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Hipshot
This is not Æon!

Joined: 20 Jan 2002
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Posted: 04-16-2020 12:00 AM

I missclicked at the login panel and it said: Creating a new account is currently not possible., is that a bug or don't we let new people register here any more?

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Eraser
Cool #9

Joined: 01 Dec 2000
Posts: 44040

Posted: 04-16-2020 05:48 AM

I think raw disabled registering of new accounts because we didn't get any new visitors and a lot of spambots were registering.
If you want to create an account, maybe ask raw if he can do it for you or temporarily lift the registration ban.

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Fruity
Grunt

Joined: 26 Jun 2019
Posts: 69

Posted: 04-17-2020 10:04 AM

Exactly.
The option of creating a new account is disabled. I could not create it myself, only after talking on the IRC channel did someone from the administration enable the options temporarily. This is an understandable approach to protect SPAMBOTS

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Hipshot
This is not Æon!

Joined: 20 Jan 2002
Posts: 2205

Posted: 04-20-2020 01:26 AM

Well, there might be a better way of doing it, but I understand. But when it's like this, I suppose a lot of people won't be able to understand how to contact and who to contact.

If there's any at all that wants to register a new account here =)

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Fruity
Grunt

Joined: 26 Jun 2019
Posts: 69

Posted: 04-20-2020 05:20 PM

I agree, it could be solved differently, there are already a few ways, unless it is something else, namely a group of registered people who have set up an account and have never entered a website or forum. It is true that I know cases of forgotten passwords and sometimes after a year people come in and write something because they forgot or something else.

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shaft
Aneurysm

Joined: 10 Dec 1999
Posts: 12259

Posted: 04-22-2020 09:12 AM

Hipshot wrote:
I missclicked at the login panel and it said: Creating a new account is currently not possible., is that a bug or don't we let new people register here any more?

I disabled it 3 years ago. The tech savvy admin or site owner cant really be bothered to upgrade the forum or remake the registration page. So this is how it is.
If someone has the fortitude to make their way into IRC or discord and request an account I turn it back on for a short period.

It works and we don't have massive amounts of spam that turns a forum visit into a chore. /shrug

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raw
The fuct one!

Joined: 16 Nov 1999
Posts: 34645

Posted: 08-28-2020 11:32 AM

Eraser wrote:
I think raw disabled registering of new accounts because we didn't get any new visitors and a lot of spambots were registering.
If you want to create an account, maybe ask raw if he can do it for you or temporarily lift the registration ban.

Wasn’t me. I think DooMer takes care of this place these days. I’ve been out of things for a while now.

Happy to help any way I can.

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CZghost
The hell good boy

Joined: 22 Jun 2011
Posts: 1900

Posted: 04-13-2021 01:51 AM

Uhm, do you guys know what CAPTCHA is? As simple as simply put reCAPTCHA on the registration would be better solution. Yes, that would require installing a plugin, but I'm sure you'll be able to find one for phpBB.

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I missclicked at the login panel and it said: Creating a new account is currently not possible., is that a bug or don't we let new people register here any more?

I think raw disabled registering of new accounts because we didn't get any new visitors and a lot of spambots were registering.If you want to create an account, maybe ask raw if he can do it for you or temporarily lift the registration ban.

Exactly.The option of creating a new account is disabled. I could not create it myself, only after talking on the IRC channel did someone from the administration enable the options temporarily. This is an understandable approach to protect SPAMBOTS

Well, there might be a better way of doing it, but I understand. But when it's like this, I suppose a lot of people won't be able to understand how to contact and who to contact. If there's any at all that wants to register a new account here =)

Uhm, do you guys know what CAPTCHA is? As simple as simply put reCAPTCHA on the registration would be better solution. Yes, that would require installing a plugin, but I'm sure you'll be able to find one for phpBB.

I think raw disabled registering of new accounts because we didn't get any new visitors and a lot of spambots were registering.
If you want to create an account, maybe ask raw if he can do it for you or temporarily lift the registration ban.

Exactly.
The option of creating a new account is disabled. I could not create it myself, only after talking on the IRC channel did someone from the administration enable the options temporarily. This is an understandable approach to protect SPAMBOTS

Well, there might be a better way of doing it, but I understand. But when it's like this, I suppose a lot of people won't be able to understand how to contact and who to contact.

If there's any at all that wants to register a new account here =)