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  • C Chris Maunder

    It's the same guy, Christian. So here's my next level of annoyance: only allow members who have validated their email address to post in the lounge. When you sign up you get an email saying "Thanks for joining: click here to confirm your address". If you are logged in and not confirmed I'll have a handy link on the relevant pages to allow you to have an email resent. The problem with this is spam blockers, over zealous network admins and some universities block our email regardless, so some people would simply be locked out. It also means that a simple Hotmail account would get around this issue. Still - the trolls make it annoying for me so I can make it annoying for them. All in favour vote 5, all against 1, and everyone else please offer alternate suggestions. cheers, Chris Maunder

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    Chris Maunder wrote:

    ...and everyone else please offer alternate suggestions.

    Send me around to visit them. I work for beer and rum and if I have enough of either I'm happy to fly economy. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So i had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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    • C Christian Graus

      I would suggest not allowing hotmail/gmail accounts to register as an additional step, as it stands, you lose some people ( as you said ), and the trolls will just create accounts for the purpose. Otherwise, got my 5. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

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      Jeremy Falcon
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      But, I'm using a Gmail account! What you trying to say? ;P Jeremy Falcon

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      • C Christian Graus

        Carl Mercier wrote:

        Many people only have web mail accounts.

        Why ? Truth be told, it's easy to find free ones that don't show up in filters, but why would anyone be online and not have an ISP, or an account through an employer, school, etc ?

        Carl Mercier wrote:

        Why not block message posting for 24 to 48 hours after signing up?

        I guess every step like this makes it hard for people who just want to use the site. Imagine finding CP, having a burning question, and finding you can ask it in two days. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

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        Vikram A Punathambekar
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        A moot point, now that Chris M has made all those changes, but anyway...

        Christian Graus wrote:

        why would anyone be online and not have an ISP, or an account through an employer, school, etc ?

        Because a lot of people in third world countries don't have PCs and the only way they can access the Internet is from public browsing centers. Cheers, Vikram.


        "When I read in books about a "base class", I figured this was the class that was at the bottom of the inheritence tree. It's the "base", right? Like the base of a pyramid." - Marc Clifton.

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        • C Christian Graus

          Carl Mercier wrote:

          Many people only have web mail accounts.

          Why ? Truth be told, it's easy to find free ones that don't show up in filters, but why would anyone be online and not have an ISP, or an account through an employer, school, etc ?

          Carl Mercier wrote:

          Why not block message posting for 24 to 48 hours after signing up?

          I guess every step like this makes it hard for people who just want to use the site. Imagine finding CP, having a burning question, and finding you can ask it in two days. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

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          Paul Watson
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          Also because people change their ISP and don't want to have to change their email address. Hotmail et al is available from anywhere too. No clients, no POP settings etc. regards, Paul Watson South Africa Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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          • C Christian Graus

            I would suggest not allowing hotmail/gmail accounts to register as an additional step, as it stands, you lose some people ( as you said ), and the trolls will just create accounts for the purpose. Otherwise, got my 5. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

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            Christian Graus wrote:

            I would suggest not allowing hotmail/gmail accounts to register as an additional step

            Erm, I use my gmail account exclusively now. Marc My website Traceract Understanding Simple Data Binding Diary Of A CEO - Preface

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