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« Reply #20 on: August 22, 2013, 05:19:28 PM »



With regard to the spammers, is it not possible to include one of those 'verifiers' that require potential members to copy displayed numbers and letters, thereby proving that they are a real person?

As for the person who faked their death, I don't understand why someone would do that. Incredible!
Could be wrong in this but I think spammers have even managed to evade those 'captcha' verifiers. I seem to see more and more security questions now.
There is a 'catcha', but like I said it's done by rooms full of low paid workers, who sell lists of logons to Spammers.
However they don't read the instructions, like using a real name.

We could check the IP for every application, but even that's not 100%, because they often use US proxies.

Generally if the user name isn't pronounceable or the email address has more that one full stop, it's rejected. That at least gets the hundreds a day down to tens.

eg. in the last 90 minutes:
The only one I checked was 'timberlandhi' which was in China. Luckily admins have a 'Reject All' button.

22530   ad6nami7ez    cute.m.itash.ab.oltman@gmail.com   110.85.68.215   Today at 03:38:30 PM   
22531   qs0linlin94    w.him.s.icalfxpn@gmail.com   120.33.216.78   Today at 03:41:08 PM   
22532   s7pshngs8    whim.s.icalfxpn@gmail.com   120.33.216.78   Today at 03:46:05 PM   
22533   resvi70lyg    o.bn.o.x.io.u.s.tptq@gmail.com   175.44.56.61   Today at 04:09:37 PM   
22534   luckywwmbviv    n.i.c.k.hmn.8@gmail.com   120.43.25.135   Today at 04:11:10 PM   
22535   up5nami0ce    c.ut.e.mi.tash.ab.oltman@gmail.com   110.85.68.215   Today at 04:12:30 PM   
22536   timberlandhi    surpassinf@gmail.com   110.84.30.245   Today at 04:19:29 PM   
22537   resvi57oci    obno.x.i.oustptq@gmail.com   175.44.56.61   Today at 04:26:46 PM   
22538   ic7linlin70    w.h.i.ms.icalfxpn@gmail.com   120.33.216.78   Today at 04:34:04 PM   
22539   resvi05mzy    o.bn.oxi.oustptq@gmail.com   175.44.56.61   Today at 04:44:21 PM   
22540   resvi69nxj    obn.o.x.i.ous.tptq@gmail.com   175.44.56.61   Today at 04:53:48 PM   
22541   m0sshngs1    wh.i.ms.icalfxpn@gmail.com   120.33.216.78   Today at 05:07:05 PM
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« Reply #21 on: August 22, 2013, 06:08:25 PM »

You should make new members list every member of Fairport, that should keep it quiet in here  Grin
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« Reply #22 on: August 22, 2013, 06:56:02 PM »

Bottom line - rules is rules, here I wold accept they are kindly and well meant for everyone's good. Keep to within a gnats whisker of the rules OK, if not .... Well you know ...
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« Reply #23 on: August 22, 2013, 10:34:05 PM »

Sorry, had to remove a few posts, because they were starting to name names and this is a public area of the board.
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« Reply #24 on: August 22, 2013, 11:20:30 PM »


Sorry, had to remove a few posts, because they were starting to name names and this is a public area of the board.


I only named my own name, and I was dead at the time.   Undecided

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« Reply #25 on: August 23, 2013, 05:04:09 PM »

Was that for tax reasons?  Wink

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« Reply #26 on: August 25, 2013, 07:27:50 PM »


You should make new members list every member of Fairport, that should keep it quiet in here  Grin


Sometimes members of Fairport baulk at that one  Shocked
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« Reply #27 on: September 27, 2013, 09:56:19 AM »

Ooh,my avatar has vanished .
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« Reply #28 on: September 27, 2013, 11:31:49 AM »


Ooh,my avatar has vanished .

That would be because the link was broken. Most likely because it was hot-linked to Photobucket and they don't like it.
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« Reply #29 on: September 27, 2013, 02:07:51 PM »



Ooh,my avatar has vanished .

That would be because the link was broken. Most likely because it was hot-linked to Photobucket and they don't like it.
      That was the way I did it.  Any suggestions?
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« Reply #30 on: September 27, 2013, 03:43:00 PM »




Ooh,my avatar has vanished .

That would be because the link was broken. Most likely because it was hot-linked to Photobucket and they don't like it.
      That was the way I did it.  Any suggestions?


Take a look at the first page of this topic and the first post has a link telling you how to post your picture  Grin
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« Reply #31 on: September 27, 2013, 05:41:46 PM »

Thanks  Judy  Smiley  
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« Reply #32 on: March 12, 2014, 06:46:54 AM »

Hello I was a member of the forum a few years ago as alisoncx but having changed lifestyle and sold the bike I thought I should change my handle on TAW to avoid the predictably inevitable motorbike conversation.  However, in order to retain some thread of continuity for the present and facilitate a jump back in where I left off, I wondered if I could use my old avatar so people know who I am - what say you Colin is this feasible please?
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« Reply #33 on: March 12, 2014, 07:51:17 AM »

Hi Alison
It should be possible I think.. Just go to the first page of this topic and follow the link Colin's put there. Send him whatever pic you want to use and he will sort it out..  Grin
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« Reply #34 on: March 12, 2014, 08:39:45 AM »


I wondered if I could use my old avatar so people know who I am - what say you Colin is this feasible please?

All done.
Fortunately you hadn't deleted the old avatar and it was hosted here.
 
I looked up your old profile and copied the avatar link address.
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« Reply #35 on: July 29, 2014, 10:47:49 PM »



I wondered if I could use my old avatar so people know who I am - what say you Colin is this feasible please?

All done.
Fortunately you hadn't deleted the old avatar and it was hosted here.
 
I looked up your old profile and copied the avatar link address.


Thanks Colin you are a gent and a scholar.  I am now back on line and wondering what state the tent is in.  Now how about upgrading my status from newbie?
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« Reply #36 on: November 05, 2014, 10:47:30 AM »

I've just updated all of the avatars I've been sent.

However a couple of them didn't match user names. So if your avatar isn't up to date, please say.
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« Reply #37 on: November 05, 2014, 05:45:15 PM »

That bloke with the parrot; do I know 'im?
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« Reply #38 on: August 31, 2016, 07:42:01 PM »

I must say that Andy looks very dapper in his new pic.  Nice tifer, sir!

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« Reply #39 on: August 31, 2016, 10:45:45 PM »


I must say that Andy looks very dapper in his new pic.  Nice tifer, sir!

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