May 13, 2019, 7:18 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
Welcome to FlyerTalk!
As a brand new member, we want you to feel welcome to our frequent traveler community of over 600,000.
Some spammers also sign up and create spurious accounts to spam us, or spam our members privately without posting. We have found the most effective way to protect our members from unwanted spam include:
1) Allow new members a maximum of five posts a day initially. (We wont reveal how many posts you must make to be released from this condition because wed be giving it away to spammers, but its really not onerous.)
2) New members are not allowed to post web links, image links, URLs. If you attempt doing so, your post will be hidden temporarily until a Moderator can review and approve it.
3) New members can make new posts or start new threads, but some posts and new threads may be hidden temporarily and sent to the moderation queue for review and approval.
4) New members are restricted in how many Private Messages they can send initially. We have found a few have taken advantage of signing up for an account to spam members with PMs.
(If you encounter any glitches, such as a message warning you cant post a URL but dont have one in your proposed post, let us know here or contact a Moderator in the forum youre trying to post in. A glitch existed for a short time, but we think it was fixed.)
We apologize for any frustration you might experience from this initial throttling back of your activity, knowing you might have a number of questions that brought you to establish an account, or that now that youve found us youre enthusiastic and want to participate fully in our community. As you become more active, we also suspect youll appreciate how we value your privacy and protect you from unwanted spam.
The Administrators and Forum Co-Moderators
As a brand new member, we want you to feel welcome to our frequent traveler community of over 600,000.
Some spammers also sign up and create spurious accounts to spam us, or spam our members privately without posting. We have found the most effective way to protect our members from unwanted spam include:
1) Allow new members a maximum of five posts a day initially. (We wont reveal how many posts you must make to be released from this condition because wed be giving it away to spammers, but its really not onerous.)
2) New members are not allowed to post web links, image links, URLs. If you attempt doing so, your post will be hidden temporarily until a Moderator can review and approve it.
3) New members can make new posts or start new threads, but some posts and new threads may be hidden temporarily and sent to the moderation queue for review and approval.
4) New members are restricted in how many Private Messages they can send initially. We have found a few have taken advantage of signing up for an account to spam members with PMs.
(If you encounter any glitches, such as a message warning you cant post a URL but dont have one in your proposed post, let us know here or contact a Moderator in the forum youre trying to post in. A glitch existed for a short time, but we think it was fixed.)
We apologize for any frustration you might experience from this initial throttling back of your activity, knowing you might have a number of questions that brought you to establish an account, or that now that youve found us youre enthusiastic and want to participate fully in our community. As you become more active, we also suspect youll appreciate how we value your privacy and protect you from unwanted spam.
The Administrators and Forum Co-Moderators
New Member Posting Restriction [URL - link - image]
Dec 20, 2022 | 9:42 am
#61
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: YVR
Programs: AC 50K, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 45
It appears I'm able to write and preview a post/reply, but only after I submit it, do I get the message informing me I can't post more than 5 times in 24 hrs.
I'm guessing there's no way to ascertain whether an account has passed the minimum threshold, so I don't spend time writing replies that won't get posted?
I'm guessing there's no way to ascertain whether an account has passed the minimum threshold, so I don't spend time writing replies that won't get posted?
Last edited by Davevad; Dec 20, 2022 at 9:46 am Reason: Added question
Dec 20, 2022 | 9:50 am
#62
Administrator
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Internet Brands
Posts: 4,438
It appears I'm able to write and preview a post/reply, but only after I submit it, do I get the message informing me I can't post more than 5 times in 24 hrs.
I'm guessing there's no way to ascertain whether an account has passed the minimum threshold, so I don't spend time writing replies that won't get posted?
I'm guessing there's no way to ascertain whether an account has passed the minimum threshold, so I don't spend time writing replies that won't get posted?
Feb 22, 2025 | 2:36 pm
#63
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: NYC/EWR
Programs: ShebaMiles
Posts: 157
Possibly. Be aware picking up the pace with noncontributory posts is likely to get a member barred from fora like OMNI or The Coupon Connection, which require minimum numbers of days on FT and (contributory) posts, and that post counts can be adjusted by Moderators.
(Picking up the pace to more than seven posts per year shouldnt a problem - but a sudden flurry of posts might be.)JDiver, Co-Moderator Technical Support and Feedback forum
Sep 15, 2025 | 1:38 pm
#64
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Germany
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 5,081
Who moderates new members?
When a relatively new member makes a post with pictures, the post first gets quarantined in the "moderator jail" and only appears after a moderator review.
Question: which moderators review such posts - the one(s) assigned to the specific forum the post is due to appear in, or any moderator available online?
Any way to vouch for a new member known personally, so that they would get out of the moderator jail quickly?
Question: which moderators review such posts - the one(s) assigned to the specific forum the post is due to appear in, or any moderator available online?
Any way to vouch for a new member known personally, so that they would get out of the moderator jail quickly?
Sep 15, 2025 | 5:45 pm
#65
Moderator: Hawaii-based airlines & Hawai'i forums
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Ka ʻĀpala Nui, Nuioka
Programs: NEXUS/Global Entry, Delta, United, Hyatt, IHG, Marriott, and Hertz
Posts: 18,721
New Member Posting Restriction [URL - link - image]
Not really. If you know the forum the post will be made in, you could proactively reach out via Private Message to the moderator(s) of the forum either before or after the post in made to have them review the moderator queue for posts held for review. Please keep in mind that moderators are unpaid volunteers who may not be able to respond immediately.
Sep 16, 2025 | 2:23 am
#66
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Germany
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 5,081
It's just frustrating when we travel as a group, everyone's trip report updates get posted immediately except for one member with a very low post count, and I am desperate to read her hilarious story in full detail
