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The Rev
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 09:00
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How come every time I try to post it says I am new I have posted
before a few times Now this is the third post today abd it says I am new??? my first message today was oked then I tried to reply and it says I am new again does every post have to be checked ????
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blanky
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 16:38
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Why are you incapable of searching the forum? This has been answered many, many times before.

Basically, you have been 'noob slap'd. When this is in effect, your post has to be approved by a moderator before it can 'get through' onto the forum.

New users start with an automatic noob slap, but also moderators can hand out noob slaps if they feel someone ought to be 'watched over' for a while.

It lasts about a month or two, but no-one will answer you if you ask exactly how long.

And all of that you could've found out if you'd just bothered to use the 'Search' button.

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The Rev
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 18:13 Edited at: 2nd Sep 2005 18:26
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Well the problem is
1) I am not a new user (about 4 month be for you)
2) I never said or did anything wrong to get the noob slaps as
you call it
What I had read was what was listed when I tried to post
That's why I asked
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blanky
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2005 23:49
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In that case, I don't know.

(With regards to the '4 months before you' thing - 2004, 2005, what's the difference anyway?!)

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The Rev
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Posted: 3rd Sep 2005 01:41
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it really does not matter I was just bring up the point I was not new thats all. I really don't post that much maybe that was the reason Who know what the powers that be think HAHA
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Xolatron old
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Posted: 14th Sep 2005 00:44
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You're still new to posting if you've only posted a few times. If you've been araound not posting for your time than just post reasonable stuff enough and your slap should be off in under a week.

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Underworld 1020
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Posted: 14th Sep 2005 01:44 Edited at: 14th Sep 2005 01:44
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They must have just recently started the automatic noob-slap thing because I never got one when I first came to the forums, but I probably should have, looking back at my first threads I needed it .



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The Rev
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Posted: 14th Sep 2005 02:08
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Same with me Underworld 1020 when I first came on I was never given that
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Silent Knight
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Posted: 14th Sep 2005 02:43 Edited at: 14th Sep 2005 02:45
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you probably didnt post enough. did you leave the forums shortly after joining and just came back yesterday? i joined january and i didnt become regular user until last week. it probably also depends how many posts you have that passed mod inspection.

edit: also try to get as many posts in as possible without spamming, so like post on game theory and newcomers corner too.

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The Rev
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Posted: 14th Sep 2005 03:06
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I had written a few but I guess not enough
It been lifted now
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Posted: 14th Sep 2005 17:14
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Now that i think about it, I only had it for about a doy or two. That was RIGHT when I joined. Now I don't think i have it, well at least I HOPE I don't have it.

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Van B
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Posted: 14th Sep 2005 17:25
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Noob slapping is actually quite rare, we'd only noob slap someone who was posting innapropriately, like making inflammatory comments or spamming (posting useless comments just for the sake of it) - people who come along get on with being normal tend not to be noob slapped ever - in fact I'd say the vast majority of slaps are issued because of silly posts in general discussion or off-topic arguments.

It's most likely the post count that was low, sorted now though so all is well.


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Jess T
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Posted: 16th Sep 2005 08:41
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Quote: "It lasts about a month or two, but no-one will answer you if you ask exactly how long."


*BUZZ* wrong answer, freddy.

Noone except Rich ( the admin ) knows exactly how long the slapping lasts for for new users.

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blanky
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Posted: 16th Sep 2005 20:11
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Quote: "Noone except Rich ( the admin ) and blanky (ruler of Earth) know exactly how long the slapping lasts for for new users."


IFYPFY.

Jokes aside, no, I don't know how long the slap lasts for. But for your average garden grown non-MMORPG-oriented n00b, it seems to last a few months... right?

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Jess T
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Posted: 18th Sep 2005 08:06
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Nah, not that long

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Silent Knight
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so the inspection of messages is called "noob slapping"? so if a mod posts and says "im slapping you for a day" does that mean all your posts that day are inspected?

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John H
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Posted: 21st Sep 2005 03:40
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Yes, if I noob slap someone for 24 hours, all their posts in that 24 hours need to be approved. Every user starts at a 'n00b' status, whereas ALL of their posts need to be approved. After they get a certain number of posts (Only Rich knows) approved, then they are a regular user. This helps prevent from robotic registrys and automatic spam posting.


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Zotoaster
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Posted: 22nd Sep 2005 15:55
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Can you unslap someone?


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Jess T
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Posted: 26th Sep 2005 12:17
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Sure, we set the expiery time to an hour ago

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Posted: 26th Sep 2005 16:50 Edited at: 2nd Oct 2005 23:37
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Uh, is there someplace in your profile that says if you are lifted yet?

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Benjamin
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Quote: " Sure, we set the expiery time to an hour ago "

How interesting..

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master programmer
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Posted: 28th Sep 2005 08:29
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I don't think there is in your profile. But, when you post it lets you know that it needs approving. When you aren't being "Noob slapped" it normally just posts. My "noob" period lasted only a day or two.

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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 28th Sep 2005 09:10
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Here's an idea:

Anybody that is currently being slapped they have the same exact avatar (something that animates "Newbie"). It can't be changed and once the slap is over the avatar is automatically changed to "no avatar selected" which will allow the user to change the avatar to whatever they want.
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blanky
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Posted: 28th Sep 2005 19:55
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A nice little red hand icon by their name would do, too.

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Grog Grueslayer
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Even just a new rank. I only see two different user ranks... Moderator, and User. Why not add "Newbie" for anybody that's currently being slapped?
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UFOs other account lol
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Hey, wouldn't it be cool if everyone could noob slap each other?

"Give me the source code for that or I'll noob slap you for a week!"

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Alkaline
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Whoa,

Quote: " Hey, wouldn't it be cool if everyone could noob slap each other?

"Give me the source code for that or I'll noob slap you for a week!" "


Err... I vote n00b slap...Nah, just joking. that wouldnt be that cool because chaos would brake out in the forums...

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I think their should be an emoti-icon that has a hand slapping, so it would indicate a noob slap

Wait! This might work: !!! (It might be too small... but it should be red instead)

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Posted: 4th Oct 2005 17:31 Edited at: 4th Oct 2005 17:32
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I like the Ideas above.

MAster Programmer, you've been noob slapped!
for, uhh, suggesting using the hand! lol.

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