The dreaded Oops message

[Rdg1970]

I know I’m a newbie…I can figure out when trying to reply to posts they get flagged. Examples:
Asking what johns and joes are.
Asking someone to explain data mining.

 

[Vriende]

It is easy to miss the following guides when starting out -- much is explained here -

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[Rdg1970]

It is easy to miss the following guides when starting out -- much is explained here -

New Member Posting Guide

This page contains information related to the posting policies and limitations for new members.

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Forum Rules

These are the rules the forum requires all members to follow.

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I read all that, I don’t believe I violated any of rules

 

[Gr33dyOctopus]

I read all that, I don’t believe I violated any of rules

If you weren't violating rules, they wouldnt flag you here.

 

[Rdg1970]

If you weren't violating rules, they wouldnt flag you here.

Very helpful reply. Can you explain what rules I broke asking my 2 questions? That would be helpful.

 

[pnewb]

There is a bit of a catch-22 where you’re not allowed to discuss certain things, but those things aren’t explicitly laid out, so you both cannot easily discover them, nor can you directly ask about them.

In addition there are some auto replacements that happen to posts (the scammers at…, some lady and her ai ghost writer, data mining…) that are a weird middle ground. You can sort of talk about those things, but it’s difficult to know exactly what everyone is discussing until you sniff it out via contextual clues or finding someone who does some sort of s1lly t3xt repl@cing to get around the auto replacements. Which is often a person abiding by the spirit of the rules, and ignoring the letter of them.

You (and I!) are also new enough that we can’t talk about even more things vs more established members. That one is a little easier to figure out, and may be one of the things getting you flagged.

I’ve not actually managed to figure out either of the things you’re asking about in the original post, but I can at least sympathize a bit, and maybe the above helps you feel more like it’s system being a bit confusing and less a problem with you specifically.

 

[Rdg1970]

There is a bit of a catch-22 where you’re not allowed to discuss certain things, but those things aren’t explicitly laid out, so you both cannot easily discover them, nor can you directly ask about them.

In addition there are some auto replacements that happen to posts (the scammers at…, some lady and her ai ghost writer, data mining…) that are a weird middle ground. You can sort of talk about those things, but it’s difficult to know exactly what everyone is discussing until you sniff it out via contextual clues or finding someone who does some sort of s1lly t3xt repl@cing to get around the auto replacements. Which is often a person abiding by the spirit of the rules, and ignoring the letter of them.

You (and I!) are also new enough that we can’t talk about even more things vs more established members. That one is a little easier to figure out, and may be one of the things getting you flagged.

I’ve not actually managed to figure out either of the things you’re asking about in the original post, but I can at least sympathize a bit, and maybe the above helps you feel more like it’s system being a bit confusing and less a problem with you specifically.

Great response thank you. So you wrote data mining so it couldn’t have been that.

 

[ZippityDooDah]

I read all that, I don’t believe I violated any of rules

Apparently not.

Very helpful reply. Can you explain what rules I broke asking my 2 questions? That would be helpful.

Link begging, in violation of section 1F of the Forum Rules.

 

[BNLFL]

I know I’m a newbie…I can figure out when trying to reply to posts they get flagged. Examples:
Asking what johns and joes are.
Asking someone to explain data mining.

Have you seen that red banner under your username that says "No Source Discussion?"

 

[oldrunnerguy]

Apparently not.


Link begging, in violation of section 1F of the Forum Rules.

I hope to never violate the rules enough to get a response from ZippityDooDah. He does not mess around. Worse than getting called to the principal's office.

 

[pnewb]

Did the link begging occur elsewhere, or are the two questions listed in this thread’s initial post considered begging?

I feel like I’ve read a fair bit in the short time I’ve been here, and have no clue what either of those things are. Requesting clarification on what a thing is seems a fair step from asking for access or guidance to those things.

 

[Rdg1970]

Apparently not.


Link begging, in violation of section 1F of the Forum Rules.

I asked for the definition of John and Joes and data mining, no link begging that I can see

 

[BNLFL]

I asked for the definition of John and Joes and data mining, no link begging that I can see

I really didn't pay attention to your post. I get a shitload of messages begging for me to throw members a bone wanting GB links. They want handouts without working for it. I'm sure because I've mentioned all the stuff I buy from GB

 

[5byfive]

So let's be honest, the filters kind of suck. Sometimes you can be trying to post about something totally allowed and the spam filter will hit you. Then you try and figure out what the offending word is and you get the prohibited content message. The you don't change anything and hit enter again and you get the spam filter. Then you submit the exact same thing again and it goes through. It does tend to filter out the weak, but it is a PIA. When I was new, if I thought there was nothing in the message that would violate anything I would submit it 2 or 3 times and often it would go through. You are not imagining things. Just tough it out and you will make it to the next level.