The servers sync up eventually.
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Sometimes a member registers and posts in the forums before the registration is 'fully processed,' so the member has an account but it displays as 'null' or 'anonymous' for up to a few hours. Eventually it will 'correct itself' and the username and profile will appear. Regardless, deletions, bans, et cetera still work normally, so it is only an inconvenience.
John
on newly registered members being allowed to post thinking that it might curb some of the hit and run spam...those with no intention of visiting again. I don't know if that would help much.
because I am totally social network disease free and intend to stay that way. ![]()
But my concern was the entry barrier for legitimate users. I know that if I were a non-member and had a question/comment, but had to wait XX hours before being allowed to post, I would just go elsewhere. And I'm assuming a fair number of others feel the same way. Thus, I'd rather let users post immediately while focusing on auto-detecting possible spammers and limiting post frequency. (I seem to recall one spammer that was exceeding 300 posts an hour a while back, though we have better ways of dealing with that now.)
John