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 Mar 23 2009, 02:00 PM
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 Senior Member  Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382  |
3 out of every 4 times I click the view new posts button I get
Sorry, the board administrator has enabled search flood control. Please wait at least 30 seconds before trying again. I only started getting it when I lost my official designer title.(temporarily.) What is it and why does it happen to me so much? |
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Mar 23 2009, 02:17 PM
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 Treasure Pleasure Group: Head Staff Posts: 11,193 Joined: Oct 2005 Member No: 281,127 |
"Internet forums often use a flood control mechanism to prevent too many messages from being posted at once, either to prevent spamming or denial-of-service attacks. Internet Relay Chat servers will often quit users performing IRC floods with an 'Excess Flood' message." - Wikipedia
Avoiding flood control is one of the privileges of being an Official Member/Designer. Since you lost your title, you lost that privilege as well. Maybe you need to stop attracting warnings, yeah? |
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Mar 23 2009, 02:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
haha, ya. But why does cB use flood control so much?! Whats the point?! Especially when the forums arent that lively we might as well let people post.
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Mar 23 2009, 02:34 PM
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Treasure Pleasure Group: Head Staff Posts: 11,193 Joined: Oct 2005 Member No: 281,127 |
It's mostly for spambots who like to post advertisements repeatedly. That's why we encourage people to become an Official Member or Designer. Unfortunately for you, you were brought back down to the Member group because of your 20% Warning Level. Just wait it out.
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Mar 23 2009, 02:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
I think im gonna become a official member instead of a official designer.
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Mar 23 2009, 04:27 PM
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 kthxbai Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,832 Joined: Feb 2008 Member No: 621,203 |
I've never gotten that message.
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Mar 23 2009, 04:43 PM
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 Sex, Blood, & RocknRoll Group: People Staff Posts: 5,305 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 596,480 |
^Because of your official member status.
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Mar 23 2009, 05:06 PM
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QUOTE(jcp @ Mar 23 2009, 12:36 PM)  I think im gonna become a official member instead of a official designer. wait why?
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Mar 23 2009, 05:10 PM
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Sex, Blood, & RocknRoll Group: People Staff Posts: 5,305 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 596,480 |
^There really no difference though, right?
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Mar 23 2009, 05:12 PM
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QUOTE(IWontRapeYou @ Mar 23 2009, 03:10 PM) ^There really no difference though, right? haha, yeah that's what i was thinking. although he would have to contribute more to become an oD.
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Mar 23 2009, 05:17 PM
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 I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
i get that message all the time too. it doesn't matter whether i've been an OM, staff member, mentor, staff alum, whatever, i've always gotten it.
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Mar 23 2009, 05:32 PM
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kthxbai Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,832 Joined: Feb 2008 Member No: 621,203 |
QUOTE(IWontRapeYou @ Mar 23 2009, 04:43 PM) ^Because of your official member status. you can't read o.O |
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