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Hi All,
Just wanted to let you know that the forum is now private, meaning you need to be a registered member in order to see content. This was talked about way earlier when the site was officially started, but I think it does make sense now to make it private due to all the random lurkers with bad intent that are here to just create problems, steal info and harass people.
For new members that are trying to join, they need to be vouched for by another member here or prove a case that they are legit and are here with good intent (contributors or looking for help). There will be some other minor changes, but business as usual as you probably saw already. Other than that all of the same active members and contributors will still remain (thank you)....if you get my point.
Since going private, I have 18 newly registered members in queue. If one of your friends are trying to join, send me a PM with the username they registered with and I will accept them given you think they are credible.
Lastly, I think going private makes it a great deterrent for existing users here to make sure they behave and act civil (*cough* @zsoka @Yura ) because once you are banned - no more just creating a new account and using a VPN, you are out for good. You need to show me something to that you are legit, only vetted members will be let in for the sake of the forum and everyone's privacy.
Hope that makes sense to everyone for the integrity of the forum because at the end of the day this forum is to help people.
Just wanted to let you know that the forum is now private, meaning you need to be a registered member in order to see content. This was talked about way earlier when the site was officially started, but I think it does make sense now to make it private due to all the random lurkers with bad intent that are here to just create problems, steal info and harass people.
For new members that are trying to join, they need to be vouched for by another member here or prove a case that they are legit and are here with good intent (contributors or looking for help). There will be some other minor changes, but business as usual as you probably saw already. Other than that all of the same active members and contributors will still remain (thank you)....if you get my point.
Since going private, I have 18 newly registered members in queue. If one of your friends are trying to join, send me a PM with the username they registered with and I will accept them given you think they are credible.
Lastly, I think going private makes it a great deterrent for existing users here to make sure they behave and act civil (*cough* @zsoka @Yura ) because once you are banned - no more just creating a new account and using a VPN, you are out for good. You need to show me something to that you are legit, only vetted members will be let in for the sake of the forum and everyone's privacy.
Hope that makes sense to everyone for the integrity of the forum because at the end of the day this forum is to help people.
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