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Down with spam and I agree...

To those who still post Unregistered... Just take the five minutes to get registered, and then you're allowed to post anywhere. And people will be able to recognize you easier, since you'll not just be another semi-random Guest. ;)

I hate those Spammers who ruins many a boards. Doesn't they got a better way to spend their time than putting put post like 'first post' or link to porn sites? Those people should either get a life or get in jail (for those advertising porn)...

Unfortunately, spam is a constant issue we're going to have to deal with. I think the distorted image for verification is the way to go, if it can be implemented without too much trouble.

Good idea. We do have CAPTCHA already in place for new member registration, but adding CAPTCHA for anonymous postings might do the trick as well.