This forum requires that you wait 90 seconds between posts.

acme.mail.order · 08-03-2012, 08:46 AM

What it says in the title. Isn't that a bit long*? Or are we having a severe spam problem?

* yes, that's a rhetorical question. It's a bit long.

hayne · 08-03-2012, 09:43 AM

1) Yes, there is a severe spam problem.

2) 90 seconds between posts doesn't seem too long at all to me. I expect/hope that people will spend at least 90 seconds composing each post.

SirDice · 08-03-2012, 10:08 AM

I think that 90 seconds is fairly standard. I've seen the same "cool-off" period on other forums.

macosnoob · 08-03-2012, 11:26 AM

Google reports the discussion of varying limits of "This forum requires that you wait X seconds between posts."

5 seconds -- 3,420 hits
10 -- 19,300
15 -- 35,100
20 -- 23,200
30 -- 538,000
45 -- 143,000
60 -- 289,000
90 -- 199,000
120 -- 165,000

benwiggy · 08-03-2012, 03:56 PM

I use one forum that seems to have two clocks on its servers. If they get out of sync, you have to wait four minutes between posts, while one of them catches up with the post time!!

Makoto · 09-09-2012, 03:09 PM

Does the time limit really help as much with spammers/bots, or is it more of a hindrance to regular posters? The reason I'm asking, is because another forum I visit seems to think it won't help. Most of the time, though, any flood postings, there, are new users (bots) who sign up and, within an hour of signing up, post ~10-13 spam posts in a span of two minutes or so.

Another forum only seems to have the limit set on spam/post reporting.

08-03-2012, 08:46 AM	#1
acme.mail.order League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tokyo Posts: 6,046	This forum requires that you wait 90 seconds between posts. What it says in the title. Isn't that a bit long? Or are we having a severe spam problem? yes, that's a rhetorical question. It's a bit long.

08-03-2012, 09:43 AM	#2
hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 31,941	1) Yes, there is a severe spam problem. 2) 90 seconds between posts doesn't seem too long at all to me. I expect/hope that people will spend at least 90 seconds composing each post. __________________ hayne.net/macosx.html

09-09-2012, 03:09 PM	#6
Makoto Major Leaguer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 283	Does the time limit really help as much with spammers/bots, or is it more of a hindrance to regular posters? The reason I'm asking, is because another forum I visit seems to think it won't help. Most of the time, though, any flood postings, there, are new users (bots) who sign up and, within an hour of signing up, post ~10-13 spam posts in a span of two minutes or so. Another forum only seems to have the limit set on spam/post reporting. __________________ Surviving for years on little sleep and a mere diet of cup ramen and soda...

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08-03-2012, 10:08 AM	#3
SirDice MVP Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,119	I think that 90 seconds is fairly standard. I've seen the same "cool-off" period on other forums.

08-03-2012, 11:26 AM	#4
macosnoob MVP Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,751	Google reports the discussion of varying limits of "This forum requires that you wait X seconds between posts." 5 seconds -- 3,420 hits 10 -- 19,300 15 -- 35,100 20 -- 23,200 30 -- 538,000 45 -- 143,000 60 -- 289,000 90 -- 199,000 120 -- 165,000

08-03-2012, 03:56 PM	#5
benwiggy League Commissioner Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,040	I use one forum that seems to have two clocks on its servers. If they get out of sync, you have to wait four minutes between posts, while one of them catches up with the post time!!