StangOne50 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Many times new members come and make comments and there are times I would prefer to talk to them privately about it but can not due so due to the PM limitations. In fact just recently a friend of mine joined and we wanted to chat privately but could not do so until he made 10?(not sure of this is the exact number needed) useless posts. Is there any particular reason for this? All I can think of is , it is to stop people from joining just to harass members. But in all honesty if they made an account just to harass someone there is nothing stopping them from spamming 10 useless posts so he can use the PM feature. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/873652-can-we-remove-pm-limitations/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Who is the friend of yours who joined? I'll move him into the Members group manually so that he can use the PM function. The PM function is disabled for newly registered members because we were experiencing a bout of PM spammers/flamers a while back. Sure, it doesn't stop them from making the required number of posts to use the PM function, but it does slow them down and does act as a deterrent. StangOne50, DarkSavageDeathlyCloud and PhillBellic 3 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/873652-can-we-remove-pm-limitations/#findComment-1069216074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StangOne50 Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 My friend has since made the number of posts that allowed him to use the PM feature, but that is just one instance I used as an example. Though there have been many other times I would have liked to speak privately with new members but have been unable to. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/873652-can-we-remove-pm-limitations/#findComment-1069216084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raavi Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 The threshold is there as a spam-dissuasion mechanism. If you wish to contact a member, simply wait for them to make the few posts necessary to automatically get moved, or if you "can't" wait, request them be moved as Matty already said. It's only a very slight inconvenience that can be remedied individually with a single report. PhillBellic and StangOne50 2 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/873652-can-we-remove-pm-limitations/#findComment-1069216114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StangOne50 Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Ok sounds fair enough. Thanks for quick responses fellas ;oD DarkSavageDeathlyCloud 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/873652-can-we-remove-pm-limitations/#findComment-1069216148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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