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Forum registration suspended
We've seen a few slip through the net recently and I'm being bombarded with new registrations from Ukraine, Russia and neighbouring countries. It took me almost an hour to check all the new registrations this morning and I had to delete all but 6 of them. I don't have the time to do this every day so the forum is closed to new registrations until further notice.
Eddie
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It's a seige :shock: :lol:
To the barricades :blackknight:
Thanks,
Andrew
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Baton down the Hatches .!
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Eddie,
Do you have the facility to make the forum invite only? That should help police new arrivals. Just an idea that could help.
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Originally Posted by xdonolix
Eddie,
Do you have the facility to make the forum invite only? That should help police new arrivals. Just an idea that could help.
Not too bad that idea....
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Originally Posted by bricktop
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Originally Posted by xdonolix
Eddie,
Do you have the facility to make the forum invite only? That should help police new arrivals. Just an idea that could help.
Not too bad that idea....
Thats a great idea, would make it easier to associate with only good guys and we wouldn't be flooded with new registrations every 2 minutes.
Give that man a pat on the back,
Thanks,
Andrew
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Originally Posted by xdonolix
Eddie,
Do you have the facility to make the forum invite only? That should help police new arrivals. Just an idea that could help.
No.
Eddie
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Originally Posted by swanbourne
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Originally Posted by xdonolix
Eddie,
Do you have the facility to make the forum invite only? That should help police new arrivals. Just an idea that could help.
No.
Eddie
:lol: :lol: thats that then :D
So how will you combat the huge influx of new registrations? will it be a case of just closing the forum registration for a few days until they move to a new site (once they realise they cannot register anymore)
Is there not a security device they can put on to stop these types of registrations? like an auto close for accounts with 0 posts after so many days?
Thanks,
Andrew
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Blimey, I just got in in time. Thanks!
MarkR
(a newbie)
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Originally Posted by markrlondon
Blimey, I just got in in time. Thanks!
MarkR
(a newbie)
Are you Russian? :blackeye:
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Originally Posted by markrlondon
Blimey, I just got in in time. Thanks!
MarkR
(a newbie)
He's a spy, BURN HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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How about asking for 200 words on why you want to join?
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Originally Posted by raysablade
How about asking for 200 words on why you want to join?
Yeah and we have to mark it out of ten :lol:
Or you could make them pay a registration fee, they might as well get used to spending money :twisted: :twisted:
Thanks,
Andrew
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Would you mark them? :blackeye: :mrgreen:
Best wishes,
AP:)
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Originally Posted by dawson2k5
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Originally Posted by markrlondon
Blimey, I just got in in time. Thanks!
MarkR
(a newbie)
He's a spy, BURN HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<dons flameproof undies>
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Originally Posted by markrlondon
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Originally Posted by dawson2k5
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Originally Posted by markrlondon
Blimey, I just got in in time. Thanks!
MarkR
(a newbie)
He's a spy, BURN HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<dons flameproof undies>
:diabloanifire:
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Originally Posted by bricktop
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Originally Posted by markrlondon
Blimey, I just got in in time. Thanks!
MarkR
(a newbie)
Are you Russian? :blackeye:
Strasvoytya..... kak u vas dilla tavarich
menya zavoot Boris..
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Originally Posted by bricktop
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Originally Posted by markrlondon
Blimey, I just got in in time. Thanks!
MarkR
(a newbie)
Are you Russian? :blackeye:
Nyet tovarishch. :wink:
Just what do all the Russians/Ukrainians/etc. want here?
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WELL DONE THAT MAN, there's enough of them taking over that well know auction site, Ukranians flooding the market with so called military watches, and countless amounts of shoddy refurbished crap from asian/indian nations, last thing we need is that sort of rubbish appearing in SC....Mark
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Originally Posted by Otto
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Originally Posted by bricktop
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Originally Posted by markrlondon
Blimey, I just got in in time. Thanks!
MarkR
(a newbie)
Are you Russian? :blackeye:
Strasvoytya..... kak u vas dilla tavarich
menya zavoot Boris..
Gotta watch Red Heat again... awesome movie :)
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I jointly moderate a relatively low traffic kit-car forum. We sporadically get a whole load of gmail account registration attempts - maybe 20-30 at a time. Because we ask new registrants to give us a few words about themselves before they are approved, it is very easy to sort the wheat from the chaff.
You have my sympathy Eddie, with a forum with this volume of traffic.
Pete
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if you need any security advice Eddie give me shout on PM.
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just what do all the Russians/Ukrainians/etc. want here?
To give us lovely some lovely new virus, peddle porn, and foist p/w shoved into watch cases, with KM sctatched on them, if you go by their ebay behaviour.
I apologise to any genuine ones who just want to play nicely.
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Originally Posted by ptcoll
Because we ask new registrants to give us a few words about themselves before they are approved, it is very easy to sort the wheat from the chaff.
That sounds good; on here I feel we 'warm' to anyone who gives a good account of themselves in their initial posting.
R
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Eddie is just getting his revenge, they shut down the gas pipelines, he shuts down their internet pipeline :D
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I'd also avoid men carrying umbrellas for a while Eddie :shock:
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And if you want to swap a Speedbird for one of these i can do a deal :D
http://www.quicktest.co.uk/images/geiger-c.jpg
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Originally Posted by ralphy
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Originally Posted by ptcoll
Because we ask new registrants to give us a few words about themselves before they are approved, it is very easy to sort the wheat from the chaff.
That sounds good; on here I feel we 'warm' to anyone who gives a good account of themselves in their initial posting.
R
Why not...? Another interesting idea.
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Originally Posted by sestrel
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just what do all the Russians/Ukrainians/etc. want here?
To give us lovely some lovely new virus, peddle porn, and foist p/w shoved into watch cases, with KM sctatched on them, if you go by their ebay behaviour.
Ah, yes.
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well done , i doubt they have any real intrest in watches , just want to use your forum to sell there rubbish. well done again and thanks for keeping the Forum free from such ones.
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Originally Posted by raysablade
How about asking for 200 words on why you want to join?
Good idea. How about 200 words on why you want to stay? :D It might weed out those who can't be bothered to spell correctly. :D
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Out of interest, how many of us are there - anyone know (clearly Eddie would, but sounds like he's got his hands full) ?
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Originally Posted by darrenw
Out of interest, how many of us are there - anyone know (clearly Eddie would, but sounds like he's got his hands full) ?
3192
You just have to check out the front page.... :wink:
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Damn...and here was i wanting to buy some cheap tat! :roll:
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Originally Posted by bricktop
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Originally Posted by darrenw
Out of interest, how many of us are there - anyone know (clearly Eddie would, but sounds like he's got his hands full) ?
3192
You just have to check out the front page.... :wink:
I see, the old small print trick hidden at the bottom the the page - even if it's not small print, nor indeed hidden :oops:
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It's just like all the big economies in recession,close those borders, protectionism is the answer :D .
Only joking, I'm not a wizzzzzkid, but maybe the stop on new registrations for some time will steer them in another direction.
Cheers,
Daddel.
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Mmmmm interesting....
Sales Corner
For sale. TZ-UK Membership. Ming rank. Some positive feedback in SC. No enemies or friends: kind of a neutral. Asking 1000 euros (thatīs about 1200 pounds).
No low ball offers please
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Originally Posted by angeche
Mmmmm interesting....
Sales Corner
For sale. TZ-UK Membership. Ming rank. Some positive feedback in SC. No enemies or friends: kind of a neutral. Asking 1000 euros (thatīs about 1200 pounds).
No low ball offers please
pm sent :D
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Originally Posted by WORKSIMON
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Originally Posted by angeche
Mmmmm interesting....
Sales Corner
For sale. TZ-UK Membership. Ming rank. Some positive feedback in SC. No enemies or friends: kind of a neutral. Asking 1000 euros (thatīs about 1200 pounds).
No low ball offers please
pm sent :D
This will end up on Ebay :P .....................
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Nice one Eddie. Sign of the times hey.
Cliff
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Seems as if they are not content with ruining our football, they also want to ruin our other hobbies??
Only joking Leonid!!!!
Capitalism, free markets and the like.
As above
"Sign of the times"
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I feel all exclusive and protected now. :D
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http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...rident/w04.jpg
UKRAINE TRIDENT TRYZUB Rare Quartz Wrist Watch
This what you are missing ... :twisted:
john
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Makes me feel part of an exclusive club, sort of cosy.
Dave
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Originally Posted by Dave in Wales
Makes me feel part of an exclusive club, sort of cosy.
Dave
+1 :)
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This has probably been suggested already, but another forum I am a member of (sorry!) has the following rule:
Are you wondering why you can't yet start a thread or send a private mesage? We have an anti-spam system for new members known as the nursery. You get full permissions once you have been on the site for 48 hours AND posted 5 times in existing threads.
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Originally Posted by FHKJ
This has probably been suggested already, but another forum I am a member of (sorry!) has the following rule:
Are you wondering why you can't yet start a thread or send a private mesage? We have an anti-spam system for new members known as the nursery. You get full permissions once you have been on the site for 48 hours AND posted 5 times in existing threads.
It may be a rule but it's probably also a feature of the software, which this forum software doesn't have. I don't propose monitoring and counting all new user posts. :wink:
Eddie