Hi there

does anyone know where I can get the hack that only allows users to send Pm's after so many posts have been made, please?

And also the hack where they can only have a signature and/or can post links in their posts until they have made a certain amount of posts, please?

Much appreciated

Bob of Nothing

For the PM'ing just set up a usergroup that cannot use the PM system (Usergroup Manager > Edit Usergroup > Private Message Permissions > Maximum Stored Messages set to "0"

then set up a promotion to the usergroup you'd like.

you can also do this for the Signature as well.

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F-Body Online - Camaro Forums & Firebird Forums
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Thanks Rocket

I take it this would be the process

newly registered users go to registered group and then after a certain amount of posts they get promoted into a new group?

I take it setting this up is straight forward?

Thanks for this have been wanting to do this for ages

Beep Beep

Yes, it's pretty straight forward. You can edit the promotion to work with posts/time registered/reputation etc...

If you have any problems just let me know.

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F-Body Online - Camaro Forums & Firebird Forums
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That is excellent

may I ask .. when they get promoted, it is into a group you create however do they still stay in the registered group, please?

Thanks for your time

Yup, just make it an additional group. Have the Registered group be their primary group.

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F-Body Online - Camaro Forums & Firebird Forums
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Thanks Rocket

most helpful

am I able to give green for this, please?

Setting up permissions for something as simple as a PM allowance is like cracking a wallnut with a sledgehammer. You end up increasing your usergroups, therefore increasing the number of permissions you need to work with and all for something that is easily done with a simple pre-existing hack: Cyb - Advanced Permissions Based on Post Count - vBulletin.org Forum

If experience has taught me anything, it's that the vB promotion system is not the greatest way of denying people access to certain features.

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Well you can think of it that way, or also think of it as not having to worry about upgrading a hack of vB, or having problems with compatibility further down the line.

Either way as long as its working I'm sure its fine.

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F-Body Online - Camaro Forums & Firebird Forums
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Magic will keep both methods in mind

appreciate the feedback

I am off to go crack some walnuts