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Title: Unwanted heading in my sent PM? Post by: Bannedseller on June 29, 2015, 12:34:26 AM Hi everyone, I'm a newbie though I'm not new here. Today when I send a PM, it automatically added this header to me:
!!! WARNING: This user is a newbie. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an imposter !!! Which code is: Code: [size=12pt][color=red]!!! WARNING: This user is a [i]newbie[/i]. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an [i]imposter[/i] !!![/color][/size] Title: Re: Unwanted heading in my sent PM? Post by: oHnK on June 29, 2015, 12:36:54 AM Hi everyone, I'm a newbie though I'm not new here. Today when I send a PM, it automatically added this header to me: !!! WARNING: This user is a newbie. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an imposter !!! Which code is: Code: [size=12pt][color=red]!!! WARNING: This user is a [i]newbie[/i]. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an [i]imposter[/i] !!![/color][/size] It was added because you are newbie, and to them newbie = scammer. Title: Re: Unwanted heading in my sent PM? Post by: botany on June 29, 2015, 12:42:12 AM Hi everyone, I'm a newbie though I'm not new here. Today when I send a PM, it automatically added this header to me: !!! WARNING: This user is a newbie. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an imposter !!! Which code is: Code: [size=12pt][color=red]!!! WARNING: This user is a [i]newbie[/i]. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an [i]imposter[/i] !!![/color][/size] It was added because there have been multiple cases where newbies have impersonated established members, by using slightly modified user names. This warning effectively put an end to such scams. Title: Re: Unwanted heading in my sent PM? Post by: oHnK on June 29, 2015, 12:45:05 AM Hi everyone, I'm a newbie though I'm not new here. Today when I send a PM, it automatically added this header to me: !!! WARNING: This user is a newbie. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an imposter !!! Which code is: Code: [size=12pt][color=red]!!! WARNING: This user is a [i]newbie[/i]. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an [i]imposter[/i] !!![/color][/size] It was added because there have been multiple cases where newbies have impersonated established members, by using slightly modified user names. This warning effectively put an end to such scams. Why not put this warning to newbies with usernames that has similar names. Not to all. Title: Re: Unwanted heading in my sent PM? Post by: EcuaMobi on June 29, 2015, 12:55:48 AM Hi everyone, I'm a newbie though I'm not new here. Today when I send a PM, it automatically added this header to me: !!! WARNING: This user is a newbie. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an imposter !!! Which code is: Code: [size=12pt][color=red]!!! WARNING: This user is a [i]newbie[/i]. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an [i]imposter[/i] !!![/color][/size] It was added because there have been multiple cases where newbies have impersonated established members, by using slightly modified user names. This warning effectively put an end to such scams. Why not put this warning to newbies with usernames that has similar names. Not to all. Because it's impossible to determine programmatically what names could look similar to another established member. Probably if you come up with a way to do that without errors then it will be implemented. Title: Re: Unwanted heading in my sent PM? Post by: oHnK on June 29, 2015, 01:02:09 AM Hi everyone, I'm a newbie though I'm not new here. Today when I send a PM, it automatically added this header to me: !!! WARNING: This user is a newbie. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an imposter !!! Which code is: Code: [size=12pt][color=red]!!! WARNING: This user is a [i]newbie[/i]. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an [i]imposter[/i] !!![/color][/size] It was added because there have been multiple cases where newbies have impersonated established members, by using slightly modified user names. This warning effectively put an end to such scams. Why not put this warning to newbies with usernames that has similar names. Not to all. Because it's impossible to determine programmatically what names could look similar to another established member. Probably if you come up with a way to do that without errors then it will be implemented. That is not impossible. That is easy logic.I think this is 1/1000000th easier than programming facial recognition. Title: Re: Unwanted heading in my sent PM? Post by: SmartIphone on June 29, 2015, 01:03:50 AM Make some post so your activity will increase and the red lines will removed.
Title: Re: Unwanted heading in my sent PM? Post by: Bannedseller on June 29, 2015, 05:46:28 AM Thanks all! Locking this thread to prevent further spamming.
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