Is there a wanted section?

[VociferousDavey]

New-ish to the forums so I may have missed it, but it seems like it would be a useful edition if not

[ped]

There is, but you have to have at least one post for it to become visible. This was to stop spamming. @Woodinblack it might make sense to make the forum visible but with a message to say you need a post to gain access?

[Reggaebass]

If you click on the home button and scroll down you should see this 👍https://www.basschat.co.uk/forum/22-items-wanted-no-trades/

[VociferousDavey]

Just now, ped said:

There is, but you have to have at least one post for it to become visible. This was to stop spamming. @Woodinblack it might make sense to make the forum visible but with a message to say you need a post to gain access?

 

That makes sense I guess! Thanks for the answer.

[Reggaebass]

Sorry ped I posted at the same time 🙂

[ped]

It’s really a quick measure to stop one particular type of spam we always used to see if the forum was visible to anyone - an account with the name ‘gear’ in the username would message people saying they have what the advertiser is looking for and ask for payment etc. I must have banned tons of them, all different IPs and locations. As soon as I made it one post to view, it stopped. I tentatively turned it back off again a year or so ago and within weeks it happened again. 

[Woodinblack]

1 hour ago, ped said:

There is, but you have to have at least one post for it to become visible. This was to stop spamming. @Woodinblack it might make sense to make the forum visible but with a message to say you need a post to gain access?

 

I shall look into it. Although now their post count is enough to see it

 

[ped]

6 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

 

I shall look into it. Although now their post count is enough to see it

 

I think it has come up a few times before, I tried to change it but can’t remember why it didn’t work.. there was some sort of problem in front of the keyboard 😂

[ubit]

On 21/10/2021 at 22:30, ped said:

It’s really a quick measure to stop one particular type of spam we always used to see if the forum was visible to anyone - an account with the name ‘gear’ in the username would message people saying they have what the advertiser is looking for and ask for payment etc. I must have banned tons of them, all different IPs and locations. As soon as I made it one post to view, it stopped. I tentatively turned it back off again a year or so ago and within weeks it happened again. 

 

 

But what if you actually do want Spam? I quite like it fried.

[ped]

I do t think I’ve ever tried it but reckon I’d like it. I love corned beef which has a similar vibe

[nige1968]

4 minutes ago, ped said:

I do t think I’ve ever tried it but reckon I’d like it. I love corned beef which has a similar vibe

It’s a bit like spongy bacon