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Posted by: jwdf88 May 27 2019, 02:41 AM

I know that this was brought up in the past but just want to let everyone know that new users can't register for this site. I heard this from someone recently. Hopefully this can fixed otherwise the forum will shrink.

Posted by: Feetosopher May 27 2019, 08:37 AM

QUOTE (jwdf88 @ May 27 2019, 02:41 AM)

For what I know, no new registrations to the forum have been allowed since February 2018 or so.
It was an attempt to avoid massive spamming attacks.
I am no IT guru, but I had heard that the problem is the Forum's outdated operative system, which makes it prone to such attacks.
If I am not mistaken, the only solution would be Pavel upgrading the system.. but I doubt that he is going to spend much time and energy to do that.
All forums are slowly dying. Even WU's, which covers a much wide range of foot-related topics than this forum.
And in any case.. even when new subscriptions were still allowed.. there were probably less than 30 "genuine" active members.
By "genuine", I mean "excluding puppet accounts".. which means, "Forum members" which had joined in, say, 2007 and waited till 2018 to make their first post..

Posted by: Paul May 29 2019, 06:26 AM

I'll try to enable the registrations. Let's see if spam will appear again.

Posted by: Feetosopher Jun 4 2019, 07:57 AM

QUOTE (Paul @ May 29 2019, 06:26 AM)

I'll try to enable the registrations. Let's see if spam will appear again.

Hello Pavel.. I am afraid that most of the new forum members are actually spammers..

Posted by: bfwatcher Jun 15 2019, 10:46 AM

QUOTE (Feetosopher @ Jun 4 2019, 07:57 AM)

QUOTE (Paul @ May 29 2019, 06:26 AM)

I'll try to enable the registrations. Let's see if spam will appear again.

Hello Pavel.. I am afraid that most of the new forum members are actually spammers..

Agree! What do you make of this list copied from the main page on 15.06. 2019?

7 members are celebrating their birthday today
Beauty Products in Malaysia(34), Great Ocean Road Air Tour(31), Hotel Guest Room Supplies OMAN(36), Sexy Mature(35), Glowing Beauty Cream(31), Documents Management(33), Dog Flea Control Gold Coast(34)

Sad, isn´t it?

Posted by: Feetosopher Jun 15 2019, 06:51 PM

QUOTE (bfwatcher @ Jun 15 2019, 10:46 AM)

QUOTE (Feetosopher @ Jun 4 2019, 07:57 AM)

QUOTE (Paul @ May 29 2019, 06:26 AM)

I'll try to enable the registrations. Let's see if spam will appear again.

Hello Pavel.. I am afraid that most of the new forum members are actually spammers..

Yeah.. that's quite a bunch of dudes with weird names celebrating their birthday today..

Admins are NOT having fun with re-opening of new memberships.. Hal wrote me that every time he logs in, he has to throw a lot of crap in the garbage can..

Posted by: DG2001 Jul 3 2019, 07:54 PM

I have just finished deleting about 7 or 8 spammers

Maybe, if it's not too hard work, the new users' register could be open for only one or two days every three months. That would limit the amout of spammers.

In the meantime, let's have a happy hunting!

Posted by: michael0218 Jul 4 2019, 02:52 PM

Thank you DG!!

Posted by: Feetosopher Jul 5 2019, 01:46 PM

Well done, amigo.. thank you! Your suggestion definitely makes sense.. let's see whether Pavel will follow it.

Posted by: DG2001 Jul 8 2019, 08:30 PM

I hope all the members that have been waiting to join this forum have already made it. It would be good that Pavel would close the register again, we have been invaded by spammers in the last days.

Posted by: Feetosopher Jul 10 2019, 09:44 AM

QUOTE (DG2001 @ Jul 8 2019, 08:30 PM)

I hope all the members that have been waiting to join this forum have already made it. It would be good that Pavel would close the register again, we have been invaded by spammers in the last days.

Hello amigo.. I deffo support your view. I think that the (relatively few) genuine new members have already joined. It's time to close the gates again.
Massive spamming is annoying and drives non-members away from the Forum.

Posted by: DG2001 Jul 17 2019, 08:49 PM

I think I've managed to deny new users' registration. I hope Paul does not mind.

Anyways, I think we'll have to deal with spammers that have already register during the last days and are just waiting to send their spam. Let's find out.

Posted by: Feetosopher Jul 18 2019, 08:27 AM

QUOTE (DG2001 @ Jul 17 2019, 08:49 PM)

Very well done, amigo, thank you very much indeed!
I hope that Paul does not mind too.. I mean, new spam-bots joining on a daily basis were surely not providing any value to the Forum!

As for the already registered spamming profiles.. isn't there a way to block them or to terminate them?