I think the forum administrators really need to look at the registration process with a callback to a valid email address -- just now we are swamped with stupid spam and it will only get worse until the registration process is hardened.
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- Thread starter ksandvik
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Yes. We get this kind of crud on my university's local airsoft forum, but I'd expect TB to be glitch free by now.
Im guessing amoxicillin and Ugg boots are best for metal?
Im guessing amoxicillin and Ugg boots are best for metal?
+1, and please, let's restrain ourselves from posting in these obvious spam threads. Report them and move on.
Yup. Looks like we are being targeted again. I reported two just this morning.
I think TB needs a booster shot.
I think TB needs a booster shot.
I dunno, I got a great deal on some Uggs for Mrs. this morning. I just hope they get here from Kyrghistan in time for Xmas.
Holiday season. Forum and email spam greatly intensifies around this time of the year. If people are so desperate to manually get around attempts at signup security there's really not much you can do.
The spammers have clearly kicked it up a notch in the last week, and we're doing what we can.
But please know that the registration process IS already about as hardened as it can be. A bass related question has to be answered, and an email is sent to the email address being used. There's a link there that has to be clicked on before the account can be used and posted with.
There's a fine line between safeguarding from spam and making the site too difficult to use for new people. We're considering what options we have to fight spam whilst also keeping the site open to new members.
