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Title: Welcome back! Post by: Charles LePage @ ComicList on September 17, 2006, 10:29:15 AM Welcome back from what appears to have been a one day suspension by my web host. The site and board were locked down by them due to people registering with phony email addresses. Previously, the board was set up to make new members click on a link in an email to register. When that allowed someone to register and spam a majority of the people here, it was changed so that a moderator had to personally approve a new member. Unfortunately, that allowed 2 people in a row create memberships with phony email addresses, which caused the "welcome" emails to bounce.
I'm going to contact my web host by phone tomorrow to see if I can reach a flesh and blood person, to resolve the AUP violations they keep complaining about. In the meantime, until Joe, Billy and I can work out the best way to resolve the problems we are seeing with new memberships, there will be no new memberships. I apologize for the downtime and the spam, and I thank you for your contributions and patience. Title: Re: Welcome back! Post by: Rocker on September 17, 2006, 01:47:05 PM Thanks Charles !
Great to see the site back online... It sure has been boring to surf the blueboard for some BBs-discussions.... ::) Title: Re: Welcome back! Post by: smile-holland on September 19, 2006, 12:46:26 AM Spammers, phony email-addresses, tough webhosts.....I guess being a moderator sometimes is an ungrateful job...
I'm glad the board is still alive & kicking, despite all the troubles that have occured. Thanks, Charles (and Joe- and Billy of course!!) for doing your upmost best to keep this place as save and friendly as possible. :thumbsup |