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Originally Posted by eeyore My understanding is that fairly soon you wont be able to link to images outside the site - due to a disreputable few changing their linked images to those with adult content at a later date. I know you would never do such a thing which is precisely boddies point - you will be suffering as a result of the actions of a few bimble heads. |
Removing attachments seems sensible, removing external links doesn't.
There are often valid reasons for not wanting to put an image into the gallery and a link is the right way to go. Then there's problems with smilies, etc. in sigs and stuff like that. Loss of external images will be problematic for some users.
There are always going to be a few that abuse forums, that will never change. Letting them spoil it for the rest by reducing functionality will mean that eventually WAB will be plain text only, it's a slippery slope.
A good team of moderators is always going to be the best solution where problems are nipped in the bud with swift action to suspend accounts, block IPs, etc. using the admin tools available. It's a thankless, boring, never ending task I know but there really isn't another workable solution.
More importantly, this kind of thing should happen behind the scenes. If a post is wrong in some respect report it and let the admins deal with it. Replying, starting threads, or sending PMs is not just feeding the trolls it's telling them WAB is an "all you can eat" kind of place
