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mary
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Open Newuser
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Mar 27 12:44 UTC 2005 |
Is it time to close newuser to instant access? The internet is a
big pool and we're an easy target for, essentially, the troubled who
need to act out for attention. Is Grex going to survive if we do
nothing and put all our hopes into ignoring such behavior?
Is it time we look at making Grex read only until verified in some
manner? There are many ways to put up a gate, some friendlier than
others. I'm afraid I think it's time to try something new. Sad,
but true. But things change and the internet and time have changed
Grex's pool.
How do others feel?
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twenex
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response 1 of 299:
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Mar 27 12:57 UTC 2005 |
I agree.
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scott
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response 2 of 299:
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Mar 27 13:29 UTC 2005 |
Tough call. We do seem to have acquired a couple of genuinely sick kids, and
I don't see them giving up anytime soon unless we can put some limits on them.
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cyklone
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response 3 of 299:
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Mar 27 14:11 UTC 2005 |
Why not try the usual tool of blocking their IP addresses before resorting
to more drastic measures?
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other
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response 4 of 299:
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Mar 27 15:59 UTC 2005 |
While the concept is anathema to the principles upon which Grex was
founded, the alternative effectively reduces our security policy to a
petty power struggle between admins and a determined pest.
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russ
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response 5 of 299:
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Mar 27 16:08 UTC 2005 |
I suggest that Grex do SOMETHING, pronto. Agora is a cesspool, and
filtration cannot replace the discussion that's being driven off.
By all means, let's start with IP blocks. We can talk about other
measures while we watch the results.
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twenex
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response 6 of 299:
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Mar 27 16:09 UTC 2005 |
While the concept is anathema to the principles upon which Grex was
founded,
Not necessarily. 'Free speech and free access' does not preclude forbidding
access to those who would use Grex for nefarious purposes. That's why free
societies still have prisons, to draw an analogy.
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