[Lasher]

We're getting an incredible amount of spam signups lately. Trying to make educated guesses based on hostname/username etc, but if you're on a public email service and not using a name that is very obviously MUD related, you probably haven't been validated.

Please send a quick email to webmaster@topmudsites.com with your user name and some mention of the MUD you play or just "Yes I'm interested in MUDs!" or whatever info you want to include that makes it clear you're not an email script and I'll get your validated asap.

Need to put a better/smarter captcha in place, but for now will have to work with this. Thanks!

[Xerihae]

Wife: Could you do the egg bacon spam and sausage without the spam then?
Waitress: Eewwww!
Wife: What do you mean 'Eewwww'? I don't like spam!
Vikings: Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!
Waitress: Shut up!
Vikings: Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!
Waitress: Shut up! (Vikings stop) Bloody Vikings! You can't
have egg bacon spam and sausage without the spam.
Wife (shrieks): I don't like spam!

Sorry, couldn't resist

[Parnassus]

At which point would we find if we're not validated? I've logged in okay, and pulled up the response page, so its safe to figure I'm validated? Or is this just to new accounts or to old accounts who have never posted? I'd prefer not to see a spam load of 'testing' messages so if there's a point before actually posting the message where we'll know, its best to post this for people like me who are slow to understand. Since I rarely post, chances are that by the time I actually have something to post this thread will have vanished into obscurity, leaving me to feel unwanted.

[Xerihae]

it's just newly-registered accounts. It doesn't affect you if you've already registered and got through, which your posting shows

[wantacookie]

He got me fixed up pretty quickly when I emailed. My name's not obviously mud related so I don't blame him for not validating me until I emailed.

[prof1515]

Originally Posted by wantacookie He got me fixed up pretty quickly when I emailed. My name's not obviously mud related so I don't blame him for not validating me until I emailed.

But it is! Back when I was on the staff of a MUD, I used to hand out giant cookies to people in the Guest Lounge waiting for character approval. Still do and will when we open our port for guests. :-D

<#****** / ||||||> load o 1 me A tall man with dark-blond hair hastily completes a red requisition form; a gigantic chocolate-chip cookie appears in your hands. <#****** / ||||||> eat cookie You eat the food. You are full.

[wantacookie]

LOL, that's great. I love it and had no idea!