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Old 12-17-2006, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Dotty Old Man View Post
That's not a bad idea at all. There is alot information that only genuine Alizee fans would know about, or would take the time to do a search to find, while spammers wouldn't have a clue or the patience to look up.

For example :
  • first name of her husband
  • name of her dog
  • name of her child
  • her hometown
  • her home country.

Song titles as passkeys might be "clued". For example, clues might be :
  • "goldfish"
  • "Bond"
  • "tradewind"
  • "delicacies"
  • "spanish friend"
  • "magic word".

Really not a bad idea in the least. It might at least frustrate enough casual spammers to bring the number of phony registration attempts down a little. Is is possible ? Can the forum software accomodate such a requirement during registration ? Worth thinking about.
It shouldn't be hard to implement, assuming the registration uses a normal html form. It would be as easy as adding, say, a requirement for the registrant to submit their email address (I know this is already implemented, but it's just an example).
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