As far as I'm concerned the continuous spam postings on the forum are spoiling the enjoyment of it and leading to a decline in its use..If these postings can't be eliminated by technical means I'd suggest some form of 'login' must be the answer...I like the fact the forum has always been 'open' and 'login' isn't my preferred choice...However...
I'd be interested in other opinions/suggestions on this subject just to 'test the water' regarding views on a possible change to the format....Ian
Agree Ian, it's got too much and I would never add my email address to this forum anymore. There has been a steady decline in postings and I'm sure it relates to this. Login would eliminate the spam but I don't know if login would put off new visitors.
At least we've changed to https, that was supposed to make the sight more secure.
Even if a log in system was introduced, someone still has to weed out the spammers.
The B50.org has a serious problem, but the moderators don't have the time to keep up with it.
All the work on trying to protect this site has made it very difficult to post information.
For some odd reason I can't even view my pictures if I can even post them.
I post pictures from my FTP site, that way they shouldn't go away like so many do.
Some of this old info is invaluable.
If I can be of help, please ask.
I agree. Postings have dropped as spam has increased. Too much visual clutter of off topic spam. Deleting those entries is cumbersome and delayed. Using a request to join and, once approved, logging in would clean up this spam. Besides that, thanks to everyone for such a great forum.
