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George

Apologies if I have upset you,

Sorry Pete but no, not acceptable. This person joined and in joining entered a web site. This should have been checked out by management before authorising membership. It wasn't, end of.

Mandy
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Joined: 15 Feb 2008
Posts: 28
Location: St Helens and sometimes Universal Area
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:30 am Post subject:

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Sounds like someone i know too!
Someone who is a bit pedantic, a bit of a know all, and a control freak! Anyone else know him?
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kipz
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Joined: 10 Feb 2008
Posts: 12

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:20 am Post subject:

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George,

It is possible that this 'unsavoury' person joined, was activated, and then added their colourful website, just as you clicked on their profile.

How unfortunate for you, not pleasant I agree, but is it really the end of the world? It has been dealt with now.

I suggest if you never want to experience this again, stay away from clicking on websites you don't know or stay away from forums. That is the only sure fire way you can avoid it.

Has made me curious though!! anyone know the address?

Ruth

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kipz
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Joined: 10 Feb 2008
Posts: 12

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:35 am Post subject:

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Forgot to mention George,

You are obviously an experienced user of forums judging by your previous post about how to sort members by their number of posts.

Cannot believe you haven't come across the odd dodgy member now and again.

Who are you really?

Ruth

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Tina Mason
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Joined: 22 Jan 2008
Posts: 481
Location: One way flight 14 May 08
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:15 am Post subject:

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Myabe am a little odd here. I take plesure in seeing new members post and welcoming them to our "family" but I never look up their profile. I find that you learn what they are like by their posts and I agree with all the comments about unscrupulous people using forums to peddle this kind of filth. I am always cautious about accessing unknown websites, especially as my granddaughter has access to this computer, although monitored carefully. If you cannot accept that this type of person will try all means available to infiltrate a genuinely friendly forum then perhaps you should not join them.

I commend admin for dealing with this and wonder how many members actually were aware of it, or ever are.
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Candy
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Joined: 09 Jan 2008
Posts: 649
Location: Geroskipou
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:19 am Post subject:

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George does sound like someone we know and as he will see from the posts supporting the admins and mods he is out voted (so to speak).

This is the friendly forum and the admins and mods do a great job - Well Done.
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sevener
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Joined: 31 Jan 2008
Posts: 85
Location: Essex & Kathikas
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:32 am Post subject:

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Sorry: not trying to be unfriendly but the expression "get a life" springs to mind here.
There are some sad people around are there not?
George obviously has nothing better to do.
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John
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Joined: 27 Dec 2007
Posts: 46
Location: Cyprus
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:33 am Post subject:

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Hi All

I used to run several forums as admin but as I said before I gave it up because of the constant ingress of spammers only interested in hacking or porn. Manual admin checking cannot ever be 24/7 and people have real lives and, George, I don't want Pete to be in front of the screen 24/7.

Most big forum software does not have spam attack prevention modules. Only the soft that runs small sites has this.

Once again, "Thanks" Pete for doing this task so that we can have this board.
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Pete
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Joined: 22 Nov 2007
Posts: 1986
Location: Paphos
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:41 am Post subject:

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Thank you all, I try my best to get rid of as many of these sites as possible as they appear but every now & then the odd one will appear & get seens by some members before I have a chance to clear it off the site

I will say one thing though, not 1 of these site's gain access to our forum, not 1 of them has been ativated & not 1 of them ever will be

I constantly check the members list & current website's attached to them, to make sure we don't have anyone adding a site after they've been activated, as this is also a concern but as of yet, we only have genuine members with genuine website on our forum & I thank you all for that

But as this post & many other posted since midnight last night will vanish once we complete the move over to our new Hosting company, I just want to thank you the members for making this site a pleasure to administrate, THANK YOU ALL
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Candy
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Joined: 09 Jan 2008
Posts: 649
Location: Geroskipou
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:46 am Post subject:

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You're welcome Pete.
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Terrier Chris
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Joined: 21 Jan 2008
Posts: 131
Location: Huddersfield and Peyia
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:58 am Post subject:

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Well done Pete

Where are you now George?? Apologies spring to mind

Chris
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Jean
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Joined: 24 Dec 2007
Posts: 335
Location: Paphos
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:02 am Post subject:

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Doubt that will happen Chris - I'm just p'd off that I apologised to him/her

As others have said - George, who are you???????

Jean

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John
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Joined: 27 Dec 2007
Posts: 46
Location: Cyprus
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:03 am Post subject:

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Echo that. Neil mentioned that some posts might be dropped in the transfer of the db to the new host. Might be that members might have to re-register !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Pete
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Joined: 22 Nov 2007
Posts: 1986
Location: Paphos
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:05 am Post subject:

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Thankfully, we won't lose any members due to the change over, as the only people who tried to register between 10.40pm UK time & now have been distasteful site, so were deleted

Evening folk,

You're quite correct in what you say Frank but at present, even the Mods can not activate or delete anyone trying to register on our forum, only the Administrators & I was out enjoying a evening meal so didn't remove this request until a few minute ago

But as I've stated in previous posts, these people are not activated on our forum until I activate them manually & if members choose to click on their website when its obvious what these people are offering, then we have no control over them accessing your computers with cookie downloads

Until its possible to cover these forums 24/7, I'm afraid some of these sites will find there way onto the membership list but they are NOT active members

Why put this topic to bed. There is no way that another web site administrator would post about, and complain about, another site, which had problems with unsavoury links..

How long was this link on for? 12 hours, then he/she might have a right to complain..

Administrators of forums have always had this problem, in fact he whose name must not be mentioned on this site has admitted this fact and apologised to members that some porn links will get through.