Disabling Status Updates for New Members

[Piggy]

Seeing as status update have become the new ground for spamming/advertising/asking for help, may I suggest removing it from non-SGA members?

[Duality]

Actually I second this. Also, get rid of status update box and just stick a shoutbox there - considering that is what people use it for anyway.

[McBain{TibeT}]

Noooo, I love it when someone uses 'has not set their status' as their status :lol:

[RoadWarrior]

If we end up with a shoutbox there, it'll become a place where people try to find support for their bans, etc. Don't think that's the best idea.

[Piggy]

If we end up with a shoutbox there, it'll become a place where people try to find support for their bans, etc. Don't think that's the best idea.

 

Not if it was SGA only.

[HSMagnet]

Not if it was SGA only.

 

i concur....though i may have been spamming it

[Duality]

It is getting used as a shoutbox anyway.

[.:CoRe:.]

I don't really see how it being a shoutbox is a problem if only SGA members could use it. However There does seem to be an increasing number of guests posting for help using it. I think making it SGA only would be a good step.

[DarkChalky]

I used to play cybernations and we had to get rid of our shoutbox on our alliance fourm is it led to security issues. A hacker used it to gain access (cant remember how but I could try and found out) and wiped most of the forum. Also took out a lot of access - thankfully we had backups so got restored fairly quickly. Is a shoutbox/status update needed anyway?

[buttscratcher]

Is a shoutbox/status update needed anyway?

 

 

^Couldn't agree more. Get rid of either option all together. To me, this site is about so much more than "look at me" and what I am up to fluff. Save shout boxes/updates for the generic clan site.

 

There are so many other avenues for self expression on the net, that this forum would be better off without either. Who gives a shit what Joe Blow is up to anyway, other than Joe?

[MaydaX]

It's been removed. It was part of the color names mod.

[buttscratcher]

It's been removed. It was part of the color names mod.

 

 

 

Probably for the best.

 

If things can be worked out for an anti cheat cooperation with EA/DICE, it would be best (imho) in the long run to keep things 'on task', without site clutter/filler fluff. Who knows, if things go well - and other companies come by to see what the attraction w/ PBbans is all about, they will see a community with a singular focus on anti-cheat issues. Having a forum void of such things lends a feeling of crediability/seriousness to the main goal. Never hurts to put ones best foot forward. You never know who may be checking you out.

[Benway]

... for an anti cheat cooperation with EA/DICE

 

God help us