Posts links as guest is broken

[war59312]

Hi,

Please see: https://www.techspot.com/news/42800-internet-explorer-9-delayed-in-japan.html

The two guests above me is me trying to post this link:

http://www.microsoft.com/japan/presspass/detail.aspx?newsid=3969

As you can see I failed as guest, but success as logged in user.

This should be fixed.

cya,

Will

PS: You should allow users even with less than 5 posts to post links that start with techspot.com. Makes it much easier for new users to get help.

 

[Julio Franco]

The restriction is by design, so we let guest readers post comments but we don't open the floodgates to spammers.

Thank you for your note and for taking the time to register an account with us. It wasn't that bad, right?

 

[war59312]

Hi,

Right, that is understandable, but it should not be breaking the functionality.

What should happening, is if a Guest tries to post anything that has "http" or" www." then the post should error out, explaining to guests that they are not allowed to post links.

Plus it gives you another opportunity to explain to the user the benefits of taking the time to register.

Win, Win!

Take Care,

Will

 

[Julio Franco]

Agreed, we should make this more user friendly. Thanks for the feedback once again.

 

[war59312]

No problem, happy to help, when/if I can.

Take Care!