Forum update [was: the forum is flooded by Spam. What can I do ?]

I got already two complaints this week that users had problems registering a new account for the forum. I had to explain that the forum uses the OSM account.

The registration page of the forum says:

Which is misleading and confusing. It would be better to change the text into something that explains where a user can get an account.

I get a lot of duplicate unapproved posts. Many people seem not to understand that the forum is moderated for them and that it needs time.

I dont know how the message informing them about that works, but it needs to be more prominent.

bye, Nop

Two remarks:

  • the message shown after a new thread has been opened, saying that it needs to be accepted by moderators, is shown way to short. Could only catch a few words. (same for the message displayed after login btw - in that case maybe better to show no message at all)
  • there is no notification of login time-out. Use-case: start opening a new thread, then go search for additional information, try to actually post/publish the new thread after a while. No message is displayed like ‘you have waited too long and have been logged out’; just sth like ‘you don’t have the rights to do this’. First lead me to think that I wasn’t allowed to post in that specific subforum.

The search engine is working not properly?

search key: “natuurmonumenten”
does not display all results.

The search engine didn’t found the results in postings:
http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=27177
http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=29103
http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?pid=469323#p469323

may be some more …

Would it please, please, please be possible to remove this annoying time-between-two-posts minimum? Or set it to, say, 10 secs?

I frequently happen to answer another question within the limit given, then do something else because I can’t post it straight away, and eventually forget it :frowning:

–ks

EDIT: Happened to this one too. Waiting idly.

Any news about these two issues?

http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?pid=570469#p570469
http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?pid=567408#p567408

I’m curious too…

I have not been logged in for some time. While trying to make a new thread I was redirected to this thread. What do I need to do do be able to create new threads?

cheers bernd

You should be able to create a new thread simply by clicking the ‘Post New Topic’ link.

My fault, Found it, thanks

When posting I saw something flash by about moderator approval. It went too fast to finish reading what it said.

More complaints. Can you please update the registration page and refer to the OSM account?

I also get a lot of questions this forum does not accept new registrations.
Lambertus, could you please fix that?
And please add the BBcode in the edit mode…

+1

Do we still need this info message months after the update is done?:

Yes, we need it because there are many important unsolved issues:

  • No BB code buttons
  • No quick quote
  • Missing redirect/information on the registration page
  • No secure TLS connection

I’ve tried to contact Lambertus but until now no replies from him.

I can’t edit my posts. It’s because I’m “New Member”? Allow this please.

Now the administration of this forum is in other hands (thanks guys) please fix the issues above (secure connection is already applied). The registration for new members is IMHO the most important one, https://forum.openstreetmap.org/register.php leads to nowhere (if you are not logged in you will see “This forum is not accepting new registrations” which is very unwelcome).

The code for the forum is here: https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-forum/tree/openstreetmap Pull requests welcome. :wink: