Additional [HIDE] parameters | Prevent leeching

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The forum is overrun with leechers spamming threads to leech accounts, causing shared items to become invalid very quickly, which can dissuade some members from posting. Implementing additional [HIDE] parameters would prevent these leechers from destroying threads, further preserving their longevity and quality, and restricting access to genuine users. Additional [HIDE] parameters may include the following.
 

To view the hidden content, users must:

- Have spent a minimum of x days on the forum
- Have a minimum of x likes
- Have a minimum of x rep

 

Users creating threads will have the option of adding any of these requirements, on top of the original [HIDE] tag.

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I agree with u on 2nd & 3th rule but what would new ppl do if they can't see hidden content not talk in sb, I personally wouldn't just stay for a total of 1 day just stalking ppl in sb. That's just my opinion
- Your fellow crackhead @Moonveil

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I agree with u on 2nd & 3th rule but what would new ppl do if they can't see hidden content not talk in sb, I personally wouldn't just stay for a total of 1 day just stalking ppl in sb. That's just my opinion
- Your fellow crackhead @Moonveil

The suggested additional parameters don't necessarily need to be applied all at once, or any at all. It's just an additional option users can have when creating a thread.

For example, you can choose to post a thread with:

- Only the [HIDE] tag. // This is what we currently have, and the threads are accessible to everyone.
- [HIDE] + "minimum of 5 Likes"
- [HIDE] + "minimum of 10 rep"
- [HIDE] + "minimum of 100 Likes" + "minimum of 50 rep"
- [HIDE] + "minimum of 30 days spent on the forum" etc

This flexibility gives users the freedom to restrict threads, such as high-quality leaks, to certain members of the community.

[447]

yes, i agree with u its good, but don't you think some ppl would abuse it?

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yes, i agree with u its good, but don't you think some ppl would abuse it?

Initially, I didn't understand what you meant, but I assume you think if a thread is restricted to x amount of likes, it means the thread needs to have that many likes. This isn't the case - it means only users who have a certain amount of likes, rep, or active days on their profile can unlock a thread.

For example:

I create a thread and [HIDE] it with a minimum requirement of 30 likes and 10 rep.

- Your profile has 50 likes and 10 rep, so you would be able to view it
- Another user has 10 likes and 0 rep, so he will not be able to view it.

This system cannot be abused because it doesn't serve to benefit the creator of the thread. Does that answer your question? Or am I misunderstanding what you mean by the potential abuse?

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ur right this could be very helpful specially with shared accounts, i personally share accounts on forum. but what i mean is that some ppl would create ridiculous requirements and in addition i got some great friends who's been on forum for awhile and they even contribute but they're still stuck on like 3 or 4 reps cuz not like everybody just gonna +rep when u talk in sb, matter of fact some dumb members like @TheDictator etc abuse the repping system so what if i have -6 or -10 on my profile? am i not allowed to get access of that shared account? even creating another account is prohibited. so this might be a little unfair for many members.

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ur right this could be very helpful specially with shared accounts, i personally share accounts on forum. but what i mean is that some ppl would create ridiculous requirements and in addition i got some great friends who's been on forum for awhile and they even contribute but they're still stuck on like 3 or 4 reps cuz not like everybody just gonna +rep when u talk in sb, matter of fact some dumb members like @TheDictator etc abuse the repping system so what if i have -6 or -10 on my profile? am i not allowed to get access of that shared account? even creating another account is prohibited. so this might be a little unfair for many members.

That would depend on the person creating the thread. If they choose to restrict it to users with 100+ reputation, that’s their right, though I don’t anticipate many doing so - except maybe for exclusive, high-quality leaks. Also, setting a reputation requirement isn’t mandatory. As the goal is simply to filter out leechers, they could set a lower requirement of 20 likes, or something similar.

The idea of this feature is primarily to prevent leechers from leeching, and I believe it will be effective in doing so.

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i agree my fellow crackhead, hope ur suggestion gets accepted. good luck

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