5th May 2008 UPDATE (New Account Restrictions)

[ryan]

Hi all,

We've implemented new policies and rules for new accounts in BMW.SG

This is to prevent any sort of spam and abuse of our systems by rogue members / vendors.

How this will affect your account...

You must have at least 10 posts and must be registered at least 5 days in order to be automatically upgraded to a BMW.SG Member.

If you are not a BMW.SG Member, your account will be restricted by not having the following functionality:

• Private Messaging
• Signature Use
• Views to certain folders etc.

Please note that these measures are to cut down spamming incidents we have experienced in the past, and are effect to protect the community on the whole.

If you have troubles posting with your account or surfing the site, please contact us at [email protected].

Thanks

Ryan

 

[Mockngbrd]

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Good stuff!

 

[acupunch]

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[MaxPower]

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We've implemented new policies and rules for new accounts in BMW.SG

good move ryan.

 

[phil]

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Nice, except i cant access my PM's now!!

 

[tonylee48]

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ok......noted.

 

[ben1]

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My PM box is stated as Full.
Does that mean, my PM feature is locked?

 

[ryan]

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Hi guys,

Please hold on if you feel your account has been limited, we're in the process of upgrading members so certain accounts may still have not been updated yet.

Cheers

Ryan

 

[bmw7833]

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[davidtch]

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Ryan, thanks for d goodwork.

 

[totoseow]

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also those who post too much ie more than 9000 and still in school shud be banned!
those with krakatau face that go sa lau shud also be banned.

 

[overstrike]

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Good initiative. Spammers are always a problem in every forum i've been in.

 

[Pac]

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hi ryan

my thots...

good initiative to cut out spam.

u set 2 criteria - 10posts n 5 days. i think 5 days of waiting is good. however 10 posts can easily be done by a spammer and hence is not an effective control. on the contrary it affects genuine members who often read but do not post so often. so i urge that u reconsider the 10 posts criteria.

spammers are often elusive go to great lengths to hawk their wares - so i guess we jus hv to just keep monitoring n removing them - be it unsolicited emails, sms, pms, etc.

regards

 

[///M3]

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also those who post too much ie more than 9000 and still in school shud be banned!
those with krakatau face that go sa lau shud also be banned.

its ok..i jealous u got a nice car..and u jealous coz im young..lol

 

[ryan]

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hi ryan

my thots...

good initiative to cut out spam.

u set 2 criteria - 10posts n 5 days. i think 5 days of waiting is good. however 10 posts can easily be done by a spammer and hence is not an effective control. on the contrary it affects genuine members who often read but do not post so often. so i urge that u reconsider the 10 posts criteria.

spammers are often elusive go to great lengths to hawk their wares - so i guess we jus hv to just keep monitoring n removing them - be it unsolicited emails, sms, pms, etc.

regards

Hi and thanks for your good comments.

10 posts insn't hard for a spammer, but it makes things really not worth the time for them to spam.

10 posts isn't hard for new members to do as well as it just involves mild participating and once they get the hang of it, we can get more members to communicate and chat with each other too.

We'll run and see how this goes for the first week and we'll change if neccessary, already I have a few people PMing and emailing me regarding the new restrictions but i see that as a good thing. Thanks again.

 

[ClemZ]

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Cheers dude !

No more funny PMs asking me for sex !

haha

 

[///M3]

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Cheers dude !

No more funny PMs asking me for sex !

haha

Spammer spottered.(report filed)

 

[iScoupe]

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why cannot upload gallery picture liao
still prefer the "cruising, turbocharged, blistering quick, \\\M power etc thingy....

 

[phil]

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why cannot upload gallery picture liao
still prefer the "cruising, turbocharged, blistering quick, \\\M power etc thingy....

a few people still have it

axl is high revving for example

 

[ryan]

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Brought the titles back