Kevin Bonham
13-08-2014, 11:27 PM
This is a new version of this site notice as the old one was out of date.
Most members will find that after they sign up their account it isn't active immediately.
The reason for this is that we want to keep this forum clean of spam and also deter banned members from signing up new accounts.
Therefore all new accounts go through a two-stage approval process. Firstly they are screened automatically (to block known spammers) and then they are checked manually.
Often manual checking takes several hours to happen. Sometimes it takes a few days or longer. This is especially the case if the user's account name, email or IP address appear to be spam-like. Common emails like hotmail, gmail and yahoo (NB yahoo is currently blocked) are especially likely to take longer to check. Also note that if you sign up from a disposable address or using a proxy server, your account may well be deleted. Delays are likely when site staff are away.
If you are a genuine user and want to let us know your registration is awaiting checking, email k_bonham@tassie.net.au and I will deal with it when next online.
Sometimes we will email users to check if their registration is genuine. If we do this, you need to reply. New users who are emailed and do not reply within a week may be banned until we hear back from them, or may have their accounts deleted and need to sign up from scratch.
Kevin Bonham
admin/mod, Chesschat.
Most members will find that after they sign up their account it isn't active immediately.
The reason for this is that we want to keep this forum clean of spam and also deter banned members from signing up new accounts.
Therefore all new accounts go through a two-stage approval process. Firstly they are screened automatically (to block known spammers) and then they are checked manually.
Often manual checking takes several hours to happen. Sometimes it takes a few days or longer. This is especially the case if the user's account name, email or IP address appear to be spam-like. Common emails like hotmail, gmail and yahoo (NB yahoo is currently blocked) are especially likely to take longer to check. Also note that if you sign up from a disposable address or using a proxy server, your account may well be deleted. Delays are likely when site staff are away.
If you are a genuine user and want to let us know your registration is awaiting checking, email k_bonham@tassie.net.au and I will deal with it when next online.
Sometimes we will email users to check if their registration is genuine. If we do this, you need to reply. New users who are emailed and do not reply within a week may be banned until we hear back from them, or may have their accounts deleted and need to sign up from scratch.
Kevin Bonham
admin/mod, Chesschat.