(and the current login system would have no protection against spambots, btw, so that would possibly need some tinkering)
That's the one major problem that struck me yesterday. I know fuck all about intertron software, so I have no idea if the fact that Barbelith's code's unique makes it any less susceptible than off-the-shelf board or wiki software.
As far as I can surmise though, I can't see any other way in which Tom might have problems reimplementing the old registration code. It's not as if the old place has evolved much of any since it was closed, apart from a recently updated threads button and a handful of mod powers.
So I'm going to repeat myself again here and say that it's utterly insane that Tom is not prepared to allow this to happen and is instead prepared to see the place collapse, when it seems that the majority of people who actually still post to the fucking thing to try and keep it alive would be willing to give it a crack.
I'm a hair's breadth from suggesting we put together a petition of names and use it to spam the man's blog (and it would seem then that a hair's breadth isn't much) which still seems to be updated regularly. I'm very thankful to Tom, for setting the site up in the first place and letting me in and the like, but there's certain responsibilites here, and the sooner he sorts it out I imagine the happier everyone including himself is going to be.
We can't force people to be impressed by you, or by anyone else who posts to Barbelith. As you found, if somebody is rude and other people don't think it's justified, they will take them up on it. That's the only protection one can offer, really.
I really, honestly think that if we had a more regular influx of members this would cease to be as much of a problem. As more and more people leave, Barbelith's voice gets more and more monotone, and new members fell on the spot a lot more. One of the things that made it easier when I started was that there were tons of people all vying for attention and talking over each other. For every person that was against, there was another for. I would really hate to be a new member now.
As far as we know, we can ban, although the process is a bit farcical, and the only person we've tried it on is prone to lengthy absences anyway. But as far as we know, banning is possible, yes.
Does anyone still have keys to old suits left over from the multiple suit days. I know you had that huggle one, Haus, which you retired a while ago so I don't know if it's still accesible but one of them might be an idea to check that banning really, definitely does work. As for the process of going through it, I reckon it's likely it'll sort itself out when the need for it to do so becomes essential, as opposed to as it stands now.
I would also be willing to put on elf ears if you need me to. |
