Currently seems like the system temporarily hold accounts that “type too fast” after creating a new account as a measure to prevent bots. Which is fine. However, I don’t understand if there is somewhere an option to change this length. I would prefer is those users are suspended for a longer time s…

I thought they were silenced for 1000 years (effectively, ‘until a staff member deals with it’). I’ve dug out an example from here on meta - ‘ @system silenced this account until December 23, 3023. Reason: New user typed too fast’

Weird, maybe some moderator unblocked the users without me noticing. I’ll double check next time it happens. Cheers

I believe this setting has had a recent update and is now called Fast typing threshold [1] : Fast typing threshold Minimum amount of time in milliseconds a user must type for their first post. If the threshold is not met, the post will automatically enter the review queue. Low is 1 second, standar…

Lengte van account op hold aanpassen wegens te snel typen

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dennisjbr 22 mei 2025 om 03:31 4

Did you find this setting? We are getting this error too when a user supposedly typed too fast. It’s very sensitive.

Topic		Antwoorden	Weergaven
Reasons of holding an account? Support	7	95	28 juli 2024
Got flag when new user wrote too fast Support	5	412	8 maart 2023
Setting description: Fast typing threshold UX site-settings , fixed	2	77	15 februari 2026
How long does automatic “New user typed too fast” silence last? Support	12	254	30 januari 2026
User was banned for posting a reply within 3 seconds Support	11	1806	2 oktober 2019

Lengte van account op hold aanpassen wegens te snel typen

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