This is one of my biggest turn-offs for a forum.
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This is one of my biggest turn-offs for a forum.
Yeah, having to wait for post activation..wait, this is when they have to approve your posts, right? =P
I just leave right then and there if they have that; there is no good reason for it, and is very annoying from the users view. But it may be smart from the Admins view because-
Post activation= no spam
yet it also equals:
post activation= no activity.
I never really saw the point of it. It drives away of activity humongously.
[quote name='Sparta' date='10 March 2010 - 02:50 PM' timestamp='1268254238' post='10913']
I just leave right then and there if they have that; there is no good reason for it, and is very annoying from the users view. But it may be smart from the Admins view because-
Post activation= no spam
yet it also equals:
post activation= no activity.
[/quote]
You took the words right out of my mouth, Sparta. This is exactly how I feel. Yes, that is a good thing to help prevent spam, but when it's done no matter how long a member has been there, whether they've been there a month or for a year, it's still a huge turn-off. I would never consider being active at any forum where I have to wait for my posts to be approved. By the way, I think the correct terminology is post-moderation. Not post activation.
On alot of great forums, they do that to prevent spammers from posting. I dont like it too much either, but thats sometimes a price you have to pay to get into a good forum.
I agree. Waiting for the moderators to approve a post is just a huge turn off.
I also agree. It's extremely annoying; mainly when you want to get a reply from someone quickly.
The phpbb support forum requires post activation I believe.
Some kid I was exchanging with (Spyro or something) was being a faggamuffin and only excepted 3 out of 20 of my posts, then complained to Forum Promotion staff about me "Not completing the exchange." I HATE this feature -_____-
I'd leave a forum straight away if it had post activation on. I hate it.