Preventing a User from Sending Private Messages
The discussion revolves around preventing a specific user from sending private messages (PMs) due to excessive and unwanted messages. lostintime has tried talking to the user, but to no avail.
jomaxro suggests locking the user at Trust Level 0 (TL0) as a workaround, which would prevent them from sending PMs, but also limit their posting capabilities. codinghorror agrees with this approach, emphasizing that disabling PMs for all users is not a desirable solution.
lostintime finds this workaround acceptable and plans to implement it. However, j127 raises a concern about finding a more targeted solution, as they need to restrict PMs for users below a certain age without limiting their overall forum experience.
Hi all,
I have a very “noisy” user on my forum who keeps sending private messages to other members (who have complained about it to me). I have tried talking to him several times but that hasn’t really brought about a change.
Is there a way to prevent a specific user from sending PMs to others?
The only thing I can think of would be to lock them at TL0. Then they wouldn’t be able to send PMs. However, they would also be limited in how many posts, topics, images, links, etc. they can post. It may work as a “time-out” - tell the user that they’re locked in TL0 until they stop PMing users.
@jomaxro @codinghorror “Downgrading” this particular user to TL0 sounds like a good workaround. Thanks, will give it a try.
Does anyone know a way to disable PMs for just a few users? Users below a certain age shouldn’t be able to send or receive PMs from non-admin users, but restricting them to TL0 would probably make the forum unpleasant to use.