[Solved]Some of the new "members"

Bill Woodger · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:07 pm

I know that everyone is excited about the 100,000th approaching member, however, is there any need to "pad" the membership with, for instance, some of the recent new "members" from Canada and Ireland.

I thought applicants went through moderators before getting on (my application took so long I'd forgotten I'd done it by the time an e-mail came through)? Perhaps I should have put down some different "skills" :-)

Anyway, if someone with power can ditch these unlikely types, it might prevent the odd bit of unsavoury SPAM arriving.

Thinking about "the odd bit of unsavoury Spam" in the food sense has put me right off my lunch.

expat · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:50 pm

Bill, please visit

THIS for real spam

Bill Woodger · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:04 am

Thanks, reminds me how old I am.

For anyone else who doesn't know the Monty Python Spam sketch, I extend expat's invitation, click above, good, clean, fun.

Escapa · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:08 am

Nic Clouston · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:49 pm

Just looked at the latest member, Aquawlaccount: company - an email address, Occupation: 'short seller'. WHAT!

expat · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 3:48 pm

Nic, good spot.

I've asked the admin people to take a look

mcmillan · Site Admin Joined: 18 May 2003 Posts: 1210 Location: India

mcmillan · Site Admin Joined: 18 May 2003 Posts: 1210 Location: India

We have implemented a new Anti-Spam registration check and I hope it works this time.