Why would I get a message like this when trying to post?
Delayed gratification builds character.
I’m not saying that you are wrong, but I remember something similar happening but it was Korean characters. But we could be thinking of different events and websites.I don't remember if it was this forum or another I frequent, but I know they got nailed with a spam bot that posted 100s if not 1000s of new posts, in Chinese symbols, that took over every sub-forum on the page. In seconds all you could see on the forum was Chinese characters burying all the legitimate posts. The wait time at least helps slow it down long enough for a moderator to block the spammer before the entire forum is jammed.
What exactly is the purpose of the delay?
It’s a POA setting. Other Tapatalk forums don’t have it.
If it is to avoid spam bots, why do we need it for editing posts?
I don't think there's such a thing as a "tapatalk forum". there are online forums that you can connect to via TT. I'm on other forums that have similar delay settings. and I don't think the delay is in EDITING, just creating, although I could be wrong (I'll test with this one)
EDIT: tested in <30 seconds
It’s an anti-spam feature that we have running. You’d be surprised what spam-bots are capable of. Btw, we’re a Xenforo forum, not Tapatalk.What exactly is the purpose of the delay?
It’s a POA setting. Other Tapatalk forums don’t have it.
If it is to avoid spam bots, why do we need it for editing posts?
...And yes, here in POA, the time delay applies to editing posts which I seem to do often because iPhone autocorrect hates me
I disagree, as noted in my post above. I posted, then immediately edited my post.
Interesting. It will not let me immediately edit posts
on poa via pc browser or thru TT?
Test thru TT…..
Either eman is screwing with me or Tapatalk hates me.
Either is possible
Ok, that matches what I see. No delay on computer, just POA when accessing through TT.not screwing with u. I can immediately edit a PoA post on a pc. couldn't do it thru TT but COULD do it on 2 other forums on TT. not sure why I spent the time doing it because who cares.
It’s just an added benefit.I REALLY didn't mean to turn this into a controversy.
I’m not saying that you are wrong, but I remember something similar happening but it was Korean characters. But we could be thinking of different events and websites.