Scheduled Forum Maintenance on 12/01/2006 - please read
 

Ladies and gentlemen,

As you know, our board has been experiencing a bit of a problem with spam. We’d like to re-assure you we’re fighting back – the game is on!! ;)

Overly simplified, I am what you would call a “computer guy”. I have a lot of experience working with networks, servers, web & database technologies. I am happy to try to help WCW / BWE.

We have already done several things to fight spam. More action is needed that may potentially impact you, so we would like to give you a heads up.

On 12/01/2006, the following maintenance will take place:

1. All accounts that have 0 posts (no posts) will be deleted.

BWE/WCW has nothing against “lurkers”, but about 99% of 3400+ accounts with 0 posts are spammers. We have no way to differentiate between the two.

If you never posted and would rather avoid the hassle of having to re-register on the board, just post something… Reply to this thread, say "nice fish" or "nice day" on any report, whatever. Otherwise, please be advised that you will have to re-register.

If you posted at least once, you have nothing to worry about. No action is required on your part – your account won’t be impacted.

2. The URL link for the board (forum) will be changing.

Web site URL stays the same, only the path to forum will be changing. The URL link change will impact everyone, regardless of number of posts.

If you have the direct URL bookmarked, you may not be able to access the board. All you will need to do is go to http://www.bigwatersedge.com , and then click on “Messages” button. You can than bookmark the new link.

Thanks for your patience, cooperation and understanding!!!

WCW/BWE Team & Lamb Tech Support Team :)

Thanks for the notice, and your help with my ghetto website!!! :D

Fro,

for you - it's always a pleasure... Now I don't know about basura pension reform... :lol:

you are the IT man
 

Happy New Year

Thanks

Can you change the registration process to make it harder for spammers to get access? I've noticed that some of the other kayak fishing websites have those visual recognition features that prevent automated registration. Is that being looked at, or is it cost-prohibitive? I'm in favor of anything that you can do to get rid of the spammers. Thanks.

That’s one of the original problems – for a long time, the board was configured NOT to require account activation + phpBB versions were not kept up to date. That’s how we got a ton of these spammers to hop on board. We do have that in place now, we’re running the latest and the greatest. We have to clean up the ones that "made it in". ;)

Thanks for the feedback, that is greatly appreciated.

PLease feel free to chip in if you have any suggestions.
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Thanks for the support Adi, you make the internet a better place for all of us :wink:

Keep me on. Peter

I passed all 34 levels of BrickBreaker on my BlackBerry.

Nice fish.

Fro
 

I miss you Fro!!!

Whatever you can do to block the spammers is fine by me :D

Right on, Adi.

Final call... :cyclopsani:

12/01 is around the corner.

Kill 'em all, let google sort 'em out! :bom:

cooooooooooooooool

Flush'em. :ncool:

Just in case... :roll: