If you want to post you need to...

[Valley Cat]

The new system is working much better. However, I suspect 3-4 people (not bots) have tried to register but used a fake e-mail address. The logs show that they have tried to log on to post but get a message they have not verified their e-mail address. You must use a real e-mail address and you must click on a link in a message you will receive as part of the registration process.

VC

[Valley Cat]

An update,

Hopefully, I have taken care of the problem of bots trying to join so they can send spam. Bots (so far) can not read a CAPTCHA - that picture that shows up where the user has to type in the letters and or numbers that are displayed. Time will tell.

VC

[Valley Cat]

Dogtown,

I suspect that is because the old cache has been cleared out and it is loading images from scratch. That should speed up as you visit.

Mike

[Dogtown]

Able to get in, it just seems to take a bit longer when going from page to page at the moment.

[Valley Cat]

I tried to update the forum software yesterday - it has been outdated for over a year and there were a couple of security risks. It didn't go perfectly but I don't know how everyone is able to use it.

If you are having problems, please e-mail me: wordwiz@fuse.net.

VC

[Valley Cat]

Go back to e-mailing me that you want to join. All those people carping about not being able to register - they must have taken a page out of Yuck/TB/Wild Kingdom's playbook because only one legit person has registered in the last 2+ weeks. Meanwhile, I'm deleting 8-10 "members" a day.

So, if you want to post, e-mail me with your preferred username. I'll register you and send you an e-mail with your passowrd, which you can change.

VC

[Valley Cat]

Okay, I'll give this another shot. Registration is now re-opened but be sure to use a valid e-mail address and respond to the e-mail message asking you to activate your registration. Hopefully, the spammers will stay away for a while.

VC

[Valley Cat]

E-mail me: wordwiz@fuse.net with your preferred user name.

Sorry for the inconvenience, but it's the only way I have of nipping spammers before they start posting inappropriate messages. I'm getting up to ten "people" a day registering who are using fake e-mail addresses. FWIW, you will not be revealing more info than is already available which is your e-mail address. There is no need to identify yourself. Once I register you, you will receive an e-mail with your user name and a password. You can change the password.

VC