Post-able Guests

[GL]

I'm sorry about doing this, but it's finally come that I've got something to complain about: the ability of guests, not registereed members, who are able to post on these boards. It used to be that a person had to be a member of a message board that gave them the priviledge of posting on a place like this, and I still hold that to be true: we recieved a priviledge to come here and share our thoughts with each other, yet now, everytime I log on I find this irritating and fucking annoying habit of guests posting on this board. It's not just the pages and pages of links that they throw up. Can't we fix this so that only we can post on here and no one can?

[Jen]

I agree 100%, every time I have stopped by here lately, it seems like the most of the new posts here are spam. It is very irritating. Members should be the only ones allowed to post, in my opinion. Guest can still view a lot of the board, see if they want to join, and then join in on the conversations. I mean, honestly, if a guest happens to stop by that's interested in horror and genuinely wants a forum to visit, I would think they would be less likely to join if the last three or four posts are crap like this.

[GL]

Aug 7, 2008 13:52:37 GMT -5 @Guest said:

shut the f*ck up GL.

hey Jen how you doin?

Go fuck yourself, you ED-suffering cocksucker. When I want to know what a guest thinks, who doesn't have the balls to register on a free forum, I'll talk to a limp-dick jerk-off like yourself. Until then, piss off.

[HNT]

I tend to agree with GL also. Don't get baited into a flame war, though. I'm sorry to say that won't do any good at all

[GP]

Aug 8, 2008 10:05:33 GMT -5 GL said:

Go fuck yourself, you ED-suffering cocksucker. When I want to know what a guest thinks, who doesn't have the balls to register on a free forum, I'll talk to a limp-dick jerk-off like yourself. Until then, piss off.

I love you GL.

[GL]

Sorry, HNT, I just get really psed at situations like this and it's really hard for me to stay in line. I'll certainly try to refrain from it in the future.

[HNT]

Ne need to apologize, dude. You know that I have your back. YOu were completely right. Its jus that you gave that douchebag exaclty what he was after.

Just as important, I really don't believe that those postings have come from somebody who has no connection to this place. Obviously these guest postings are cominig from someone who has some sort of axe to grind

[GL]

I know you do, and I realize I was in the right to do it, I'm just doing so because I was the one to do it. Normally, I'm calm, cool and collected, and going back I can't believe I went into a profanity-laced rant against the guest.

[GP]

Or on the other hand we may not give a flying fuck. But good luck to you anyway.

[HNT]

Can't say that I care. It shouldn't be too hard to ban your IP address, though

[CT]

Sorry i haven't been here to deal with all this. There's been alot of shit going on at home.

I've modified it so that now 'guests' can no longer access the board. All new member registrations must now be authorised by me. All offending IP addresses are banned immediately.

Hopefully, this will help cut the 'weeds' from the site.

[GL]

Sorry to hear about the home life, but thanks for getting this fixed, Phantom.

[Jen]

Thanks for fixing this Phantom, and I hope everything at home gets better soon.

[HNT]

Hope everything is ok for you in the real world, buddy but thanks for taking the time to help us sort this out

[CT]

Well, 'fingers crossed' that this actually works. And thanks for all the kind words.
My wifes been in bad shape the past few months, but she should be ok after her recent operation.