Sorry folks, Access World will not accept my posts (6 Viewers)

[DakotaRidge]

I have created two conversations on AW since I joined this community. The site has locked me out of both because it blocks anyone after he/she has posted a few times to the same thread. Another user discovered the same problem.

I appreciate your comments and information very much. I am still learning to use Access. It is a super tool, and it works for me as a decision support system. I don't code, so I have to convert the logic into macros, and I use many MVFs in my applications.

Although most developers do not use MVFs, I have learned a few new things in the past few days from Pete and others about how to use them correctly. My use of MVFs is nonstandard, and I have used them since 2007 more as a visual tool than anything else.

It would be great if one of you wrote a textbook on the use of MVFs. I own only one book that touches on them.

Thanks again. You are helping this old guy a lot.

Let me finish by saying that if you don't use MVFs, you are leaving a very useful tool on the table. Yes, they have their shortcomings, but they do a fantastic job in many ways. There isn't a day that passes that I don't thank Microsoft. Yes, I know that other programs had them before Access. But Microsoft's implementation is outstanding.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

The reason you were locked out is PROBABLY an anti-spam measure that prevents you from posting anything with a link in it until you have posted a certain number of times. Our owner, Jon, did this because we were getting deluged with spam posts and the spamming accounts were relentless. It isn't personal and it isn't a malfunction. If there were a limit of X posts per thread, a LOT of us would be complaining. But I'm pretty sure "posts per thread" isn't on the table. Dollars to donuts you got caught on "links in post."

 

[DakotaRidge]

The reason you were locked out is PROBABLY an anti-spam measure that prevents you from posting anything with a link in it until you have posted a certain number of times. Our owner, Jon, did this because we were getting deluged with spam posts and the spamming accounts were relentless. It isn't personal and it isn't a malfunction. If there were a limit of X posts per thread, a LOT of us would be complaining. But I'm pretty sure "posts per thread" isn't on the table. Dollars to donuts you got caught on "links in post."

Thanks, Doc_Man. We were 40 posts into a very informative conversation when I got locked out. Others were able to continue posting, but I was the one who started the conversation. I couldn't tell anyone that I was still alive and kicking. I could have passed on and people could have continued teaching me about code and MVFs.

This happened to me twice. The time I was trying to learn about using animation in an Access database. I have seen presentations about using animation, but I am not a master at it. I am sure someone in the community knows a lot more about .Move statements than I do.

 

[Gasman]

First thing I would try is another browser.
I am not aware of any software here that would exclude a certain member.
We could have used that a few times in the past, if there was.
Plus here, one can ignore users/threads and subforums if anyone is annoyed too much.

 

[Gasman]

The site has locked me out of both because it blocks anyone after he/she has posted a few times to the same thread. Another user discovered the same problem.

Who is this òther user?

 

[DakotaRidge]

Who is this òther user?

Sorry, Gasman. I read the post, but I don't remember the user's name. His post told me that the problem could be a common one. I did reply to the person.

For my two conversations, I spent several minutes drafting a reply to someone, and when AW blocked me. It posted a message, but what good does that do? I did copy my last reply to Word so as not to have wasted my time.

I had learned a lot from you folks, and I was enjoying the conversation. A few folks beat me up, but what the heck, I am not a developer and dumb stuff about Access comes from me all the time.

If AW does this as SOP, then I suggest that it warn people before it blocks their posts.

 

[DHookom]

I believe the number of posts required is/was 100.

 

[Gasman]

Sorry, I refuse to believe that this site deliberately stops people posting,if no links are supplied. That also means links to your posts.

 

[Gasman]

Member is @Woodpecker

That is 2 out of goď ķñows how many members here.

 

[DHookom]

Can you take a screen shot of your error message or is that prohibited also? We can't see your screen.

 

[Gasman]

I myself had an Oòps message on my phone the other day.

 

[DHookom]

Member is @Woodpecker

That is 2 out of goď ķñows how many members here.

@Woodpecker has had less than 40 posts.

 

[DakotaRidge]

Duane, I am not sure what that means.

Gasman, I wouldn't accept an Oops from my phone company. Take it back.

 

[DHookom]

Duane, I am not sure what that means.

Gasman, I wouldn't accept an Oops from my phone company. Take it back.

There are specific rules defined in this forum that don't allow some types of content in posts from participants with less than 100 posts. I recall watching my post count grow to 100 so I had full rights.

 

[BlueSpruce]

The reason you were locked out is PROBABLY an anti-spam measure that prevents you from posting anything with a link in it until you have posted a certain number of times. Our owner, Jon, did this because we were getting deluged with spam posts and the spamming accounts were relentless...

That sounds like the reason. @DakotaRidge posted several screenshots in that long thread, and only has 34+ posts to date. Attaching images to posts requires providing the URL to the images, or just drag/drop? I would think Dakota could PM an admin to see if they can override the blocking?

 

[DHookom]

That sounds like the reason. @DakotaRidge posted several screenshots in that long thread, and only has 34+ posts to date. I would think Dakota could PM an admin to see if they can override the blocking?

I was a Microsoft MVP for 15 years, consider many here as personal friends, and have been contributing to these types of forums for over 20 years and I had to patiently (not really) wait for my 100th post.

 

[Mark_]

Isn't there also a soft limit on the number of posts a new user can make per day? That way a spammer can't just make a couple hundred posts to the same thread to get past the limit.

 

[BlueSpruce]

I was a Microsoft MVP for 15 years, consider many here as personal friends, and have been contributing to these types of forums for over 20 years and I had to patiently (not really) wait for my 100th post.

All is not lost because @DakotaRidge is still able to post in other threads, like this one, but not in those two long threads he initiated.
@DHookom, what is supposed to happen when a member reaches that 100th post threshold?

 

[Gasman]

what is supposed to happen when a member reaches that 100th post threshold?

You are able to post links.

 

[BlueSpruce]

My use of MVFs is nonstandard, and I have used them since 2007...
It would be great if one of you wrote a textbook on the use of MVFs. I own only one book that touches on them...

I think you know more about Access MVF's than anyone else because you've been frequently using them ever since they made their debut in A2007. So perhaps you should write that book? Decades ago, I worked on projects involving Informix and Oracle backends that had "collections" and "arrays" respectively, and it was a real PITA. Have you learned any useful tricks when dealing with Access MVF's?