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This is not Æon!
This is not Æon!
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PostPosted: 04-16-2020 12:00 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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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Cool #9
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PostPosted: 04-16-2020 05:48 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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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Grunt
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PostPosted: 04-17-2020 10:04 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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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This is not Æon!
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PostPosted: 04-20-2020 01:26 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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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Grunt
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PostPosted: 04-20-2020 05:20 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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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Aneurysm
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PostPosted: 04-22-2020 09:12 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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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The fuct one!
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PostPosted: 08-28-2020 11:32 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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.


:shrug: 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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The hell good boy
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PostPosted: 04-13-2021 01:51 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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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