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Suggestion: Implement a Submission Cap to Mitigate Spamming

A topic by Adorable_War_7087 created Jun 24, 2023 Views: 145 Replies: 2
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I've been navigating the 'Recent Assets' page, and it appears that certain users are exploiting the allowance for AI-generated content by posting an excessive number of similar, if not identical, backgrounds. This behavior monopolizes the visibility on the most recent page, diminishing the diversity and overall quality of content accessible to other users.

While I appreciate the site's openness to AI-generated content, I believe some form of moderation is needed to maintain a balanced and varied content ecosystem. I propose implementing a stringent limit on the number of submissions one user can make within a given time frame. This would encourage contributors to thoughtfully collate their content into larger, more diverse packs rather than inundating the platform with a myriad of standalone items.

By introducing a submission cap, we'd be fostering a culture of quality over quantity. This would mean, for example, that users couldn't simply submit one or two backgrounds at a time; instead, they would have to compile them into a comprehensive background pack. This not only provides users with a wider variety of content in one submission but also declutters the Recent Assets page, making for a more enjoyable browsing experience.

With the current spamming trend, there's a potential risk that our platform could become saturated with repetitive AI-generated backgrounds, thereby hindering the exposure of other unique, creative submissions. Let's preserve the rich diversity that has always been our platform's strength.

I implore the platform administrators and our community at large to take this concern into consideration. Let's work together to ensure that our forum remains a vibrant, varied, and spam-free environment. Thank you for your attention and for your shared dedication to maintaining the quality of our community.

This post was written by Chad P. T

https://itch.io/t/2943390/fakespam-ai-generated-accounts-that-uploads-only-one-asset-pack-per-account ;)

There could be an increasing delay for the time  a project gets listed, if you submit  "too many". So you could upload the project, but additional  projects would only show up delayed in search and browse.

Or, since the browse is somewhat weighted,  the weight could get calculated different, if a creator has many projects.

But for most recent, just wait 24 hours. Then they are no longer  on page one. Sometimes people migrate their stuff here, so a lot gets uploaded in a short time frame.

And if you catch someone reuploading the same asset  over and over, report the account for low effort posting. I believe  somewhere in the faq or tos it says, that they will delist your stuff, if you do such spamming.