Users removed...

[Lightfoot]

...here is the list of the users I purged from the forums for registering a fraudulent account or never logging in:

Mihockey, Masikasodi, Tiktokmozu, Basara008, GordonCole, DON_VEGA, midstream, Namtarnsky, jacksonr81, Lipsett, AvBruireGuddy, Mariazef, Craigbem, RandyDoope, Mauriceawabs, WandaBiz, petroffivanofff, Mariospelt,pido, vomeSlek, oajeGar, JacobSon, WalterFef, MyfamilyOr, Michaeljulky, agrohimgvi

If you see your name on this list and have been removed in error please e-mail the site administrator directly from a non-.ru address.

Thanks!

[Wayek]

never heard of or seen any of those guys...

[Lightfoot]

I put a unilateral ban on @bxox.info email addresses, as well as the subnet WandaBiz was registering from...

...couple that with changing the security question an I'm pretty sure we're going to be 'bot free for a while...or not.

[Wayek]

I was just racing with Google[bot] a few minutes ago

[Lightfoot]

That guy is fast...but not as fast as Yahoo! [BOT]...

[Wayek]

[Bot] gang is making a comeback

[Lightfoot]

Hi kids, I just removed another 30+ registrations that rolled in over the weekend while I was out of town...

...now since we've got a custom countermeasure in place I'm sure we're going to find the answer to our anti-bot question posted on Yandex somewhere...but not to worry.

I've deleted them all and will start banning full subnets from the offenders country.



So, if you're a real person that tried to register with an eerily randomly generated name and a bunk e-mail address please feel free to resubmit your registration.

Thanks!

PS - 94.46.223.* just got banned...255 is a small step. Anyone want to shoot for 65025?