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| Arseen:
Could the change I suggested in mod's lair and in PM be tried? The one about activation... |
| Mert:
I'm guessing you're talking about some sort of membership by approval scheme where an admin has to activate your account manually. I generally dislike and disagree with such a setup, as I think it discourages new members, but I'm not particularly opposed if it only prevents registrants from posting on the forums and doesn't interfere with downloading covers. Having to register to download covers is a minor annoyance, but it's acceptable since it only takes a minute. Having to wait an unspecified amount of time until an admin (busy people with better things to do) finds time to authenticate your account would be infuriating. |
| AppleQueso:
with the absolutely insane number of bot registrations I can't imagine admin approval of new account would be at all feasible. |
| Arseen:
Correct you be. And as it seems spammers get their activation e-mails and real user seem to have problem getting them, the harm would not be big. And I have time, and ignoring/and deleting clear spammers before activation is easier than picking them from forum. |
| AppleQueso:
How exactly would you differentiate spammer accounts from real users before they post? |
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