I can't believe that there are so many new members that such a solution would cause a big additional workload for the few who can't read fine print.
I can't believe that there are so many new members that such a solution would cause a big additional workload for the few who can't read fine print.
If you believe you can, or you believe you can't... you're right.
Maybe it's time to just ditch vBulletin for more robust Forum software. All the other Forum sites I frequent switched easily sometime ago. I did suggest this some time ago.
Ian
If Drew's only participating from work, then I'm definitely on more than he is.
- Leigh
If you believe you can, or you believe you can't... you're right.
One simple solution to the spammer problem is to do an email confirmation, as most websites do.
When a newbie tries to register, the s/w sends a confirming email to the given address.
The account is only activated after the newbie clicks on a link in the email.
It's not likely that a bot or volume-poster would provide a real email address, or respond to same.
- Leigh
If you believe you can, or you believe you can't... you're right.
Yes, they do. I run another site that's on vB and the new members don't show up to be moderated in or out until after they've clicked the link in the e-mail sent to them. I still get dozens of newbs per day minimum (sometimes a hundred or more). I have it set for moderator review, so each new member has to be approved or deleted by a human after they've clicked that e-mail link.
It is not that big of a problem to require more work by the mods. Dang...it is not even a big enough problem for me to be posting about it.
"Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China
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