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Phil Mcavity

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Guests removal
« on: March 03, 2009, 04:26:03 pm »
Remove the guest function to view message board so you HAVE to be a member to stop potential Rozzers reading etc :happy2:
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Re: Guests removal
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2009, 04:32:19 pm »
rozzers or potential rozzers?  :P

answer is don't brag about illegal things?
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Re: Guests removal
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2009, 04:52:00 pm »
Couldnt agree more with Mr Cherry.

You dont want to get busted. Then dont let loose a bunch of wild stories....

Besides.... How many times have you logged into a forum and been told "you need to log in" and simply just clicked the red X?

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Re: Guests removal
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2009, 05:02:56 pm »
While we are still a new site the best way to encourage new people to register and become active members is to allow the guess function in our opinion  :happy2:

We do restrict some of the boards from guests as well.
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Re: Guests removal
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2009, 06:32:17 pm »
Maybe we should restrict certain sections to registered members. But TBH, there's nothing stopping the cops from signing up, pretending they have a GTI (or some other Golf) and then they're in.

To really prevent coppas gettin in, there should be a restricted section where only approved members can go and everyone gets vetted. Becomes too much IMO.

Besides, it's not like any of us have anything to hide from the coppas.
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Re: Guests removal
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2009, 06:34:13 pm »
if you can read without siging up, then theres no point in signing up imo
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Re: Guests removal
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2009, 07:05:33 pm »
Ok lets try something.

1. When you bought your GTI. Did you see one on the road and say "I need one of those"? Or did you enter a forum? Take a test drive? Read a few reviews? People will not sign up unless they can see that its worthwhile for them.

2. You see a burning flame. Do you touch it? No you dont. Because you know the consequences. The forum should work the same way. Steve is there no way that in the registeration process you can include a section (Seperate to the forum acceptance policy) where it is made  clear that "bragging" if you want to call it that of excessive speeding an law breaking is tolereated but at the users own risk with a warning of cops etc?

3. This is an active forum. The forum has meets, group buys and other events. Do we really want people registering just for one or two posts only because they have to? People should register because they have been referred or because they want to and not because it is mandatory.

Just my 3 pounds worth.

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Re: Guests removal
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2009, 07:08:52 pm »
i think we should encourage guests to sign up some how? but not block them, i dont like the fact that police can view but theres not really much we can do about that unfortunatly.

i think the blocked sections should be open to the board but if you click, the log in page pops up with the option to regester.? :smiley:
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Re: Guests removal
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2009, 08:31:24 am »
Quote from: SteveS on March 03, 2009, 06:34:13 pm
if you can read without siging up, then theres no point in signing up imo

I agree, I've seen that sometimes we have in excess of 25 guests viewing at one time. Thats loads!!!!!
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Re: Guests removal
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2009, 01:25:47 pm »
Quote from: WhiteGTI on March 04, 2009, 08:31:24 am
Quote from: SteveS on March 03, 2009, 06:34:13 pm
if you can read without siging up, then theres no point in signing up imo

I agree, I've seen that sometimes we have in excess of 25 guests viewing at one time. Thats loads!!!!!

At any given time out of 25 guests 2 or 3 of them will be actual members not logged in for there own personal reasons another 2 or 3 of them are google robots.
Anyone should be allowed to use the forum in which ever way they choose be it as a member or guest it is not a private members club  :laugh:
A lot of people lurk for a while before they feel confident enough to be a member. The more people viewing the forum the better, be it as a member or a guest.  :drinking:
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Re: Guests removal
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2009, 01:57:37 pm »
What the hell is a google robot!!!?  :grin: :grin: :grin: :laugh:
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Re: Guests removal
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2009, 02:11:38 pm »
Quote from: WhiteGTI on March 04, 2009, 01:57:37 pm
What the hell is a google robot!!!?  :grin: :grin: :grin: :laugh:

 :grin:  thats what i said when Steve told me. PG is the best for a low down on this but i think it just scans posts and threads. I have seen them on the who's on line page printing off all sorts of stuff.  :laugh:
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Re: Guests removal
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2009, 02:14:09 pm »
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Re: Guests removal
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2009, 02:26:21 pm »
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Re: Guests removal
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2009, 02:41:18 pm »
I've been meaning to ask this for a while now....TC, are you and VC brothers/cousins/related??? You seem to have the same strange humour  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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