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Main Forums => Anarchy => Topic started by: Chris on October 19, 2011, 09:33:17 PM
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As you can see, I've made the switch to the latest and greatest version of the SMF Forums. There is some work to be done in order to get the themes in order once again, and that will take some time to get straightened out.
If you notice any weird issues with the forums, please report them in this thread as I'll be checking back to identify and resolve any potential issues that there may be with the upgrade.
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Hubbawhat??
Thanks Chris, looks great! :)
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Hurts my eyes. Too bright. Hectar.
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I for one welcome our new SMF (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNaF3oMqoW8) overlords.
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Awesome. Did someone hack the site? Or was it just getting old?
At any rate; we appreciate the work, time, and money you put into this site for us. You're an awesome
cat!
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AHA!! My 10 thousandth and one post!
(apparently we can change our post count now...) :-)
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I think I remember being able to change the post counts back at SAF. Chris, you need to disable that power for the mods. Everyone knows I'm the most loquacious one here.
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Everyone knows I'm the most loquacious one here.
This is true.
*fixed*
:-)
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so...
Yay! My 9704th post! I'm almost caught up to pbsaurus!
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whoa dude bright... 8-) need shades...
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I posted this elsewhere before seeing this thread but..
nice look Chris, thanks for maintaining this place
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I posted this elsewhere before seeing this thread but..
nice look Chris, thanks for maintaining this place
This.
Chris == Awesome.
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Ooh, I like the new banning interface. 8-)
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This looks pretty slick! ty for upgrade, Chris!
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Thanks for the upgrade there, Chris!
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Is there any way to make it so that we can modify posts that have been deleted? Can bots still get to those posts? I always try to edit out the links before deleting the spam posts but sometimes I forget and it's a real hassle to un-deleted it, edit it and then re-delete it.
For those of you who don't know why I'd want to edit deleted posts...the moderators can see deleted posts. So I figure bots can still see them too and I don't want the links to still be there for the spammers.
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It is a bit bright, but it looks good. Can't wait for the themes, maybe one like this but much MUCH darker.
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Heh, I see the spammer trap hasn't been installed yet, huh? :)
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Yeah, I noticed that.
BTW, I clicked on that post when it was still in Flamer's Corner, and tried to reply to it with something appropriate, and got a big fat YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO POST REPLIES IN THIS FORUM and I'm like WHAT THE DOUBLE YOU EFF!
After a moment I realized you had balleeted it a moment before.
FWIW, I don't think the spamcatcher would've caught this guy anyway.
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And it looks like we're in for a ride until the spammer trap is back.
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Indeed.
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So it begins.
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For the time being, I have actually disabled new member registrations until I can install the SPAM mod to prevent spammers from registering. I figured it would be best that way.
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For the time being, I have actually disabled new member registrations until I can install the SPAM mod to prevent spammers from registering. I figured it would be best that way.
Oh yeah, good call. I was expecting this morning to be something along the lines of Custer's Last Stand...
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Oh, good, I can put the gatling back in the wood shed.
For now.
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What do y'all think about putting a requirement somewhere in the TOS that anyone wishing to become a member email any mod or admin a copy of their intro post. When we get said email, we'll know its a real person who 1. read the TOS, and 2. actually wishes to become a member - enough to pick a mod and email us.
Just an idea. I haven't 'woodshedded' it yet, so have at it.
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We should try it.
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Seems like we get a manageable number of real applicants anyway, so I dont think it would be overwhelming.
Everyone else just gets rejected automatically.
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Then I have to put a real email address in my profile? I wonder what's in there now...
edit: Oh, that's real. Just not often checked. I can make a forward filter.
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So... We're going to detect spammers by giving spammers our email addresses?
Maybe we should set up a hotmail account that we can all check, and delete it if it gets out of hand.
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I shoulda had a V8.
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I didn't read the TOS.
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So... We're going to detect spammers by giving spammers our email addresses?
Um... no. The email addresses are already there; and we'd be telling people (in the TOS) to send a mod a copy of their intro. If spammers haven't found and used our emails by now; why would they if we put that in the TOS? We aren't giving spammers anything. Not sure how you got that.
I didn't read the TOS.
You're already a member.
We don't have to do it. It was just an idea. We've only gotten a few real people who actually wanted to sign up in the past few years anyway, and almost all of those are already gone (except the cool ones like Wunderkind). I figured since we make a big deal of reading the TOS; that would be a good place to put an instruction for potential real members. If they read it and send us an email; we can be pretty certain it's a real person interested in joining rather than a spammer or bot, or someone just looking to post "HELP ME!" and then disappear.
We can certainly use a different, single email address checked by all. I just figured since our profiles have email addys for members already, it would be sensible to just use those. But I'm game for whatever; to include ditching the idea entirely.
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TOS?
Tasty Occipital Sausage
Totally Obstinate Shrews
Tactfully Ordinary Spinster?
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Tactically Observant Spaghetti
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Taste Our Sphincters
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Taste Our Sphincters
:-o