I think we should add the following to the validation of thread titles:

if(preg_match('#\bhelp\b|\burgent\b|!)#i', $title)
{
   die("The fact that you are behind schedule does not make it my emergncy. 
Please use a meaningful title without any histrionics.");
}

:p

    I think we should ban the user that posted this! ;-)

      I'd issue an infraction if I could find the icon :mad:

        Actually, I might relent and allow the word "help", just not if followed by a "!". Plus I suppose we should allow for "!=" in a programming forum.

        if(preg_match('#\bhelp!\b|\burgent\b|!(?!=))#i', $title)
          NogDog wrote:

          Actually, I might relent and allow the word "help", just not if followed by a "!".

          help?!!!!!!!!

            laserlight;10907618 wrote:

            help?!!!!!!!!

            Weedpacket;10907621 wrote:

            HELP PLZ!!!!!

            Five exclamation marks....

            But those would only pass the test v0.2 if they were "help?!=!=!=!=!=" or "HELP PLZ!=!=!=!=!=".

            :p

              what about...

              HAAaALLLpPPP MEEEEAAAEaeaaAA11!!!!1111!??!?!11

              come on... give me some regex loving! haha!!!

                if(substr_count($subject, '!') >= 3)

                Or five, but no-one got the reference last time, so....

                  Very true. Bob only knows why they're not (always) counted as "identical posts within the last five minutes". vBulletin's ajax just isn't thread/tab-safe?

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