[Cherrypip]

Originally Posted by RayB

Another thought - I wonder if posting in Introductions ought not to count towards post count qualification?

I meant to add that when I was posting - I don't let intros count towards post counts.

[RayB]

OK - how about this amended proposal

Originally Posted by RayB

Hi all,

One of my next tasks is to automate things behind the scenes regarding user memberships permissions, regarding things like posting links, signatures, access to private section and PM limits etc and I'd like your feedback!

This is what I'm thinking:

< 15 Posts - no posting links - no sig - no private access - 25 PM box limit

16 - 100 Posts - links and sigs allowed - no private access - 100 PM box limit

101 - 499 Posts and minimum one month since joining - links and sigs allowed - free private access - 200 PM box limit

Sigs will have 300 character limit

500 - 2000 Posts - as above - with 300 PM limit

2001+ Posts - as above and 400 character sig limit

Posts in introductions will not count towards qualification criteria

[Cherrypip]

I still personally think the PM limit is very high. I would reduce the 16-100 posts to 50, 101-499 to 100 and then any others to a max of 150.

[JohnG]

Phew! I just creep into the Private area with this one.

[RayB]

Originally Posted by JohnG

Phew! I just creep into the Private area with this one.

I'd not be intending to apply these rules retrospectively to active members - but we need a mechanism in place from here on in as I've been doing all this manually, which is nuts!

[RayB]

Originally Posted by Cherrypip

I still personally think the PM limit is very high. I would reduce the 16-100 posts to 50, 101-499 to 100 and then any others to a max of 150.

That's interesting, as the vB default is 200 - and I get loads of requests to make the limit higher - I suppose because members are doing business via PM (or gossiping lol)

I suppose the problem is how much resource does the PM system chew up on the server!

[Chubster]

Originally Posted by RayB

That's interesting, as the vB default is 200 - and I get loads of requests to make the limit higher - I suppose because members are doing business via PM (or gossiping lol)

I suppose the problem is how much resource does the PM system chew up on the server!

At the end of the day....no matter what level you give them people will want more. If you set it to say 150 max then we will just have to be a bit more diligent with our housekeeping.

[Cherrypip]

The problem is the larger the site gets, which it obviously will, the more it will use up resouces (although I have to be honest and say I dont know how much)and once you have introduced the large limits it hard to then change it to a lower number.

I'm not sure really why people would need to have more than 200 in their inbox! Surely any they feel are that important to be kept for longer could be printed out.

[JohnG]

Originally Posted by RayB

I'd not be intending to apply these rules retrospectively to active members - but we need a mechanism in place from here on in as I've been doing all this manually, which is nuts!

Oh yes, I completely agree. Was perhaps being just a little frivolous. Sorry.

[RayB]

Originally Posted by Cherrypip

The problem is the larger the site gets, which it obviously will, the more it will use up resouces (although I have to be honest and say I dont know how much)and once you have introduced the large limits it hard to then change it to a lower number.

I'm not sure really why people would need to have more than 200 in their inbox! Surely any they feel are that important to be kept for longer could be printed out.

I agree - I'll revise them down again!