best to start this elsewhere, as I pointed out before, members birthdays are only listed for people not logged in.
Also a 20s timer for people to agree about posting rules (when they can't post anyway) before they even view the forum is a bit absurd.
I know the whole point was to lock the forums down tightly against spammers, many large forums have good security and many mods to keep that stuff away, any many small forums do get to be a spammers paradise, so I understand the owners intent.
But I think it's a bit ridiculous here, can't even view the forum without a 20s timer, many new members can't join and when they do, can't post.
Like I said, I understand the intent and have seen forums with a lot of spammers, but maybe relax it a little (for a start, anyone should be able to view the forum without a t&c checkbox and 20s timer), and maybe anyone joining should post unmoderated (but no links allowed). Then if it gets bad with spammers maybe go back to all new posts moderated?
I think it's hard to entice new people with the current set up.
Like I said, I have seen how bad it gets in other forums, but with a couple of mods to delete stuff, the average new member has an easier time joining and posting and most people shouldn't notice the spammers.
Yeah I'm sick of them too, self employed here, spam emails every day, auto dialers and scum of society calling my mobile every day, but i think you set the bar too high for ease of use.
Also a 20s timer for people to agree about posting rules (when they can't post anyway) before they even view the forum is a bit absurd.
I know the whole point was to lock the forums down tightly against spammers, many large forums have good security and many mods to keep that stuff away, any many small forums do get to be a spammers paradise, so I understand the owners intent.
But I think it's a bit ridiculous here, can't even view the forum without a 20s timer, many new members can't join and when they do, can't post.
Like I said, I understand the intent and have seen forums with a lot of spammers, but maybe relax it a little (for a start, anyone should be able to view the forum without a t&c checkbox and 20s timer), and maybe anyone joining should post unmoderated (but no links allowed). Then if it gets bad with spammers maybe go back to all new posts moderated?
I think it's hard to entice new people with the current set up.
Like I said, I have seen how bad it gets in other forums, but with a couple of mods to delete stuff, the average new member has an easier time joining and posting and most people shouldn't notice the spammers.
Yeah I'm sick of them too, self employed here, spam emails every day, auto dialers and scum of society calling my mobile every day, but i think you set the bar too high for ease of use.
