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Re: Spammers vs new members
« Reply #30 on: 2013-04-18, 03:10:45 »

Sure thing, glad to help. :)
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Re: Spammers vs new members
« Reply #31 on: 2013-04-18, 05:58:17 »
thank you Sir Edward  :D

btw I just saw a youtube video by chance of you and Sir Brian praciticing longsword.  Well done to both of you, very good.  That five shot parried set was especially pretty!
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Re: Spammers vs new members
« Reply #32 on: 2013-04-18, 07:52:57 »
Yeah it feels like we kind of know what we are doing when we get those good exchanges. :)
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Re: Spammers vs new members
« Reply #33 on: 2013-12-11, 16:55:05 »

We've started getting a few junk accounts signing up again, so I'm trying a new CAPTCHA on the registration page. It's a 3rd party one, that involves assembling puzzle pieces. I'm using the free version right now, but if it works well, I can always upgrade to the paid version later (which allows for more customization and rebranding).
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Re: Spammers vs new members
« Reply #34 on: 2013-12-13, 05:46:51 »
Just let me at em! I'll slay each of these fowl spammers! I'll put them in shackles!
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Re: Spammers vs new members
« Reply #35 on: 2013-12-16, 15:58:34 »
There was a post on the DoK FB group that had an idea. It was essentially adding a checkbox that says "if you check this box, you can not register" and leave it unchecked by default. Some of the spam-bots will automatically check uniquely named check boxes, so it will check it, then instantly fail registration without troubling you with a junk account.

I have no access to any code whatsoever for DoK, only the admin control panel thing, but since you have full code access for here, figured I'd mention it.
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Re: Spammers vs new members
« Reply #36 on: 2013-12-16, 21:29:16 »

That's a pretty clever idea. I might have to think about that.
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