This is not a fully realized thought, of course, but the idea sort of came to me over quiet coffee and RF3 on the DS; but I thought I'd pose it here and see if it could maybe generate some discussion or, at least, an "impossible. no. sorry. been discussed before."One of the more annoying aspects of spam/flooding is the image problem. The constant repetition of the same image over and over again. While I realize that it would be a logistical nightmare to put a block on image data because that can just be changed by adding a pixel, why not make a Mod/Jani option to just keep the image itself so that it generates the "Duplicate Image Found" error without the standard link to where it was found?Obviously not in full view or anything accessible to the users, but clandestinely on the server? I realize that this can run into some serious storage issues, but again, this isn't a fully thought out idea.This primarily would stop bots. A live user can manually just change the image and repost it. If it's part of moderation in the form of a "Preserve Image" check box when you BR or Delete a post, then that specific image can never be posted again by anyone.I'm sure there are gaping problems with this idea, most notably storage space over time, but if someone out there more knowledgeable and sober than me can sort it out, it would be a wonderful thing. Might also encourage people to post original images instead of re-upping the same thing we've all seen a million times.tl;dr bullet points:- Add a "Preserve Image" checkbox on the BR/Delete Post thingy.- Checking the box saves the image to a secret location on the server.- Attempts to repost that image after deletion gets the "Duplicate File Found" error.And done!
Wouldn't that be like the R9K filter in the end?Also, I don't know if this is intentional or not but thread deletion results into nullifying the thread creation timeout. Sometimes, you will see OPs recreating their threads after a fast deletion. I think the timer should continue to count down instead; it will stop unnecessary reposts/shitposting/complaining after a fast deletion. Possible?
I get what you're saying, and I understand it would be helpful, but I can't imagine us being able to make the call as to whether or not an image can ever be posted on the site again.
