Repost Prevention/Leecher Control

[tyminatorx2]

I suggest adding a period of time which prevents a post from gaining rep. This would be used for example when a leecher(or anyone) posts an exploit. This would prevent them from gaining rep for a small period of time, this allows the thread to be deleted if it is indeed an exploit.

This prevents leechers and others from getting repped from reposts.

[Syncness]

Getting reposts are inevitable, it happens everwhere, and naturally, it cannot be prevented.

We simply have too many leechers that "try" to achieve Contrib status, but then realize, "omg 80?!?!" and give up.

[tyminatorx2]

Yes we do have plenty of leechers.

But adding a time before rep can be added prevents them from gaining rep from a repost. Assuming reposts are handled in a timely manner. This just helps mods by giving them a little less to worry about.

[Wilkey]

You want to help stop reposts, /report them, simplest thing you can do.

[tyminatorx2]

You want to help stop reposts, /report them, simplest thing you can do.

Obviously, the point of this isn't to stop reposts. Its to stop people from gaining rep when they do repost. Maybe I wasn't clear in my OP.

[Igzz]

Bad idea, sometimes an exploit is popular for an hour or two or gets fixed in an hour or two, if he can't gain reputation during that time period, the thread will become useless.

[tyminatorx2]

Bad idea, sometimes an exploit is popular for an hour or two or gets fixed in an hour or two, if he can't gain reputation during that time period, the thread will become useless.

There's no reason that he can't be repped after the hour or 2 period. IF he truly deserves the rep he can have it, just an hour later.

Edit: Or a compromise to this would be have rep itself on a delay. If the thread is removed from where the rep was added the rep doesn't get added. This would NOT be retroactive in any way. If a thread is locked/deleted in 2 days and someone had already sent you rep previously once it is added it is irreversible. Now I know this could be scripted.

[Greed]

I suggest adding a period of time which prevents a post from gaining rep. This would be used for example when a leecher(or anyone) posts an exploit. This would prevent them from gaining rep for a small period of time, this allows the thread to be deleted if it is indeed an exploit.

This prevents leechers and others from getting repped from reposts.

Is this thread created because you got jipped out of rep? You poor baby.


@Topic: Bad idea, topics get old fast and those legitimate ones would be missed.

[Remus]

aka .. if its a repost and the OP gets rep its usually REMOVED. if its a quick exploit that in 3 hours gets locked due to it being hotfixed and he gets rep .. well guess what HE DESERVES IT. if its a repost its under clause 1. system is fine as it is.. simply called please add a line.. note remove rep gained from this thread; when reporting if indeed the op got rep.

[Denial is Ok]

I don't think it would have the legitimate ones missed at all...I mean just for a hour. Yes things do get hotfixed but ppl still rep for exploits that don't work anymore as long as it DID work for the period of time before it got patched/hotfixed. It may be difficult to integrate though, given the few options with vBulletin

[Remus]

nothing needs to be changed, a timer would be gay as hell. and is not needed in the least. a simple note in the reply is sufficient to notify the mod of the rep the op gained illegitimately.
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/closed

[JoeBiden]

People who mention rep in their signatures fail...

[Denial is Ok]

People who mention rep in their signatures fail...

I hope your talking about tyminatorx2

[tyminatorx2]

Is this thread created because you got jipped out of rep? You poor baby.


@Topic: Bad idea, topics get old fast and those legitimate ones would be missed.

Yep I got jipped out of rep...oh wait how? I've posted 1 major exploit and that thread had over 30k views.

Doesn't look like I got jipped to me.

But seriously why post if you're here to flame.

[JoeBiden]

I hope your talking about tyminatorx2

Yeah lawl :P