Recent content by FTL

Oh definitely a balancing act and I've had a few registrations this year of actual members with very few spammers getting through and sitting in the approval queue, like perhaps just one or two. I don't want to go into the specifics of the anti-spam settings I use in case it tips them off, but...

Maybe, but I'm not too convinced by it as it's not hard for a legitimate person to register there. I'll register a test account to see what the experience is like as I haven't done it in years now. Thing is, I don't wanna let a bunch of spammers in too easily, or I'm forever checking and...

You get a sad face Like as I fear that you're unfortunately right and the highlighted bit is the core of it. Look, my forum never took off all that well and now it's dropping further, with the handful of regulars, such as they were, posting much less than before. Very frustrating, I tell you...

@Jeremy P That would sound like a plan. This more modular approach is analogous to hardware drivers on Windows. If a bug or improvement is needed in that area, only the driver is updated, not the core Windows code. Or, if there's a new model graphics card released, again, only the graphics...

Agreed. The point of this type of forum is to be able to easily create proper long form posts with formatting and pictures. Hamstringing it for mobile isn't the way to go. Mobile should have its own dedicated interface, which it does and it's amazing how you can achieve almost the same results...

+1 on that. A useless account cluttering up the system. There was a one a while back which hadn't logged in for about two weeks, so I deleted it and waited to see if it registered again. Nope, never saw them again. Thanks for cluttering up my forum, dipshts. Thanks for the heads up on your...

I'm thinking of doing something similar. How long do you wait before purging? I do wonder why people bother to register only to never log in again. It's annoying and I wonder if they're simply dormant spammers.

That sounds like quite the challenge and headache of an undertaking, one that most people don't realise. I wish I was a developer and have the chance of joining your team to help speed up development. Thankfully, most of us are not so disaffected, so appreciate as much comms as possible. Sure...

Yes indeed, Linux and Apache is a great combination. However, I used it to minimise my learning curve for hosting a website (I started from scratch, literally knowing nothing about it) since it's got a good GUI for almost everything. While I'm pretty familiar with a command line from my time...

Thanks for the update. It really helps to know why the project is delayed like it is. Such a lot of work and things changing mid flight to keep track of. Look forward to 2.4. It'll be especially easy to upgrade for us Cloud customers as it will just work on the server. Will be interesting to...

I'd forgotten that we had. 🤦‍♂️ Just checked and can see them there. I still think there might be the odd one or two before release, perhaps. Yes, that new editor sounds interesting. We're not so diametrically opposed here. Yeah, bigger changes generally mean more pain, true. If I remember...

Well, you're making an assumption there. XF said they want to introduce "quality of life" features into 2.4 for users and staff alike, so it might actually make the software easier and more pleasant to use rather than more difficult. I therefore wouldn't judge it until it's released, or at least...

I know this might sound obvious, but from your question it's not clear if new accounts sit in the approval queue before being allowed to post, or not. If not, then I strongly suggest doing so. Judging by the volume of spam you're getting, you and your mods would have your work cut out to...

That's great. Would you mind giving us an idea of how he did it? :)

Have you checked the obvious: config settings in the ACP and / or user preferences? Assuming they're correct and you don't get the answer here, I suggest logging a ticket for this. Also, are you running the latest 2.3.6 and recent versions of the database and PHP?