Do private subforums lead to spam?

Beverly Level X³

January 17, 2014, 5:26 pm

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Do private subforums lead to spam?

If you choose to have a private subforum, you might restrict it to members who have a minimum post count. This can be beneficial as it will inspire current forum members to post more and might increase new sign ups. However, the down side would be how you could also get a lot of people spamming useless (one word) posts just to pad their post count and gain entry to the private subforum. What do you think about post counts for private subforums? Or how do you handle the situation of a private subforum on your own site?

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Marlin

You could always base your subforum on a trusted member status. This trusted member would not just have a minimum number of posts but would have also been on your forum for a certain time and might even be voted into the private subforum by other trusted members. This would cut down the spam as entry to the subforum would not be based on post count.

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