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Watson · 07-07-2009, 08:43 AM

Nice 1, been a lurker on the site for a while now, and its good too see some forums, allows people to share the pictures.

I do have some suggestions though. Now I know the forums have only been up for a short time, and I am sure you will get round to it, so don't think I am being an arse when I make these suggestions.

I run a few Vbulletin forums, and have a few suggestions, as your site is quite busy for Traffic. I advise

Turning on Email Authentication right away, as the Vbulletin system is very fast at sending out the invites.
Also, change the registration image to use reCAPTCHA, its the only realy way to stop the bots (used to get around 30 a day with the coppa thing) They will start coming, and are a pain to get rid of.
Also, your ad's are not set up correct, you still have bits of it in the Header and Footer Templates.

I will be hanging around and checking in on stuff, but if you need any advice on anything just gimme a shout

Anyway, well done, and looking good.

Watson

cnsb · 07-07-2009, 09:17 AM

I like you already Watson! Here's my excuses!

At first the emails weren't going out so I temporarily killed the email confirmation - once I got PTRs set properly I think they're going out ok now, and I appreciate the reminder to turn that back on.

On the ads, I put in the [adname] tags to test where they go - I don't want to litter the place w/ ads, so I just wanted to see where they'd all end up.

On the reCaptcha.. I thought that's what I had set? I'll go check it out now! Thanks again and your advice is always welcomed!

bigpimpin5149 · 07-07-2009, 09:16 PM

I would like to add to the suggestion, perhaps we should have statistics, i.e. hottest threads, top posters, etc..

Watson · 07-09-2009, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by cnsb

I like you already Watson! Here's my excuses!

At first the emails weren't going out so I temporarily killed the email confirmation - once I got PTRs set properly I think they're going out ok now, and I appreciate the reminder to turn that back on.

On the ads, I put in the [adname] tags to test where they go - I don't want to litter the place w/ ads, so I just wanted to see where they'd all end up.

On the reCaptcha.. I thought that's what I had set? I'll go check it out now! Thanks again and your advice is always welcomed!

Cool, I like it.

ReCaptcha is the one you need to sign up for. All free, and really good at keeping out the bots

07-07-2009, 08:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Watson Not a SpamBot Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Forums - Woo Nice 1, been a lurker on the site for a while now, and its good too see some forums, allows people to share the pictures. I do have some suggestions though. Now I know the forums have only been up for a short time, and I am sure you will get round to it, so don't think I am being an arse when I make these suggestions. I run a few Vbulletin forums, and have a few suggestions, as your site is quite busy for Traffic. I advise Turning on Email Authentication right away, as the Vbulletin system is very fast at sending out the invites. Also, change the registration image to use reCAPTCHA, its the only realy way to stop the bots (used to get around 30 a day with the coppa thing) They will start coming, and are a pain to get rid of. Also, your ad's are not set up correct, you still have bits of it in the Header and Footer Templates. I will be hanging around and checking in on stuff, but if you need any advice on anything just gimme a shout Anyway, well done, and looking good. Watson

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07-07-2009, 09:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
cnsb Administrator Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 201 Thanks: 10 Thanked 29 Times in 22 Posts	I like you already Watson! Here's my excuses! At first the emails weren't going out so I temporarily killed the email confirmation - once I got PTRs set properly I think they're going out ok now, and I appreciate the reminder to turn that back on. On the ads, I put in the [adname] tags to test where they go - I don't want to litter the place w/ ads, so I just wanted to see where they'd all end up. On the reCaptcha.. I thought that's what I had set? I'll go check it out now! Thanks again and your advice is always welcomed!

07-07-2009, 09:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
bigpimpin5149 Moderator Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wouldn't you like to know? Posts: 630 Thanks: 16 Thanked 219 Times in 133 Posts	I would like to add to the suggestion, perhaps we should have statistics, i.e. hottest threads, top posters, etc..