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Old 02-26-11, 12:27 PM   #1
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Question New users banned before posting...

I have noticed that some of you have been checking out user profiles of people who are banned with a zero post count, so I figured I could explain that.

Whenever a new person registers here, I do a complete background check of the user name, IP address and email address prior to allowing the first post to be made.

There is a database of known forum spammers and I check against that each time a new registration is filled out.

It's just like a finger print ID, If the new registration has been banned from other forums for spamming or just being a jerk, I am certainly not going to allow them here.

After all, when someone knocks on your door, you like to know who it is before you let them into your home, so I use that same philosophy here.

If anyone has "commited forum crimes" elswhere, we don't need them here.
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Old 02-26-11, 02:09 PM   #2
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Re: New users banned before posting...

Thank you for the hard work you do protecting the forum and keeping it "nice" for us.
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Glad to know you do this.
Probably one of the reasons we have such an amazing community here.
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Glad to know you do this.
Probably one of the reasons we have such an amazing community here.
Apart from the amazing people that is!!
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Re: New users banned before posting...

I am thinking this is a pretty full time job for Wayne. But he does keep it clean around here and is to be commended.
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Old 02-26-11, 04:03 PM   #6
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Re: New users banned before posting...

You're one of the ones I noticed checking out the profiles Greg....
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Even better, your saving us from ourselves! I am always curious when I see users online that I don't recognize. So, occasionally I'll check to see when their join date is and if they have posted before. Maybe they have been members for a long time, and if so I like to go back and read the older posts. (There are a lot of them, and it seems the forum deteriorated at some point)
I'm glad you use your powers for good and not evil Wayne!
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Re: New users banned before posting...

I do think I freaked out a new member yesterday though... I was reading her facebook page before she finished her first post.
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I do think I freaked out a new member yesterday though... I was reading her facebook page before she finished her first post.
LOL Your a web Ninja Wayne!
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I'm glad you use your powers for good and not evil Wayne!
I second this c: I know too many people have cracked under the possession of said 'powers'... and those people I generally grew to hate over time since I'm usually a victim in their rampage. ;c
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I do think I freaked out a new member yesterday though... I was reading her facebook page before she finished her first post.
Wayne "Cyberstalker" Infernalis strikes again!!!
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No not really Rob, I just typed the screen name into Google and the facebook page was the number one result.
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I do think I freaked out a new member yesterday though... I was reading her facebook page before she finished her first post.
LOL nice! I'm guessing you've seen my facebook, as well?... You know what, I need to add you all to my facebook D: ... lol~
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Thanks for keeping us "clean," Wayne. I really appreciate it!
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How about a SSnakess facebook page?? We can keep up with each other there as well?
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