Restrict abuse from young accounts.

files/helpers/alerts.py

@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ def add_notif(cid, uid):
 
 
 def NOTIFY_USERS(text, v):
+	# Restrict young accounts from generating notifications
+	if v.age < NOTIFICATION_SPAM_AGE_THRESHOLD:
+		return set()
+
 	notify_users = set()
 	for word, id in NOTIFIED_USERS.items():
 		if id == 0 or v.id == id: continue

files/helpers/const.py

@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ PIN_LIMIT = 3
 POST_RATE_LIMIT = '1/second;2/minute;10/hour;50/day'
 LOGGEDIN_ACTIVE_TIME = 15 * 60
 PFP_DEFAULT_MARSEY = True
+NOTIFICATION_SPAM_AGE_THRESHOLD = 3 * 86400
 
 HOLE_NAME = 'hole'
 HOLE_STYLE_FLAIR = False