CoachT vs SpamALot

[Spike016]

Appreciate you CoachT!

Edited October 9, 2023 by Spike016

[CoachT]

Now I am going fishing...but I'll have my phone ready to ban members if needed.

[tradertwo]

50 minutes ago, CoachT said:

Some changes have been made which may require everyone to verify, one time, that this is a safe site, etc in a pop-up. The popup message may alarm some people but no choice now.

New members will now have to both verify their registration by email and I have to validate each one before they have access to the boards.

I'd still charge, if nothing but a small minimum with the option to "donate" more...the few that it might dissuade probably wouldn't be missed if they care that little. 

  Also, I wasn't going to ever complain but since it's sort of connected...I donated a couple of (maybe three) months ago, yet it wasn't recognized in my status. Might be a glitch.

  Again, thanks for providing the site and running it with a good balance of being family friendly and respecting the right of people's opinion.

[crow]

Thanks coach, I really appreciate this site and the effort you put into running it. I know it’s not for the money lol. 

[CoachT]

The popup you will get is from CloudFlare and says something like "We need to check security of your connection". EVERYONE will get this when you enter on a different device but hopefully only once per device.

 

So far the new signin security seems to be working.

[Southtowner]

@CoachT for POTUS.

[orngnblk]

1 hour ago, CoachT said:

The popup you will get is from CloudFlare and says something like "We need to check security of your connection". EVERYONE will get this when you enter on a different device but hopefully only once per device.

 

So far the new signin security seems to be working.

Thank you!

[The Drunken Sailor]

I signed in this morning and I saw all of the spam. It was like the neighbor's cat pooped on my morning paper.

When I signed back in later and saw the verification, I knew that Coach was on the job. Thanks Coach T.

[CoachT]

Everything seems to be working well. A few more spammers tried to come in but were stopped by the verification...in other words, I didn't let them. The real test will come overnight.

[Southtowner]

3 hours ago, CoachT said:

Everything seems to be working well. A few more spammers tried to come in but were stopped by the verification...in other words, I didn't let them. The real test will come overnight.

The website can't be reached using the TOR browser.   

[CoachT]

9 hours ago, Southtowner said:

The website can't be reached using the TOR browser.   

What is the TOR browser and how many do you think use it? IS it the entire website or just the boards that this browser can't reach?

[CoachT]

9 spammers couldn't access site overnight.