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Old 05-07-2007, 01:53 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Sign Up with your first and last name

this has been bugging me can people not read, i see alot of new members with weird names. i guess not everyone knows how to follow rules. sorry was just buggin me
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Old 05-07-2007, 09:45 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Sign Up with your first and last name

I'm just guessing here but I think they can sign up with "nicknames" ...but I don't think that necessarily means they have been "approved" to post or even view forum member only material. What's really nice, and props to Mike and "staff" is that the spammers do not get through =D> Now if I can just figure out these smiley thingies....
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Old 05-07-2007, 10:19 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I'm just guessing here but I think they can sign up with "nicknames" ...but I don't think that necessarily means they have been "approved" to post or even view forum member only material. What's really nice, and props to Mike and "staff" is that the spammers do not get through =D> ...
You are correct, Lacey. :>)
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Old 05-07-2007, 10:20 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Now if I can just figure out these smiley thingies....
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Old 05-07-2007, 02:56 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Sign Up with your first and last name

most of those weird names are bots...
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Old 05-07-2007, 04:14 PM   #6 (permalink)
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most of those weird names are bots...
What is a bot?
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Old 05-07-2007, 04:19 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Sign Up with your first and last name

bot comes from robot, an automatically made registration to spam boards etc.
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Old 05-07-2007, 04:26 PM   #8 (permalink)
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bot comes from robot, an automatically made registration to spam boards etc.
I should have guessed.
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Old 05-07-2007, 04:54 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: Sign Up with your first and last name

We do get the occasional human that cannot read but I have since tried to make it absolutely clear on the sign up that you can't sign up with nicknames. But yes most of them are bots and if they're not approved manually they cannot post or read the forum. Once in a while I go thru them all and delete them.
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Old 06-11-2007, 11:45 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: Sign Up with your first and last name

I for one am a real person, but due to safety issues, I never use my real name on the internet...you never know who is out there. You are more than welcome to ban me for it, but I'd rather remain a lurker with an odd name who occasionally says something.

Up to you though.
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