I've given it some more thought, now... If we keep getting the sorts of bots who make new threads, then I'd restrict new users to maximum of three threads per hour until the account is three days old (so they can still make an into thread, post that RP they wanted to port over, and make in IntChk/hiring thread for it without being penalized), and leave post count alone for simply new players. Now, lets assume a "flag" option will be added - my idea is that it would not [i]ban[/i] an user, but rather be the [i]only [/i]time a posting limit would be superimposed - say, three posts per hour. And of course, the flagged user would still show up in some flagged users list (along with the person(s) who flagged them) for mods to peruse. Also, there should be around a dozen active mods for a site this size (we have nineteen mods and two admins for a site with an user total of roughly ten thousand elsewhere...) The idea is that regardless of timezones, other duties and what not, there would still be at least one mod who'd take a look on reports every hour or so (there were bots that were still active four hours after being first reported last time). Until we get a benevolent AI to work for us, mods are human, thusly needing sleep and having real-life obligations. So: * Max 3 threads per hour until an account is three days old. No posting restriction. * Ability to flag an user as bot, which will restrict them to 3 posts per hour until a mod reviews them. This should be sufficient to ensure the bots wouldn't annoy users [i]too[/i] much before a mod gets on and nukes them. And would be less likely to have genuine busy new users to want to flip the site off.