RE: New Member Registration Request...
02-15-2018, 08:35 AM (This post was last modified: 02-15-2018, 08:50 AM by Bob Schroeck.)
02-15-2018, 08:35 AM (This post was last modified: 02-15-2018, 08:50 AM by Bob Schroeck.)
We seem to have entered a new spammer season; the last few days I've regularly seen 10 or more guests on the board and many of them pinged on StopForumSpam's IPcheck as known spammers.
I worry a bit because it's inevitable that a few will get past the security questions by chance. I have someone in the queue this morning who got to the "new user notification" stage; he passed a basic Google check, and I've sent the "hi! please reply!" email and am waiting for them to reply, but he's got such a tiny online profile I don't know whether to expect him to be a spammer or to be genuine.
On the subject of online profiles... A couple days ago I skipped the email and approved a new user -- "aku" -- whom Google revealed to be a relatively prominent programmer, Andreas Kupries. But I'm getting a little concerned since he's made several visits since I approved him but has yet to post or respond to anything. There's nothing wrong with lurking, but I get a little paranoid. I suppose I should run up a "welcome" message and see if he replies.
EDIT: And I just realized that the board automatically announces our "new user" regardless of whether he's been approved or not. I think I might bring that up at the MyBB site as a bit of a bug.
I worry a bit because it's inevitable that a few will get past the security questions by chance. I have someone in the queue this morning who got to the "new user notification" stage; he passed a basic Google check, and I've sent the "hi! please reply!" email and am waiting for them to reply, but he's got such a tiny online profile I don't know whether to expect him to be a spammer or to be genuine.
On the subject of online profiles... A couple days ago I skipped the email and approved a new user -- "aku" -- whom Google revealed to be a relatively prominent programmer, Andreas Kupries. But I'm getting a little concerned since he's made several visits since I approved him but has yet to post or respond to anything. There's nothing wrong with lurking, but I get a little paranoid. I suppose I should run up a "welcome" message and see if he replies.
EDIT: And I just realized that the board automatically announces our "new user" regardless of whether he's been approved or not. I think I might bring that up at the MyBB site as a bit of a bug.
-- Bob
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I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been
called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....