membership at smallstreams

[adam]

We are getting a steady in flow of members, some of which are not fishers.

I have suggested to Gus to STOP ALL NEW MEMBERSHIPS.

I'm also going to suggest that we delete zero post memberships and or one or two post memberships. Cut back and enjoy a quality visit. We can grow but grow purely. Advertisements and hackers can be dealt with pretty easily.

I think we should have an application process.

You will have to write why you want membership.

How you fish and why.

Maybe even a photo.

I can't stand to know that there is someone with a membership here that can do us harm.

[gusstrand]

OK. Here's the new deal. We've had a few spammer ID's get through. Registration is currently shut down so I can get things sorted out. Up until now, registration was regulated and had to have been approved by an admin, usually me. That will change moving forward. It was a pain and hard to manage.

I have moved all current users to a new non-default user group and you should have the access you had previously. Let me know if otherwise.

Here is the new process (that will likely get tweaked, but...) for when I turn registration back on:

• Newly registered members will not have to be approved by an admin, however they will have singular access to a new forum I've labeled as "The Shallows."
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• As a newly registered member, your one responsibility is to start a self introduction thread in The Shallows, and post in it a few times.
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• Once you have verified that you're here because of what the site is via contributing real content in your introduction, you will be given access to the rest of the content and access to participate.
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• By relaxing the initial security a level but limiting it to a single place, spambots and automated viagra pushers will undoubtedly post in The Shallows as well... but they will thus be obvious, and they will be banned and deleted, without further polluting the deeper waters of our streams. I may at some point solicit a select few users to help keep The Shallows clean of obvious spam posters and users.[/*:m:ksh49661]

**One last thing. If you are a user here and you have not made any posts, your remaining time is limited. While I understand that enjoying lurking and not feeling you have much to contribute or don't like to or whatever are all valid, to be a member of this community there is a minimum contribution. Zero posts is NOT it. One lonely post isn't either...

We'll see how this new process works.

Thanks for your continued support!

-Gus

[gusstrand]

The model I outlined above is now active.

[foulhooked]

am i special? i'm a new user with 0 (until now) posts and it appears i can still read from and post to the entire forum. just wondering if everything is working properly or if i'm just so awesome the rules don't apply to me. cause i am. and they shouldnt.

also, relevant posts are tough to come by for a newcomer in winter.

[gusstrand]

You snuck in under the wire. :) I grandfathered all current users, but will be deleting zero post users, so get in there and let us know who you are!

[dynamicron]

We are getting a steady in flow of members, some of which are not fishers.

in my first post a few days back i actually stated that i am not a fisherman. :problem: that doesn't mean that i don't want to be one. fishing license is in my wallet and tenkara rod on the way. everybody has to start somewhere. not sure what the problem is.

I have suggested to Gus to STOP ALL NEW MEMBERSHIPS.

I'm also going to suggest that we delete zero post memberships and or one or two post memberships. Cut back and enjoy a quality visit. We can grow but grow purely.

interesting choice of words there. seems like i am on the brink of being deleted... this might be post #3 for me :shock:

Maybe even a photo.

what? are you joking? :think:

I can't stand to know that there is someone with a membership here that can do us harm.

harm how? :wtf:

[dynamicron]

seems like i am on the brink of being deleted... this might be post #3 for me :shock:

oops, it is 11 actually. had no idea.

[dynamicron]

Here is the new process (that will likely get tweaked, but...) for when I turn registration back on:

• Newly registered members will not have to be approved by an admin, however they will have singular access to a new forum I've labeled as "The Shallows."
  [/*:m:3e1mknja]
• As a newly registered member, your one responsibility is to start a self introduction thread in The Shallows, and post in it a few times.
  [/*:m:3e1mknja]
• Once you have verified that you're here because of what the site is via contributing real content in your introduction, you will be given access to the rest of the content and access to participate.
  [/*:m:3e1mknja]
• By relaxing the initial security a level but limiting it to a single place, spambots and automated viagra pushers will undoubtedly post in The Shallows as well... but they will thus be obvious, and they will be banned and deleted, without further polluting the deeper waters of our streams. I may at some point solicit a select few users to help keep The Shallows clean of obvious spam posters and users.[/*:m:3e1mknja]

-Gus

sounds reasonable to me! :)

[terry]

I can't stand to know that there is someone with a membership here that can do us harm.

harm how? :wtf:

The old smallstreams site was shut down for about 6 months due to spam.

[garethl]

The old smallstreams site was shut down for about 6 months due to spam.

Yup...I don't think I could handle another 6 months of no Smallstreams! :cry: