# New users can't post more than 2 links - URLs/links in logs
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-cant-post-more-than-2-links-urls-links-in-logs/170364
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 17, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-cant-post-more-than-2-links-urls-links-in-logs/170364 "2020-11-17T14:19:20Z")
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### Author:  [@MatthewGrovesCouchba](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MatthewGrovesCouchba)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-cant-post-more-than-2-links-urls-links-in-logs/170364/1 "2020-11-17T14:19:20Z")
Hello,
In some questions, users want to post log entries when they ask questions. These log entries can contain URLs. In a recent case, a user got a message “new users can’t post more than 2 links”. So this could turn people off from posting in our forums.
I understand the intent here is to reduce spam.
Is there any way to tighten/adjust the detection of links? Maybe to whitelist certain domains or protocols (for instance, URLs common in logs for us might be `couchbase://something.something.something`).
I’m open to other approaches as well, especially from people who have run into this same issue. Is there a way to change the “new users can’t post more than 2 links” message to provide more information and/or a suggestion of what to do?
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-cant-post-more-than-2-links-urls-links-in-logs/170364/2 "2020-11-17T15:45:13Z")
> [@MatthewGrovesCouchba](#):
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> Is there a way to change the “new users can’t post more than 2 links” message to provide more information and/or a suggestion of what to do?
Yes, you can customize any text in Admin \> Customize \> Text.
Maybe suggest users to format logs using the “Preformatted text” button ?
Also, if support for new users is the primary use you may want to increase the setting `newuser max links`. Since we have defense in depth for spam, people posting more than 2 weird links will probably be caught by akismet anyway.
And if spam becomes a problem, moving the setting back to default is just a click away.
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### Author:  [@MatthewGrovesCouchba](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MatthewGrovesCouchba)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-cant-post-more-than-2-links-urls-links-in-logs/170364/3 "2020-11-17T15:56:53Z")
> [@Falco](#):
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> Maybe suggest users to format logs using the “Preformatted text” button ?
Links in preformatted text are not supposed to count towards the 2 link limit?
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-cant-post-more-than-2-links-urls-links-in-logs/170364/4 "2020-11-17T17:24:27Z")
Right. Since they aren’t clickable, they aren’t “links”.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-cant-post-more-than-2-links-urls-links-in-logs/170364/5 "2020-12-17T17:29:58Z")
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