Post by Paul Vanezis on Jun 25, 2012 11:21:16 GMT
Dear All,
Over the past few days there have been a series of reported posts (by a single newly registered member) of a series of posts by various others whinging about him. Obviously all are entirely related; we usually only get that number of reported posts in an entire year.
The affected threads have either been edited or deleted and he has been banned.
I have also decided to pare down the member list, removing around a third of registered members. Most of these are member names that do not conform to the new rules and have zero posts. However, some are because the members have failed email verification (the addresses are no longer valid) and others could be a result of finger trouble by me. If you suddenly can no longer log onto the site, you could be inputting your details incorrectly, your account may have been deleted because your username no longer conforms to the rules, or it is a mistake. In the case of the latter two examples, you must re-register with a valid email address and your real name. Your older posts will still be present but not related to your new username.
Do not register with a single christian or surname. We would prefer you used two names and not a letter for a christian name, so for example MChapman would be fine, MikeC or just plain Mike or Mikey would not and the account would be deleted. We prefer MikeChapman.
Handles of your favourite characters from film, tv, pop or other cultural references are not allowed, nor are nicknames.
I have left some usernames which do breach the rules; I will be looking at these more closely in the next few days, but most are established members who do not post rubbish.
Any problems contact me directly.
Paul
Over the past few days there have been a series of reported posts (by a single newly registered member) of a series of posts by various others whinging about him. Obviously all are entirely related; we usually only get that number of reported posts in an entire year.
The affected threads have either been edited or deleted and he has been banned.
I have also decided to pare down the member list, removing around a third of registered members. Most of these are member names that do not conform to the new rules and have zero posts. However, some are because the members have failed email verification (the addresses are no longer valid) and others could be a result of finger trouble by me. If you suddenly can no longer log onto the site, you could be inputting your details incorrectly, your account may have been deleted because your username no longer conforms to the rules, or it is a mistake. In the case of the latter two examples, you must re-register with a valid email address and your real name. Your older posts will still be present but not related to your new username.
Do not register with a single christian or surname. We would prefer you used two names and not a letter for a christian name, so for example MChapman would be fine, MikeC or just plain Mike or Mikey would not and the account would be deleted. We prefer MikeChapman.
Handles of your favourite characters from film, tv, pop or other cultural references are not allowed, nor are nicknames.
I have left some usernames which do breach the rules; I will be looking at these more closely in the next few days, but most are established members who do not post rubbish.
Any problems contact me directly.
Paul