perryh wrote: > > Perhaps the forum configuration could be adjusted to limit a newly- > registered poster to one or two posts, the limitation being removed > by a moderator after observing that the initial post(s) are legitimate. > > This would enable a new registrant's initial inquiry to be seen, > and perhaps responded to, without having to wait for a moderator to > approve it, while preventing the all-too-common situation in which > a newly-registered spammer is able to send out a dozen spam posts > before being banned. This does sound like a good idea. I think 3 posts would allow: first contact, more detail, results