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Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
In uffish thought
#1: Mar 30th 2013 at 3:00:10 AM

At least two people (Ninety and Shane) have reported not being able to make new threads. They get a message telling them they are creating new threads too frequently despite not having done so in ages. I think it may be related to a spammer I hear hit the fora a few days ago. Can this be put somewhere on the list of Things To Fix In The Very Near Future, When The DDOS Attack And Such Things Are Over?

edited 31st Mar '13 4:13:03 AM by Telcontar

That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#2: Mar 30th 2013 at 6:13:26 AM

Limits on thread creation are something we should have had in place for a long time, but only recently implemented. The limit is generous enough that it should be reached only in extremely rare situations.

We already have a throttling system for new accounts that is far more restrictive; the spam wave you're referring to came from an established user.

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TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
No longer a forum herald
#3: Mar 30th 2013 at 7:03:22 AM

I'm guessing it's probably a direct result of the DDoS countermeasures, due to tracking their IP and the spammer's IP as the same.

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Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#4: Mar 30th 2013 at 8:16:52 AM

Nope, this particular anti-spam measure has nothing to do with IP addresses. At least that I know of.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#5: Mar 30th 2013 at 8:37:07 AM

I know I've had this very concern when I was new. Admittedly I had more than one thread in mind to create back then. But Ninety apparently has waited over a couple months.

edited 30th Mar '13 8:37:28 AM by Trivialis

FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#6: Mar 30th 2013 at 7:58:48 PM

Try it now. Should be cleared up.

Goal: Clear, Concise and Witty
RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#7: Mar 31st 2013 at 12:56:12 AM

Nope, I'm getting this message, too, and I know I haven't created a new conversation in weeks, possibly months.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#9: Mar 31st 2013 at 2:24:12 AM

I still can create new forum threads, and new discussions too.

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JHM Apparition in the Woods from Niemandswasser Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hounds of love are hunting
Apparition in the Woods
#10: Mar 31st 2013 at 3:57:36 AM

I tried to create a new thread after not having made one in months and it flipped out on me, so I have no idea what's going on here.

Seriously, can't a man just start a conversation about an obscure web comic around here...?

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Esteban009 Bitter Hateful Cynic from Practically Atlantis Since: Jan, 2010
Bitter Hateful Cynic
#11: Mar 31st 2013 at 8:43:04 AM

... or start a new thing in Visual Arts...

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#12: Mar 31st 2013 at 12:53:17 PM

OK, now I am seeing this as well.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Nocturna Since: May, 2011
FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#14: Mar 31st 2013 at 1:07:56 PM

Should be fixed, now.

Goal: Clear, Concise and Witty
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#16: Mar 31st 2013 at 2:24:32 PM

Thanks from me as well Eddie Smith!

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
KBSL Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Forming Voltron
#17: Mar 31st 2013 at 4:16:13 PM

Okay, so now I can't even find the button to even attempt and try and start a new conversation? Has this happened to anyone else or am I just not looking in the right spot?

Stratadrake Dragon Writer Since: Oct, 2009
Dragon Writer
#18: Mar 31st 2013 at 6:48:41 PM

I seem to be having some trouble adding a new YKTTW.

My first attempt seemed to go through but it didn't appear in the YKTTW list, it seems the system ate it.

Second try gives me a HTTP 405 Not Allowed error.

Third try was a charm though.

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