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SirSquidness
post Mar 5 2011, 01:15 AM
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Due to the influx of spam bots (up to hundreds per day), we've re-enabled manual activation of user accounts.

If you register and your account is not activated within 24 hours, please either contact any of us or jump in to our IRC channel and ask for help.

And please, if you know anyone who runs spam bots of this sort, kindly paint their car pink for us.

--edit 14/03 --
You are able to log in to your account before it is activated, only your posting abilities are restricted. Registering for an event will automatically approve your account.


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phrostyboi
post Mar 5 2011, 07:27 AM
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ya should install one of the antispam mods if ya havn't
spambots suck don't they

another lan I went to used ips and we just set up a simple human check question and they seemed to stop altogether
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post Mar 5 2011, 12:25 PM
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The human check question isn't a bad idea.


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post Mar 5 2011, 02:25 PM
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Captcha kgo
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jutzy
post Mar 7 2011, 08:20 AM
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QUOTE (Guni @ Mar 5 2011, 01:25 PM) *
The human check question isn't a bad idea.


Where the answer to the question = Guni? tongue.gif


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SirSquidness
post Mar 7 2011, 01:14 PM
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There is already a captcha. It doesn't stop the bots smile.gif


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post Mar 7 2011, 06:42 PM
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captcha doesnt do jack
I found with our forum that if we set up the answer needing a combination of numbers and letters in particular places the bots couldn't sign up, let alone post shite
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post Mar 8 2011, 06:41 AM
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QUOTE (SirSquidness @ Mar 7 2011, 02:14 PM) *
There is already a captcha. It doesn't stop the bots smile.gif


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