Recent content by Steve Freides

Do you find having a dedicated off-topic section adds value to your forum? We've had requests for it and are considering it. Our forum is free to all our users; we see it as a community builder. The question is whether adding an off-topic section enhances the building of our community...

To clarify, it looks like I get both choices. This is from my approval queue, where it flagged someone as StopForumSpam matched (username: 24, ip: 4) I don't think I've ever manually used Reject, I just use Spam Clean. -S-

IOW, rejected before their request to join gets to my moderation queue? Right now, I get the option to approve or ban such people or so I thought. Thank you. -S-

I am trying to understand what a user state of Rejected means, as opposed to a user who is Banned. Background: I am poking around at new registrations on our forum for the month of March, 2024. No one is both Rejected and Banned. My approval queue shows people who, if they've been reported...

Thanks. Will try that now. Appreciate the help. -S-

This would be: forum_name/community/admin.php?options/groups/usersAndRegistration/ then where it says Username Registration then Username Match Regular Expression is that right? If so, mine is now blank and you're suggesting I can enter the string you've suggested? Just want to confirm...

It's not English words that concern me, it's a non-Latin alphabet. "bimblas72" is something I can at least read. -S-

That's what I did. My issue is that this didn't run through my approval queue because of the username - I would like usernames that aren't in the Latin alphabet to show up for approval - that would be one solution for me. Again, my issue isn't with the username itself, just that I don't want...

How can I prevent, e.g., someone from registering as a user with a username that's in a foreign language? I just had that happen? I noticed only because they contacted me about something else. Thanks. -S-

I moderate our forum and would like to know how other moderators/admins handle people creating usernames, thread titles, and posting in languages you don't speak. We already have a rule that people must post in English - our company is based in the US and the only language all the moderators...

Awesome - thanks very much. -S-

What add-on? It sounds like you're assuming I have it. I found this mentioned earlier - is that what we're talking about: s9e/MediaSites Link for this, anyone? Thanks very much, everyone. -S-

I found this thread: https://www.strongfirst.com/community/threads/how-much-running-can-you-do-while-gaining-muscle.25506/post-514339 is busted for me. Without reviewing the entire 107-page thread, I'm hoping someone will be kind enough to tell me how to fix this. NB: I administer the...

I vary it from time to time - I currently approve the first 3 posts manually. -S-

We explain it in our FAQ as what it is, an anti-spam measure. Our content is what drives people to our forum. Someone who can't understand that and isn't willing to put up with it is someone we will do without. -S-