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    ...do all the 'new members' that use a seemingly random selection of 10 or so letters as their username state 'Man' as their biography and a dodgy looking URL as their modifications?

    Who are they all? What do they want? What are they acheiving by joining?

    Serious question by the way. They must acheive something as there's usually a dozen of them on or registering whenever you look at 'who's online'. Will they not eventually fill the user database up and cause problems?
    Cutting steps in the roof of the world

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    Them be the spammers. I tried to make so that all new users were modified upon registering, nightmare trying to work out who was genuine and who wasn't. Ended up deleting a few that were genuine and I thought the email address etc looked a bit sus.
    Now I just go through the new users after a while see who has posted who has confirmed their account and go from there.
    Deleted over 4000 last week.
    Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.

    My 4x4
    My choice
    Back off

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    • #3
      They do seem to sign up at an amazing rate! Wonder why they bother if they know their posts will be moderated at first?
      Cutting steps in the roof of the world

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      • #4
        Type hilux surf into google, spammers heaven, top hit and an open forum.
        Alan

        yoshie "Didn't know they had a pill for laziness, anyway get well soon."

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Koi View Post
          Them be the spammers. I tried to make so that all new users were modified upon registering, nightmare trying to work out who was genuine and who wasn't. Ended up deleting a few that were genuine and I thought the email address etc looked a bit sus.
          Now I just go through the new users after a while see who has posted who has confirmed their account and go from there.
          Deleted over 4000 last week.
          Cant you set it up whereby users cant access the forum until you send them a verification email to their registered address?
          私のホバークラフト は鰻が一杯です。

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          • #6
            Originally posted by blackpoolsparks View Post
            Cant you set it up whereby users cant access the forum until you send them a verification email to their registered address?
            I signed up to an Irish 4x4 forum and was restricted to post ordo anything till I was verified by site admin.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by BigBobE View Post
              I signed up to an Irish 4x4 forum and was restricted to post ordo anything till I was verified by site admin.
              Aye but Bob it is you after all.
              SMC had a full committee meeting before we let you in.
              Brian

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              • #8
                Originally posted by yoshie View Post
                Aye but Bob it is you after all.
                SMC had a full committee meeting before we let you in.
                give over you let some one trying to be me
                streight in no messing
                if you let a judwak in you will have owt join
                am not die lex sick its you that cant read mate

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by JUDWAK View Post
                  give over you let some one trying to be me
                  streight in no messing
                  if you let a judwak in you will have owt join
                  Old forum George no one gets straight in these days
                  You can see general section that's it. Until your membership approves.
                  Brian

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by yoshie View Post
                    Old forum George no one gets straight in these days
                    You can see general section that's it. Until your membership approves.
                    thats good tho mate
                    keeps the crap out litting a judwak in tut
                    am not die lex sick its you that cant read mate

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                    • #11
                      Theyre all trying to get the members only stickers and star, why can't anyone see that?


                      Oh Nana, what's my name?

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                      • #12
                        its my cat chad he keeps trying to join up
                        he spelling better than mine tho
                        he says meeeoww for those who understands cat
                        am not die lex sick its you that cant read mate

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by yoshie View Post
                          Aye but Bob it is you after all.
                          SMC had a full committee meeting before we let you in.
                          well that wasnt a very effective committee meeting then was it Brian, its cool, i might be a paid up member with you guys soon,

                          subs time here and its my surfs first birthday with me tmr :P


                          service time....

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by blackpoolsparks View Post
                            Cant you set it up whereby users cant access the forum until you send them a verification email to their registered address?

                            Without registering they get limited acces to the forum. Once they register they get an automated email with a confirmation link.
                            Once that has been completed the registration is complete, the first post then goes in the new users section where I moderate it and move to the relevant section.
                            Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.

                            My 4x4
                            My choice
                            Back off

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by JUDWAK View Post
                              its my cat chad he keeps trying to join up
                              I knew it!
                              Oh Nana, what's my name?

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