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eestlinc
02-19-2005, 12:34 AM
It's pretty ridiculous I have to wait 99 seconds between each PM I send as Election Booth. Normally as eestlinc I don't have batches of PMs to answer at a time, but still. The delay used to be 60 seconds and that was annoying. 99 is horrible.

I understand the need to prevent mass spamming. Can you just make it so anyone who has been registered over a month (or a year, whatever) does not have a delay? This would still prevent people from registering just to spam with PMs.
fire_of_avalon
02-19-2005, 12:44 AM
Maybe the restriction can just be removed for EB?
RSL
02-19-2005, 12:47 AM
I'm hoping that it is just a default setting that has been overlooked.
Loony BoB
02-19-2005, 07:05 AM
Changed it to 15 seconds. I hope that's okay. Unfortunately it's a forum-wide thing, not a user/usergroup thing, so we can't make it 0 for EB.
Rainecloud
02-19-2005, 07:23 AM
Thanks, BoB.

I probably send more PM's than I post replies to topics, so the 60-99 second delay was annoying me too.
Psychotic
02-19-2005, 04:28 PM
Yeah, I noticed this 99 second thing (And previously 60) and found it irritating.
eestlinc
02-19-2005, 06:21 PM
woohoo. 15 seconds is reasonable enough. although I did post this thread while waiting my 99 seconds...
Citizen Bleys
02-19-2005, 06:38 PM
Drop it to 0 for the elections, then crank it back up if it's being abused.
Erdrick Holmes
02-19-2005, 08:25 PM
99 seconds later...
Jojee
02-19-2005, 08:59 PM
It is annoying, I will agree. :)
Strider
02-20-2005, 12:04 AM
Are there really that many PMs flying around that it could be abused? Just a thought.
Ultima Shadow
02-20-2005, 12:16 AM
Are there really that many PMs flying around that it could be abused? Just a thought.
Yes, there is. :cool:
Citizen Bleys
02-20-2005, 12:36 PM
I think a 24-hour delay on private messaging would be hilarious, myself.
Erdrick Holmes
02-20-2005, 02:55 PM
I think a 24-hour delay on private messaging would be hilarious, myself.

If anyof the staff does this I will start killing people!
Denmark
02-20-2005, 03:09 PM
I agree with Bleys.

99 seconds doesn't bother me. Mainly because it takes about that long for a PM to send for me. And I send a PM once every two weeks at the most.
Fuzakeru
02-21-2005, 01:01 AM
Are there really that many PMs flying around that it could be abused? Just a thought.
I wouldn't know. I hardly get any PMs and when I do I'm usually more excited about it then I should be. =/