Restricting Access to the board - Please login and post at least once

[Trathor]

Hey guys.  To help keep out the people that like to do DoS attacks, we're gonna make many parts of the forum only visible when you log in, and only to people who have at least one post.  Hopefully this helps us identify who is trying to do DoS attacks when they do happen.  Sorry if this is a pain. 

[Charismaryllis]

Not at all.  Do what you gotta do. I'm on other boards that do that--it's not a problem.

[Confused Mortal]

Sounds good to me

[TheDrunkenJedi]

It's a work-in-progress, but we're getting there.

[Jojo]

No pain at All 

[TurdlyPoop]

!!! This is a great idea! And who's DDOSing this forum any way??? Wouldn't it be more entertaining to play video games or something...

[Christiefase]

There is always someone that wants to ruin fun for others. I't stinky.

[Trathor]

No idea who does it... other than people who do it just because they can (I assume they would do it to any forum/ website the can). 

[Charismaryllis]

Yep, one of my orchid boards gets spam like you wouldn't believe; the other gets DDOS attacks periodically.  Clearly there are ppl out there with too much time on their hands. 

[Voidhawk]

Orchid board?  To discuss...flowers?

[Charismaryllis]

Yep. You wouldn't believe the fights people get into over nomenclature.    (the rest of us just sit back with wine and popcorn and watch. I'm told the daylily hybridizers are even worse.)

And of course there're other things, like, "hey, anyone know what this bug is?" "EWWWWW-!"  Or, "can anyone tell me the name of this hybrid?" "well, there are about 125,000 named hybrids out there, so.... no."   And lots of pictures.  You know, stuff like that.

[Voidhawk]

OIC  #doesn'treallyseebutisnoddingpolitely   

[Charismaryllis]

 

[The Browneye]

OK

[the_ferret]

ok