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jwdf88 |
Posted: May 27 2019, 02:41 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 306 Member No.: 1556 Joined: 15-March 09 |
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.
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Feetosopher |
Posted: May 27 2019, 08:37 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4600 Member No.: 2618 Joined: 22-July 12 |
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 I am no IT guru, but I had heard that the problem is the Forum's outdated operative system, which makes it prone to such attacks.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.. -------------------- |
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Paul |
Posted: May 29 2019, 06:26 AM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 509 Member No.: 1 Joined: 28-January 04 |
I'll try to enable the registrations. Let's see if spam will appear again.
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Feetosopher |
Posted: Jun 4 2019, 07:57 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4600 Member No.: 2618 Joined: 22-July 12 |
Hello Pavel.. I am afraid that most of the new forum members are actually spammers.. -------------------- |
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bfwatcher |
Posted: Jun 15 2019, 10:46 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 869 Member No.: 3209 Joined: 28-August 14 |
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, isnīt it? |
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Feetosopher |
Posted: Jun 15 2019, 06:51 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4600 Member No.: 2618 Joined: 22-July 12 |
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.. -------------------- |
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DG2001 |
Posted: Jul 3 2019, 07:54 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Moderators Posts: 2609 Member No.: 4 Joined: 3-February 04 |
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! -------------------- Regards
DG |
michael0218 |
Posted: Jul 4 2019, 02:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1369 Member No.: 2874 Joined: 15-June 13 |
Thank you DG!!
-------------------- Yana, Alyona and Alexandra (colorful dress) are perfection...the sexiest and the prettiest models.
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Feetosopher |
Posted: Jul 5 2019, 01:46 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4600 Member No.: 2618 Joined: 22-July 12 |
Well done, amigo.. thank you! Your suggestion definitely makes sense.. let's see whether Pavel will follow it.
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DG2001 |
Posted: Jul 8 2019, 08:30 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Moderators Posts: 2609 Member No.: 4 Joined: 3-February 04 |
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.
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DG |
Feetosopher |
Posted: Jul 10 2019, 09:44 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4600 Member No.: 2618 Joined: 22-July 12 |
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. -------------------- |
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DG2001 |
Posted: Jul 17 2019, 08:49 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Moderators Posts: 2609 Member No.: 4 Joined: 3-February 04 |
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. -------------------- Regards
DG |
Feetosopher |
Posted: Jul 18 2019, 08:27 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4600 Member No.: 2618 Joined: 22-July 12 |
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? -------------------- |
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