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Signature Decrypted!
Someone finally cracked the cipher in my signature:
As part of the new anti-spam procedures in place, I ask people who are registering to send me an email confirming that they're not robots and that they've read the rules. Here's the thing, though: if you're registering here, and you've read the site rules, I expect you to be able to string together a few coherent sentences. If English isn't your first language, that's fine -- I completely understand, and will take that into account. If, however, you can't be bothered to write a few coherent and spell-checked sentences, I am probably not going to activate your account.
I'm not asking for an essay. I'm not asking for a resume. I'm not even asking you to prove that you know anything about the topics discussed here. I'm just asking you to prove that you're capable of contributing to the discussion by writing legible, intelligent sentences.
Just a reminder: please read the registration page carefully, as well as the page that comes up after you submit your registration. If you don't, your account won't be activated.
I've got some new spam-mitigation tools in place, so I've re-opened user registration. As always, use the Mod/Admin Contact Board if you spot a bot or spammer on the forum.
Just a quick note to let everyone know that 4hv.org is currently under attack from a botnet. The botnet is spamming the forum incessantly, and so far IP bans have not been effective. The botnet has apparently been creating users for this purpose for the better part of a year, so I've had to go back and delete all accounts that appear to be inactive. Apologies if you're a lurker who has been caught up in this sweep.
Registrations will remain closed for the time being, until I can find a permanent solution to the spam problem. If you would like to be registered manually, please email forum at 4hv dot org. Include at least a few well written lines of text so that I know you're a real person.
Registrations have been disabled temporarily while we deal with an ongoing spam issue. They will reopen as soon as the problem has been addressed. I would think it will be 2 days or so, tops.
Well, I'm relaxing today after a long day at the 2011 Western Winter Teslathon. I just have to say -- what a great time! A huge thanks to Dr Spark and Dr Hankenstein for their monumental efforts in bringing the thon together. Another big thanks to the good folks at Tesla Universe, who provided a live feed for those who couldn't be there in person. Here's just a small taste of what went on:
Hope to see some of my fellow 4hvers at the thon, and looking forward to having a great time. There will also be a live feed at http://www.teslauniverse.com/stream.html. Check there, and http://www.teslauniverse.com/ for updates. I'll be posting a full report and lots of pictures soon! I'm also creating a thread for myself and others to blog about the thon, here:
Apologies for not getting a post up about this sooner, but Dr Spark asked me not to promote the event on 4hv.org.
Posted by Chris Russell on Saturday 05 March 2011 - 11:09:43 |Comments are turned off for this item |
Site Restored from Backup
4hv.org was restored from a backup early this morning, due to the catastrophic failure of the server's primary hard drive. All data on the drive was lost. Unfortunately, as Murphy's Laws would seem to dictate, the hard drive failed while the backup was at its greatest possible age. This means the site has effectively reverted one week into the past.
I know this is frustrating for everyone. To ensure it cannot happen again, I've purchased an off-site nightly backup solution for 4hv.org. The expense is unfortunate, but I want to make sure this is the last time that something like this can happen.
If you've made any posts, created any threads, or sent any PMs over the last week, please feel free to recreate them.
If you stopped by Finn's Project Thread for Thumper, or even if you haven't, please drop by and let him know what you think of his project. He had collected a lot of nice praise and interest over the last week, and he's really earned it.
Finally, as an incentive to get things going again, I'd like to announce a small contest. Anyone who makes an interesting, thought-provoking, or high quality post over the next week will be entered into a drawing to win a 4hv.org t-shirt. The new shirt will incorporate elements of the upcoming site re-design, so the winner gets a first sneak-peek at more of the new site.
Posted by Chris Russell on Thursday 24 June 2010 - 14:47:49 |Comments are turned off for this item |
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