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Originally Posted by KoloheWiz
I can appreciate the spambots problem as I went through that experience several years ago with a forum I moderated and eventually closed. Back then there was no Captcha or other verification system like there is now. If your particular forum software doesn't provide the necessary security features then maybe it's time to look for an alternative. Thanks for answering my question about changing the email address in the profile.
I do have a question regarding the email notification of your response, however. Can you explain why the email I received had a line that is NOT in your response above? Here is the quote from the email: "What exactly were you going to change on that profile page? Email? You only registered today." According to your own forum records I joined on 11-02-2007. Maybe it's just me but there seems to be a world of difference between 6 years and one day.
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I checked your user info afterwards :-).
We got few people complain before that were not actual users of PA, just ppl who wanted link backs to their sites via profiles... PA.com has high PR rating on google so it is beneficial to do that. So they would come in with 1 post and ask why they cant edit profile.
We use one of the most popular forum software out there and all the security addons there are, and everyone basically has same issues... most "solve" them by manually approving users which I think would be extremely annoying - because you would have to wait to post your question.
In any case, we are always on forums, on support ticket system, on phone support or on web chat on your bottom right. We try to provide support in every way possible.
Many forums closed due to all the spam, it has became crazy in past 2-3 years because they break any automated verification system within minutes.