"You have exceeded the max. number of posts you can make in a day for this forum" WTF?

 
Dear Cakewalk
 
I recently received this message when I tried to post:
 

 
 
I'm guessing that this is a rather pathetic strategy to try and reduce the amount of spam in these forums?
 
Well I think it's a disgrace.
 
Instead of actually doing your job in monitoring and policing the forum properly, you're happy to slap a blanket posting limit on everyone, and treat your loyal and long-time customers exactly as if we were potential spammers.
 
It reeks of a half-arsed and apathetic approach to solving a problem that has nothing whatsoever to do with the vast majority of us who wouldn't dream of peddling crap like that in here.
 
It's just like the pisspoor attitude of the local council and constabulary here in Worcester. There are speed humps in the road all over the place because a few arseholes want to drive past primary schools at 40~50mph. Instead of doing a bit of honest-to-goodness police work by arresting these pricks and then taking their driving licences away, they spend a fortune of my taxes putting concrete humps everywhere, so everybody, even the vast majority of us who drive safely, have to put up with the bloody things.
 
I've actually taken the liberty of creating another user log-in, the first time I've even thought about doing so in nearly seven years of coming in here. So, next time I'm in the middle of a friendly conversation, or helping talk someone through a problem post by post, and I hit the limit, I'll be able to sign in with my new moniker and carry on the dialogue.
 
I'm sorry, but I'm livid about this.
 
And what good did this arbitrary 'limit' do this morning when "LiWu007" posted these adverts for fake watches:
 

 
Please notice that I've just taken this screenshot - this crap has been in the Coffee House for 12-13 hours and still hasn't been removed, even though your loyal and friendly customers have flagged them all as spam, and reported them to a moderator.
 
Come on guys, you're better than this travesty - please show us a bit more respect than treating us like morons. Take responsibility for dealing with the spam yourselves, instead of trying, and failing miserably, to prevent it by using this farcical method.
 
Steve
 
 

I've personally been hit with three times in the past. I'm sure some welcome that for me.
 
It seems that it might be count related. craigb said that when it hit me last I was at 60 posts in thre previous 24 hous. But, when it happened to Steve I counted his last 24 hours post count and it was 48.
 
So maybe it's time related (as if one post in two minutes wasn't enough of pain in the arse)?

lawp
don't forget to question support in some way ("they're rubbish!" etc) otherwise ryan "i'm here because you broke something" admin won't appear & lock/delete the thread

Well, if this thread does get locked or deleted, then at least we'll know for certain of the apathy at best, or at worst, contempt, that Cakewalk are happy to treat their paying customers with.
 
 

sorry am drunk

It was probably some forum default that was there when they upgraded the forum software.
 
I am quite sure that someone will review this likely by Monday morning and a process will begin to alter that limit.
 
There are times when I have in the past sent out a flurry of posts, if helping folks on multiple threads, and I would certainly hate to lose the ability to help someone because of something like this post limit.
 
Sorry you hit that - I'm sure they will do something about it when someone sees this post.
 
Hang in there - your posts are a good addition to this forum :)
 
Bob Bone
 

Anyone ever heard of "Input Quantize"?

mike_mccue
Anyone ever heard of "Input Quantize"?

And here I thought it was just low threshold gating.

Although there shouldn't be a limit, 48 posts for 24 hours are just too many, let alone 60.  (unless you don't sleep at all)
You have better things to do...

Jlien X
You have better things to do...

Since no one cannot post more than once every two minutes; 60 posts (end to end) takes exactly two hours out of our lives.
 
Just sayin'
 
 

trimph1
So, even the time between posts is extended to 2 minutes now?

Barry,
 
That's been that way even before the recent forum update.
 
I know.

Jlien X

bapu

Jlien X
You have better things to do...

Since no one cannot post more than once every two minutes; 60 posts (end to end) takes exactly two hours out of our lives.
 
Just sayin'

Sorry but you've left out the time to READ the existing posts in the thread and also posts that follow your post. Also, posts that don't take more than 2 minutes to create and post are usually not very informative.
 
Just sayin'  

Who says I read?

bapu

Jlien X

bapu

Jlien X
You have better things to do...

Since no one cannot post more than once every two minutes; 60 posts (end to end) takes exactly two hours out of our lives.
 
Just sayin'

Sorry but you've left out the time to READ the existing posts in the thread and also posts that follow your post. Also, posts that don't take more than 2 minutes to create and post are usually not very informative.
 
Just sayin'  

Who says I read?

Your posts. And you even counted the OP's post count, which means you are a very kind guy trying to help others. But I think 60 posts are a bit too many. I worry about your health.  

trimph1
So, even the time between posts is extended to 2 minutes now?
 
And the spammers just a'keep on a comin'

Unless you're in one of those "loops".  

Glyn Barnes

trimph1So, even the time between posts is extended to 2 minutes now?

What i don't understand is - if thats the case how do these accidental double posts get through the net?

Well, it's actually a band pass that does the blocking, not a LPF. 1Hz to 120Hz band. I mean 1-120 seconds :p

Cactus Music
I post way to much on rainy day's and I don't think I've managed 12 a day ever,, 

Pfft.... amateur