not certain about this. Heaps of members' first post is making a thread, and there's no guarantee they'd bother if they weren't allowed to do so.

 

[Qlder]

Not certain about this. Heaps of members' first post is making a thread, and there's no guarantee they'd bother if they weren't allowed to do so.

Okay, my suggestion was based on thinking new members would join into existing threads first to get a feel for the place before diving straight into starting a new thread

 

[Smudge]

I've noticed the reason a fair percentage of new members join up is to ask a question (about a signature on a bat, or a question about how to improve their bowling action or whatever) so I would also be reluctant to stop them from starting a thread. Maybe a limit of 3 threads started in your first 50 posts, but that would probably be tricky admin behind the scenes.

 

[James]

I think Smudge is bang-on here. You don't want to make it too difficult for new members to get involved in the community.
I realise the spam is annoying but there's usually at least one mod around to take of care of it pretty quickly.

 

[Burgey]

@James can you possibly please ban Daemon?

Finally.

 

[Burgey]

Here's a suggestion to improve, why not make it a rule you have to make X number of posts before you can start a thread?

Wouldn't that stop all the spambots making the many spam threads we see most days as well as making it easier to pick up trolls like Narayana as he'd have to waste his time making X posts?

I mean how do these keep overwhelming the forum (snapped just now)

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That Elite Esc0rts number is wrong btw.

 

[andruid]

That Elite Esc0rts number is wrong btw.

Yiu should have asked for E scorts.