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Author:  West [ Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:43 am ]
Post subject:  Newly registered Users Please Read

Seems to have been an influx of false/spam sign ups so I had to delete all the inactive users in the what I call the sin bin, hopefully this was clogging up the system where new users are not getting their activation emails.

Hopefully fixed,


If you signed up and didnt get your activation email, please try again and hopefully the system will work this time.

WEST

Author:  West [ Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Newly registered Users Please Read

When you sign up I now have to verify you before you are fully registered, this is due to the spam sign ups recently, Im going to see how this works out, so please be patient as it may take a little longer for your account to be approved.


Neil

Author:  West [ Sat Aug 13, 2011 11:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Newly registered Users Please Read

Unfortantly activation by myself is more work then deleting the false sign ups when they apear. I have raised the visual confirmation complexity again as this made a huge difference to false sign ups, my junk mail folder was brimming!

so back to how we were for now

Neil

Author:  Ken555 [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Newly registered Users Please Read

Looks like its working well :cry:

Author:  bob snooks (835) [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Newly registered Users Please Read

All the more reason to charge a membership fee to post :?:

Author:  dbanes [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Newly registered Users Please Read

I still think members only posting is a bad idea, it certainly put me off several clubs/car types when I was looking around for a car and club to join.

If someone is contemplating buying a GTM and joining the club surely we want them to be on the forums chatting to us so we can help them get a car and into the club.

Author:  West [ Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:05 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Newly registered Users Please Read

Right a slightly different approach,

Providing I have set it up correctly, all new users will have to have their first post verified before it is posted on the board.


Lets
See how that goes.

Neil

Author:  West [ Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Newly registered Users Please Read

well it has passed beta testing...


looks like it will make keeping the board clean a bit easier,

If your a newly registered user please be patient while we aprove your first post.

Author:  West [ Sat Sep 03, 2011 1:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Newly registered Users Please Read

Well the aproval has ment less spam has actually made it to the board, so you lot shouldnt had seen all the stuff bob and myself have seen being posted :shock:

I have just tweeked the registration screen and hopefully this will limit the number of registrations, I have added a couple of key questions to answer. :wink:

Neil

Author:  West [ Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Newly registered Users Please Read

Over the next few days Im having a clean up.

I am removing all users that have not visted the site since registration.

I have also removed members which have not been visiting in the last 6 months or so.

With all the spamming etc the member list needs a big clean up and calls for drastict clean up.


Neil

Author:  West [ Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Newly registered Users Please Read

So far so good,

Still sorting out the inactive members, If I delete anyone which I shouldnt please re register, and next time swing by and say hi to everyone. then you will not be classed as inactive :wink:

Neil

Author:  West [ Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Newly registered Users Please Read

Consider the Board Cleansed

All inactive/single visit accounts removed

Accounts which have zero posts and inactive since March 2011 removed.

Appoligies to anyone which should not have been removed, I needed to be strict with the criteria to get a cleaner member list. You should of said hi by now :wink: and been more active, but feel free to re register and say hi.

Next thing to sort is the email banned list, as with the latest changes I have been able to allow gmail accounts again for example we had lots of spam from random gmail accounts and I had to blanket ban all gmail accounts due to this.

Hopfully this will lead to an improved board for everyone :D

Neil

Author:  bob snooks (835) [ Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Newly registered Users Please Read

Thanks Neil, life seems quiet'er already 8)

Bob.

Author:  mini_mech [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 2:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Newly registered Users Please Read

Hi, just joined OC after a while looking at the forum content. Now have a Rossa that needs some TLC. Have a question about posting or PM ing. Trying to send s PM and they seem to stay in my outbox rather than appear as sent. Managed to get one out but currently have two sitting waiting?

Author:  bob snooks (835) [ Wed Aug 24, 2016 10:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Newly registered Users Please Read

Hopefully now your first post has been approved everything will work ok.

Welcome to the club.

Bob.

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