Registration Procedure Change

Lee · 18th August 2006, 03:03 PM

I regret to announce that a recent sharp increase in registrations by persons desiring to post inappropriate material (political and commercial spam) has necessitated a change to 'moderated' registrations.

This means, essentially, that when new members post, their post will be placed in a queue to be reviewed by the moderator's team before the post becomes viewable.

I am sorry about the delay this will impose for those newly joining our community. Once a pattern of relevant posting is recognized, this limitation will be cleared. Also, please do not be offended if you receive an private email from a moderator with a few questions about your location and interests.

It is in all of our interests to minimize the amount of spam that gets posted and wastes our time.

ariel · 18th August 2006, 05:27 PM

If we manage to tolerate heightened airport security, we will survive additional Forum screening as well.
Better a minute of answering boring questions than hours of irritation later on.
Mr. President, you have my support!!

Mark · 18th August 2006, 09:13 PM

Thanks for your support, Ariel.

We do feel a bit like we are foiling a vast spamming conspiracy. You've only seen the tip of the iceberg in terms of spammers. We've banned about a dozen in the last couple weeks before they could post, and probably blocked a few dozen more from joining by putting some invisible restrictions on the joining process itself (I can't reveal how we caught them, as that would jeapordize our on-going anti-spammer program

).

Aurangzeb · 22nd August 2006, 12:22 AM

You definatley have my support! It's really a shame about people joining just to spam and stir trouble.

Mark...

Battara · 18th September 2006, 06:57 PM

With all the inappropriate and offensive idiots that have posted here, I welcome the change. Oh wait....do I get banned for what I just said?

Rick · 18th September 2006, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battara

With all the inappropriate and offensive idiots that have posted here, I welcome the change. Oh wait....do I get banned for what I just said?

Too late ... you're already in the door ...

fernando · 22nd September 2006, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battara

With all the inappropriate and offensive idiots that have posted here, I welcome the change. Oh wait....do I get banned for what I just said?

18th August 2006, 03:03 PM	#1
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 891	Registration Procedure Change (revised) I regret to announce that a recent sharp increase in registrations by persons desiring to post inappropriate material (political and commercial spam) has necessitated a change to 'moderated' registrations. This means, essentially, that when new members post, their post will be placed in a queue to be reviewed by the moderator's team before the post becomes viewable. I am sorry about the delay this will impose for those newly joining our community. Once a pattern of relevant posting is recognized, this limitation will be cleared. Also, please do not be offended if you receive an private email from a moderator with a few questions about your location and interests. It is in all of our interests to minimize the amount of spam that gets posted and wastes our time. Last edited by Lee; 18th August 2006 at 07:45 PM.

18th August 2006, 05:27 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	If we manage to tolerate heightened airport security, we will survive additional Forum screening as well. Better a minute of answering boring questions than hours of irritation later on. Mr. President, you have my support!!

18th August 2006, 09:13 PM	#3
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Thanks for your support, Ariel. We do feel a bit like we are foiling a vast spamming conspiracy. You've only seen the tip of the iceberg in terms of spammers. We've banned about a dozen in the last couple weeks before they could post, and probably blocked a few dozen more from joining by putting some invisible restrictions on the joining process itself (I can't reveal how we caught them, as that would jeapordize our on-going anti-spammer program ).

22nd August 2006, 12:22 AM	#4
Aurangzeb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 306	You definatley have my support! It's really a shame about people joining just to spam and stir trouble. Mark...

18th September 2006, 06:57 PM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	With all the inappropriate and offensive idiots that have posted here, I welcome the change. Oh wait....do I get banned for what I just said?