Why was my forum account deleted?
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Why was my forum account deleted?
I made a single post in reply to a thread for a color theme for PureBasic expressing my thanks; that reply and my account (of the same name) were deleted without explanation.
I've seen plenty of others express their thanks in a similar manner without repercussion. The thread wasn't that old either.
Regardless of the actual reasoning behind it, I find it a bit harsh to delete a user's account without explanation over a single mistake.
That was my first post. I'm feeling rather put off by this experience, not going to lie.
I haven't posted again up until now due to the possibility of my account being arbitrarily deleted again.
Furthermore, I know this isn't the most appropriate way to inquire about this and that I should probably contact the administrator privately via email as is usually requested, but I did that well over a week ago, possibly two weeks now, and never heard back.
I've seen plenty of others express their thanks in a similar manner without repercussion. The thread wasn't that old either.
Regardless of the actual reasoning behind it, I find it a bit harsh to delete a user's account without explanation over a single mistake.
That was my first post. I'm feeling rather put off by this experience, not going to lie.
I haven't posted again up until now due to the possibility of my account being arbitrarily deleted again.
Furthermore, I know this isn't the most appropriate way to inquire about this and that I should probably contact the administrator privately via email as is usually requested, but I did that well over a week ago, possibly two weeks now, and never heard back.
Re: Why was my forum account deleted?
At a guess, it was probably accidentally deleted as spam. We've got a big spam problem here, and if your first post was a reply of "thanks" or such, then that 99% looks like spam. What thread did you reply to, and what was your actual reply?
BTW, welcome aboard! Your post above is much better for an intro as a new member.
BTW, welcome aboard! Your post above is much better for an intro as a new member.
Re: Why was my forum account deleted?
Just thanking for a first post can be interpreted (wrongly) as a spammer. Sorry if it was the case !
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Re: Why was my forum account deleted?
Ah, well that makes sense then. My first post was a bit more verbose than a simple "thanks," but I didn't add anything beyond stating my thanks.
My bad.
Funnily enough, I've run a forum years ago that had a pretty big spam problem as well, but it didn't even occur to me that this might be an issue here as well.
Anyway, thanks, Dude, and Fred.
Not exactly what I'd imagined my "first" post would be, but I suppose, in a somewhat ironic turn of events, it is just slightly more meaningful than the post that got my account deleted haha.
My bad.
Funnily enough, I've run a forum years ago that had a pretty big spam problem as well, but it didn't even occur to me that this might be an issue here as well.
Anyway, thanks, Dude, and Fred.
Not exactly what I'd imagined my "first" post would be, but I suppose, in a somewhat ironic turn of events, it is just slightly more meaningful than the post that got my account deleted haha.
Last edited by Dynamic Ditto on Mon Feb 25, 2019 6:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Why was my forum account deleted?
Ditto - Why you claim to be a spammer in your 1st lineDynamic Ditto wrote:I made a single post in reply to a thread for a color theme for PureBasic expressing my thanks; that reply and my account (of the same name) were deleted without explanation.
The nice thing about standards is there are so many to choose from. ~ Andrew Tanenbaum
Re: Why was my forum account deleted?
For the same reason you claim to be an a*seskywalk wrote:Ditto - Why you claim to be a spammer in your 1st line
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Re: Why was my forum account deleted?
Extra credit Write a PB snippet to find a phrase within a larger text.
The nice thing about standards is there are so many to choose from. ~ Andrew Tanenbaum
Re: Why was my forum account deleted?
Hey Dude you classify my answer as spam?
As you walk on by, Will you call my name? Or will you walk away?
Re: Why was my forum account deleted?
No, he doesn't.wayne-c wrote: Hey Dude you classify my answer as spam?
Try to imagine what happened in the meantime.
But he should have linked the post and not the thread.
Last edited by luis on Mon Mar 04, 2019 4:55 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Why was my forum account deleted?
skywalk wrote:Extra credit Write a PB snippet to find a phrase within a larger text.
I·made a single post in reply to a thread for a color theme·for PureBasic·expressing my thanks; that reply and my account (of the same name) were deleted without explanation.
Code: Select all
Procedure.s ExtraCreditBB(haystack.s, needle.s)
Protected.i counter_haystack = 1
Protected.i counter_needle = 1
Protected.i len_haystack, len_needle
Protected.s mid_haystack, mid_needle
Protected.s ret
len_haystack = Len(haystack)
len_needle = Len(needle)
If len_needle > len_haystack
ProcedureReturn "[color=#FF0000]Are you kidding? Giving me an impossible task, tsk...[/color]"
EndIf
mid_needle = Mid(needle, counter_needle, 1)
For counter_haystack = 1 To len_haystack
mid_haystack = Mid(haystack, counter_haystack, 1)
If LCase(mid_haystack) = LCase(mid_needle)
If mid_haystack = " "
mid_haystack = "·"
EndIf
ret + "[color=#FF0000][b]"+mid_haystack+"[/b][/color]"
counter_needle + 1
mid_needle = Mid(needle, counter_needle, 1)
Else
ret + mid_haystack
EndIf
Next
If (counter_needle - len_needle) < 1
ProcedureReturn "[color=#FF0000]I can't find your phrase :([/color]"
EndIf
ProcedureReturn ret
EndProcedure
; MessageRequester("", ExtraCreditBB("ABC", "DEF"))
; MessageRequester("", ExtraCreditBB("ABC", "ABCABC"))
; MessageRequester("", ExtraCreditBB("ABCDEFGHIJKL", "DEF"))
; MessageRequester("", ExtraCreditBB("ABCDEFGHIJKL", "FED"))
; MessageRequester("", ExtraCreditBB("ABCDEFGHIJKL", "ABCM"))
MessageRequester("", ExtraCreditBB("I made a single post in reply to a thread for a color theme for PureBasic expressing my thanks; that reply and my account (of the same name) were deleted without explanation.", "I am a Spammer"))
Re: Why was my forum account deleted?
True. I was pointing out a spam reply that the mods since deleted.luis wrote:he should have linked the post and not the thread.
Re: Why was my forum account deleted?
I·made a single post in reply to a thread for a color theme·for PureBasic·expressing my thanks; that reply and my account (of the same name) were deleted without explanation.Derren wrote:skywalk wrote:Extra credit Write a PB snippet to find a phrase within a larger text.MessageRequester("", ExtraCreditBB("I made a single post in reply to a thread for a color theme for PureBasic expressing my thanks; that reply and my account (of the same name) were deleted without explanation.", "I am a Spammer"))[/code]
Haha, Derren, you have unleashed the Kraken!
The nice thing about standards is there are so many to choose from. ~ Andrew Tanenbaum
Re: Why was my forum account deleted?
Now it's your turn for something that searches a huge text for messages with a constant (or variable, but following a rule, like fibonacci) distance.
THE tool to find doomsday-messages in the bible (or Pride and Prejudice...)
THE tool to find doomsday-messages in the bible (or Pride and Prejudice...)
Re: Why was my forum account deleted?
yes, but tricky with floating point errors simulating irrational numbers like PI and e.
The nice thing about standards is there are so many to choose from. ~ Andrew Tanenbaum