stevebeaton10 Itâs never really been an issue for any of us until nowâŠ.
We did say we would cater to everyone for better or for worse. Or rather, I said that. FML.đ
Thereâs always going to be that one person who takes the biscuit mate. đ
Theyâve been warned, hopefully thatâs the end of those shenanigans.
My main concern isnât real people registering with âfake emailâ accounts but rather, automated spambots (non-humans) registering new accounts. Automated spambots do not use temp emails because they are easily destroyed by admins. Admins can just upload a list of temp email sites - problem solved.
However for us, automated spambots is a massive problem right now. The slightly more sophisticated bots tend to use genuine emails from gmail, yahoo etc.
Hence, I have commissioned a feature which will ask visitors custom âsecurity questionsâ at sign-up. This is what we had in on our older forum system simplemachines. Once this feature is built (timeframe 2-3 weeks) only real users would be able to register successfully.
On a personal note @stevebeaton10, I never use personal email accounts to signup for any websites. Unless itâs absolutely necessary for my wellbeing or survival i.e health/ finance. Even my gaming accounts (I own dozens of games worth hundreds of pounds) are in a spam email accounts. đ”âđ«
There are people who use fake email accounts for genuine reasons ie:
- People donât want others knowing their real email
- Some personal emails contain personal identifying details i.e name
- People fear being tracked/ stalked online
- People hate being spammed
- People hate having their emails being shared to third parties without consent
- Rare cases weâve had journalists and researchers who wish to remain anonymous
Thatâs why I have no issues with real people signing up with fake email accounts
At the end of the day, weâve built this forum to be the backbone to the community. Thatâs the only reason I pay for the up keep and good people like yourself @stevebeaton10 donate your free time and volunteer to help.
If people want to use fake email accounts, please do so, but donât take the piss and harass our mod team. Thatâs what Iâll say.