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Forum Upgrade 2011
« on: June 13, 2011, 07:37:10 PM »
Once again the forum has been upgraded (to SMF 2.0). Although alas it looks like this place has died a death, thanks mostly to spammers. I've turned off new registrations Registration for now is by Admin approval. I am slowly working through the junk threads and messages. I will try and find a solution to the spammers I've added two questions and answers to the registration page, hopefully I won't now be spending hours manually editting new user posts and accounts. I may lock the boards entirely and leave this forum up as an archive only. Thanks to all the genuine members over the years who have spent the time and effort on this forum to make it into a place worth posting in. No thanks to all the low life's and free loaders who think its OK to swamp a community board with spam and viagra ads.

Good luck to all the genuine users.
« Last Edit: June 13, 2011, 08:35:22 PM by admin@hpf »

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Re: Forum Upgrade 2011
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2011, 08:53:34 PM »
Thank you for creating this place and giving me a home since I was 12 years old. Without you and the members of this community, I wouldn't be the person I am.
Thanks Admin. We love you <3
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Re: Forum Upgrade 2011
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2011, 09:50:03 PM »
Thanks Ginny!    :D

There have been no new registrations since I added the extra questions, so  it looks like the spam bots are pretty dumb thankfully.
In case anyone's wondering the extra questions potential members need to answer when registering are: What is the opposite of hot? and, Who wrote the Harry Potter books What is 5x10?   :-\

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Re: Forum Upgrade 2011
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2011, 01:55:59 AM »
Yes, thank you so much admin. This site was a place I could live out my fantasy when reality was too tough.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. <3


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Re: Forum Upgrade 2011
« Reply #4 on: July 6, 2011, 09:30:42 PM »
Now, if only there was a like button...  ;D
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Re: Forum Upgrade 2011
« Reply #5 on: July 7, 2011, 12:20:39 AM »
Added .... :) 

Plus I've just added it across all the role play boards also, click the "Like" link in the first post of every thread.
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Re: Forum Upgrade 2011
« Reply #6 on: July 8, 2011, 07:13:26 PM »
I've also just added a shoutbox at the top of the forum index page, its a chatter box and only on trial, so we'll see how it goes, if any problems arise because of it can you let me know here.