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Guess I will try again.
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Author:  JackReaper [ Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Guess I will try again.
New to this forum, never heard of the game before yesterday. Is this some kind of special organization or something? I had to take a test in order to join the forum. took me at least 3 guesses. and now when I post, nothing happens? I can go somewhere else if I am in a place I shouldn't be. Someone tell me something please.
Author:  jaceace01 [ Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Guess I will try again.
JackReaper wrote:
New to this forum, never heard of the game before yesterday. Is this some kind of special organization or something?.

No.
JackReaper wrote:
I had to take a test in order to join the forum. took me at least 3 guesses. and now when I post, nothing happens?

What did you want to happen?
JackReaper wrote:
I can go somewhere else if I am in a place I shouldn't be. Someone tell me something please.

You are the great and almighty OZ.
Author:  Archy [ Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:13 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Guess I will try again.
JackReaper wrote:
New to this forum, never heard of the game before yesterday. Is this some kind of special organization or something? I had to take a test in order to join the forum. took me at least 3 guesses. and now when I post, nothing happens? I can go somewhere else if I am in a place I shouldn't be. Someone tell me something please.

This is a forum for a very old text based empire building, resource gathering, space trading and fighting game..
I would assume that the difficulty you had joining the forum is the anti-spambot measures, basically standard nowadays to keep our forums free of unwanted advertising by automated spambots.
You are not in the wrong place, this is a public forum for anyone interested in playing or hosting Tradewars.
So... welcome :D
Author:  Micro [ Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Guess I will try again.
Hope the Spam Bots don't figure out that method of passing the questionair :)
Author:  John Pritchett [ Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Guess I will try again.
I think if you fail more than a couple of times, it'll lock you out. But mainly, it's not worth a spammer's time to bother trying to get through a unique anti-spam like that.

Anyone who finds it too difficult can contact me or another mod. We had anm issue with a blind player who couldn't even know the questions. No spammer will bother doing that. I was worried it might be too restrictive, but it's been up for awhile now and I think it's fine.
Author:  Master Blaster [ Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Guess I will try again.
It's too restrictive JP. I remember trying to get in here. It was only my desire to get at the game that made me keep trying.

Make two sections. One that requires a basic (and easy) login sequence, then privatize the important parts. I make my new guests request access to the better parts of the forum, that way I can personally check them out. I am virtually spam free.
Author:  Singularity [ Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Guess I will try again.
How about just add a stock ship list to the registration screen, then ask someone to pick from that list? Returnees might not remember the list of stock ships, but it takes a lot of effort to code spambots for that degree of flexibility (more than it's worth).
Author:  John Pritchett [ Sun Aug 28, 2011 8:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Guess I will try again.
I used to get complaints when the CAPTCHA was too hard to read. I've only had one complaint about this. Based on feedback it seems easier. But I'll see about putting a note on there to email or PM if you find the question too difficult. It doesn't seem like people are just getting turned away at the door.
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