Gmail Amnesty for 48 hours

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Gmail Amnesty for 48 hours

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Hey - all you lurkers out there. I know that some people might have trouble signing up because we have to ban a LOT email domains, including Gmail. I know I usually use mine for generic sign up stuff as well.

For the next 48 hours, I will un-ban Gmail.com / yahoo.com / yahoo.ca , so if you want to sign up, go for it. We will still be monitoring the new users and deleting any we feel are not legit (based on country, name, etc) - so if you decide to register, please comment in this thread and let us know you're a real person and not a bot / spammer.
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Corn does the spade work.

Cuz blows it up 6 hours later.

....and there folks, you have our GDHTMB in a microcosm.

Jump in, we're not dangerous....

...well, most of us anyway.
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74 guests currently active.... they can't all be potential foreign brides, right? Might a hockey fan or 2 around?
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Your idea has merit.

I know when I showed back up last year, after GMail and a couple of other similar domains wouldn't let me sign back in, I almost didn't bother.

And look how much better y'all are because I went the extra mile.....
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We appreciate that effort, Donnie - and really, it's the ones who MAKE that effort that belong and thrive here. ;)
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donlever wrote: Thu Aug 04, 2022 6:24 pm Your idea has merit.

I know when I showed back up last year, after GMail and a couple of other similar domains wouldn't let me sign back in, I almost didn't bother.

And look how much better y'all are because I went the extra mile.....
Corn, like Donny indicated. If we don’t allow Gmail or Yahoo what other options are there?

I probably wouldn’t be bothered to join at all if those accounts don’t work.
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2Fingers wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 11:49 am
donlever wrote: Thu Aug 04, 2022 6:24 pm Your idea has merit.

I know when I showed back up last year, after GMail and a couple of other similar domains wouldn't let me sign back in, I almost didn't bother.

And look how much better y'all are because I went the extra mile.....
Corn, like Donny indicated. If we don’t allow Gmail or Yahoo what other options are there?

I probably wouldn’t be bothered to join at all if those accounts don’t work.
I'd like to allow them - but the number of bots that sign up and spam the place gets pretty crazy. If we get any signups this time around, I'll open it up a little more often.
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Corn, is there a reason for Proton mail addresses not being accepted?
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Curmudgeon wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 1:24 pm Corn, is there a reason for Proton mail addresses not being accepted?
As a general rule, I ban the 'bulk' email domains (eg: *@gmail.com) when the bots hit. I really don't have to work on deleting, banning, etc over and over - so I just ban the IP, ban the email domain and move on. Many of the Canadian ones don't get banned.

I've seen about 30-40 bots sign up today - they all take time to check out, make sure they're not legit, check the IP location, ban the IP, delete the user, and repeat.

It's been a day and no new (legit) users have signed up.
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Lame.
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donlever wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 3:32 pmLame.
Why, it’s not lame at all Donald :wink:
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donlever wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 3:32 pmLame.
Do you want to be associate mod in charge of bot removal?
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Cornuck wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 4:04 pm
donlever wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 3:32 pmLame.
Do you want to be associate mod in charge of bot removal?
...I meant lame that no one has signed up actually.
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donlever wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 4:07 pm
Cornuck wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 4:04 pm
donlever wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 3:32 pmLame.
Do you want to be associate mod in charge of bot removal?
...I meant lame that no one has signed up actually.
Ok - just checking - and yes, that is lame.
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