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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 11:00 AM
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Is there not anything this BB could do to stop them registering? Just soundering as we seem to be suffering from it a lot recently.
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 11:03 AM
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when i first signed up to passion ford was there 1 of them things with the squiggly numbers & letters & you have to write it in, i cant remember?

but what about a minimum post count of say 100 or 200 before your allowd to post a link?
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by smitsturbo
when i first signed up to passion ford was there 1 of them things with the squiggly numbers & letters & you have to write it in, i cant remember?

but what about a minimum post count of say 100 or 200 before your allowd to post a link?
A bit ott imo, a post count of 10 (for non gold member) would be a good idea tho maybe.
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Stu.H
Originally Posted by smitsturbo
when i first signed up to passion ford was there 1 of them things with the squiggly numbers & letters & you have to write it in, i cant remember?

but what about a minimum post count of say 100 or 200 before your allowd to post a link?
A bit ott imo, a post count of 10 (for non gold member) would be a good idea tho maybe.
Ditto that!!
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 02:20 PM
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 02:23 PM
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just make them register with a proper email account like the rsoc do, they don't seem to have problems do they. 3rd time i said this so i expect no body cares really.
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by rssteve
Blah blah blah blah blah blah 3rd time i said this so i expect no body cares really.

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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by rssteve
just make them register with a proper email account like the rsoc do, they don't seem to have problems do they. 3rd time i said this so i expect no body cares really.
The only problem then is all the poor people out there who have only got hotmail accounts canyt register


and whats it matter if spammers join dont hurt the bb and will only hurt your pc if you are daft enough to cklick the link

just inform a mod by pm if you notice one and it will get sorted
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 02:37 PM
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You think its bad here?


http://www.xrownersclub.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=8
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by R 'Dubya' D
Have they no Mods???
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by R 'Dubya' D
seems like some xroc rip off site anyway? so they deserve it,

real xroc here http://www.xroc.co.uk/index.shtml
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 04:31 PM
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we're gettint them on my local site too, think the admin has to approve the new people joining so its stopped it now, although that would be a bit of work on here lol
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 04:47 PM
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most people get an email account through there ISP. i got orange don't mean i used it as my email, well apart from registering on the RSOC
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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I agree. can't they have a "click to activate" email or that security code things when registering?
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