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GENERAL => Site and club discussion => Topic started by: sheepdog on April 25, 2010, 03:53:50 PM
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A few of the new members and staff noticed, but I forgot to mention this...
If you are awaiting email confirmation or you are banned, you can no longer send private messages. There is a forum you will see if you fall into this group that will allow you to message the staff.
Second...
All free web based email providers have been banned.
No longer can Yahoo, Gmail, or MSN email be used to register for this site. If you have to change your email these also will not work (if you already are using it, you are fine). And it's not just those three, a WIDE variety of them have been blocked. I admit not every free email provider is blocked, that is impossible, but a lot have.
So why did I do this?
Well for one it keep out the general riff raff who just want to cause trouble, but mostly it blocks spammers. This is VERY effective at reducing their numbers. Which is a problem, the more you lock down a site to stop them, the harder it is for normal users to get in as well. We encourage you to use your home, work, or school email. If you know someone is having problems registering, please let one of the staff know.
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Thread locked so that we don't get any spam in here...