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any chance steam will make a rule where you have to be atleast level 1 to post in discussion
some game discussion are filled with advertising scams from level 0 accounts
im just curious :)

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by ♛︎Donkey♛:

any chance steam will make a rule where you have to be atleast level 1 to post in discussion
some game discussion are filled with advertising scams from level 0 accounts
im just curious :)

Private and Friends only show as level 0, so you can't really judge based on the displayed level.

Limited accounts can only post in the game hubs of games they own, free to play games and the general Steam Discussions, so most accounts posting in a game hub are hijacked accounts, likely over level 1.

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Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

Originally posted by ♛︎Donkey♛:

any chance steam will make a rule where you have to be atleast level 1 to post in discussion
some game discussion are filled with advertising scams from level 0 accounts
im just curious :)

Private and Friends only show as level 0, so you can't really judge based on the displayed level.

never knew but okey

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

Private and Friends only show as level 0, so you can't really judge based on the displayed level.

What he said.

I'm friends only.

[Matt]

It seems unlikely they would prevent limited accounts from posting; theoretically it's possible but not probable. Even limited accounts are still customers who may have questions. The hope would be they buy games at some point. Removing forum access isn't starting off on a positive way.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by Matt:

It seems unlikely they would prevent limited accounts from posting; theoretically it's possible but not probable. Even limited accounts are still customers who may have questions. The hope would be they buy games at some point. Removing forum access isn't starting off on a positive way.

Could have sworn it was added already, but can't find the reference to it.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3330-IAGK-7663&l=

I may have mistaken "Posting frequently in the Steam Discussions" for it though, but there are other limitations for such accounts posting as well.

[Fox]

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

I may have mistaken "Posting frequently in the Steam Discussions" for it though, but there are other limitations for such accounts posting as well.

Going off from my memories there, so I may be inaccurate, but I do recall there used to be a limit on limited (the true "level 0es") accounts from posting on the forums.

It was culled out since, ultimately, while it does please the level elitists, it offered a worse experience to F2P users, already damaged by justified limitations (friend adding, for example).

Originally posted by ♛︎Donkey♛:

some game discussion are filled with advertising scams from level 0 accounts

While other colleagues will be more accurate than me, the advertising scams are made by levels above 0, mainly stolen or sold accounts.

Making such a rule would not stop that in the slightest, I'm afraid.

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But could anyone do it for F2P Level 0 accounts that spam?

[Aachen]

Originally posted by SMUCKEY:

Vac banned accounts should be removed from access of the forums (game/vac banned=no access to forum) they should be redirected to the Vac disscutions .

Force users to that subforum, the volume of threads created there that don’t belong will merely increase. Why would the area for discussing VAC be relevant for banned users, generically, anyway?

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by SMUCKEY:

Vac banned accounts should be removed from access of the forums (game/vac banned=no access to forum) they should be redirected to the Vac disscutions .

Being banned from the VAC servers is enough punishment, no need to take forum access away. They can still have contributions to the forums.

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Originally posted by SMUCKEY:

Vac banned accounts should be removed from access of the forums (game/vac banned=no access to forum) they should be redirected to the Vac disscutions .

Bad idea imo and steam would lose most users (the ones who still actively uses steam with over 2000 day old bans)