Unregistered User Posts Temporarily Disabled

Bob Russell · 10-18-2005, 04:26 PM

Our apologies to all of our unregistered MobileRead visitors who enjoy participating in our discussions in the general chat forum. For the time being, we have been forced to disable posting unless you are registered because we are being overrun by spam. One bad apple can cause all of us some slight inconveniences. We ask you to understand that this was not our desire, but it was forced upon us, at least for the moment. In the meantime, please consider registering and participating in the discussions! It just takes a moment, and is very simple and non-intrusive. Thank you for your patience!

Zire · 10-18-2005, 10:02 PM

Down with spam and I agree...

Chaos · 10-19-2005, 01:06 AM

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.

gadgetguru · 10-20-2005, 11:38 AM

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)...

cbarnett · 10-20-2005, 07:38 PM

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.

Alexander Turcic · 10-21-2005, 05:06 AM

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.

10-18-2005, 04:26 PM	#1
Bob Russell Gadget Fan Posts: 5,217 Karma: 545637 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad, Droid Charge	Unregistered User Posts Temporarily Disabled Our apologies to all of our unregistered MobileRead visitors who enjoy participating in our discussions in the general chat forum. For the time being, we have been forced to disable posting unless you are registered because we are being overrun by spam. One bad apple can cause all of us some slight inconveniences. We ask you to understand that this was not our desire, but it was forced upon us, at least for the moment. In the meantime, please consider registering and participating in the discussions! It just takes a moment, and is very simple and non-intrusive. Thank you for your patience!

10-20-2005, 11:38 AM	#4
gadgetguru Addict Posts: 214 Karma: 6370 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Asia Device: Tungsten T5	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)... __________________

10-20-2005, 07:38 PM	#5
cbarnett MR prodigal son Posts: 1,084 Karma: 1083739 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Australia Device: Galaxy Note, Nexus7	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. __________________ Craig Barnett "Abort or Retry, there is no Ignore..." - Yoda DOS

10-21-2005, 05:06 AM	#6
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 16,251 Karma: 3572626 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Sony PRS-650	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. __________________ Follow MR on Twitter

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10-18-2005, 10:02 PM	#2
Zire Fanatic Posts: 522 Karma: 14050 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Astoria, NY Device: Zire 71	Down with spam and I agree...

10-19-2005, 01:06 AM	#3
Chaos Evangelist Posts: 418 Karma: 281 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Device: Assorted older devices	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.

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