jeffman Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Is it just me, or is anyone else suddenly getting bombarded with PMs from people awaiting their validation?Not you, jl. :)It's driving me nuts! AAAAAARRRRRRGGHH!!!!Any chance PMs could be disabled for the validating group? (Sorry if this is an old issue.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhaslip Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 17 PM's in 23 minutes is not bombardment, but I'll slow down now that I have your attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingolme Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I get them occasionally. But I'm not too bothered about them. But they really should wait before sending PMs to have their questions answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffman Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 I'm talking three validators in three days. Weird. Disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synook Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 That used to happen to me, but not any more...They probably like your name, DD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffman Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 Got another this morning. To those few who care, I'm disabling PM for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boen_robot Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Yeah, I got some too. I used to be bothered with those, but now not that much. Infact, I actually answered two out of the three latest ones... or was it to all... I guess it depends on what sort of answers you call "valid" and/or "helpful"... does something like "Go read the tutorials!!!" count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhaslip Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 My reply usually says something along the lines of "The Forum is a sharing environment. Post the question on the Boards so everyone can see the answer and you will get better responses from people smarter than me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffman Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 That's the thing. I keep getting hit by people who are waiting to validate. They're not allowed to post yet. They want their problem solved now, not two days from now.It's not a big deal. Just distracting.Mostly I wondered if there was an epidemic, or if it was just my turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boen_robot Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Mostly I wondered if there was an epidemic, or if it was just my turn.Unfortunatly (or not... depending on the viewpoint I guess), it's the former - epidemic of a sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zppblood Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I just got one, but it was the only one so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsomeguy Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Just do what I do, keep your PM box full. I delete a few at a time so that I can't get hit by a bunch. I think I have 46/50 now in the box, so I've got a couple free spots if someone needs to ask me something, but I won't get more than 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry62704 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Got another this morning. To those few who care, I'm disabling PM for a while.What is "validation" that is being discussed? I get the occasional PM, usually asking for more help on a topic that has been posted here. Is that what is being talked about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffman Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 When you join the board, a message gets sent to the mods, and they check you out -- somehow. So there's a waiting period between joining and being able to post. Probably to keep out spammers and other non-serious members. But during this period, people waiting to be validated CAN make PMs. So I'm getting messages like, "Deirdre's Dad, plz plz plz plz won't you help me, I'm desperate," followed by 4 screens of code.It's not a biggie, just annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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