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Reverborama
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 Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 12:01 pm |
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 Has entire BMX Bandits catalogJoined: Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:36 amPosts: 4252Location: Hopkins
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As Christmas approaches the spambots have gone into high gear. I am wading through 100+ new users per day looking for the one or two legitimate ones. If you know of anyone who has been trying to register and get on but never gets activated, please PM me or one of the other mods. I can't believe it's possible for me to be 100% accurate considering the number of new users that register every day.
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Whatsisname
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 1:03 pm |
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 Saw Greg Lemond once at a restaurantJoined: Tue Dec 26, 2006 7:01 pmPosts: 1975Location: Lake Calhoun
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I've seen a lot of other message boards that have added to the registration form a non mandatory field to answer a simple question, and without a valid answer the request is denied. Questions like "What is your favorite brand of bike" etc would suffice, other boards have reported it works fairly well in addition to captchas.
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FreeRangeZombie
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 1:44 pm |
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 Thinks Carbon Fiber is a dietary supplementJoined: Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:37 pmPosts: 791Location: Your mom's house
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Yeah, I've seen "what color is snow?" And "what color is grass?" As questions as well.
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giddything
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 1:56 pm |
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 Arrière du pelotonJoined: Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:08 pmPosts: 523Location: Longfellow
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Yes, but if you ask "What is your favorite brand of bike," we can weed out those awful posers, too. *duck*
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omgmrj
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 2:04 pm |
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 Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:15 amPosts: 7148
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giddything wrote: Yes, but if you ask "What is your favorite brand of bike," we can weed out those awful posers, too. *duck* +1
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JenNastix wrote: You guys ever wonder if we're over-thinking this bike riding thing sometimes? |
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ralphy
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 4:32 pm |
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| Secret: wants a tall bikeJoined: Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:51 pmPosts: 424Location: Battle Creek
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omgmrj wrote: giddything wrote: Yes, but if you ask "What is your favorite brand of bike," we can weed out those awful posers, too. *duck* +1 Just so long as 'fat', 'long', 'sweet', and 'mine' are acceptable 'brands', I have no issue with this.
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omgmrj
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:19 pm |
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| Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:15 amPosts: 7148
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Mine Bike, for exploring mines.
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JenNastix wrote: You guys ever wonder if we're over-thinking this bike riding thing sometimes? |
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giddything
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| Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 12:02 pm |
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| Arrière du pelotonJoined: Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:08 pmPosts: 523Location: Longfellow
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omgmrj wrote: Mine Bike, for exploring mines. Here's a headlight for ya.
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ebbmart
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| Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 12:15 pm |
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 Saw Greg Lemond once at a restaurantJoined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 3:21 pmPosts: 1954Location: Powderhorn 24 territory
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giddything wrote: omgmrj wrote: Mine Bike, for exploring mines. Here's a headlight for ya. sweet, i want one!
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omgmrj
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| Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:20 pm |
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| Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:15 amPosts: 7148
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I need a luminescence higher than 14, so I'm going to use a Glowstone Block instead.
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JenNastix wrote: You guys ever wonder if we're over-thinking this bike riding thing sometimes? |
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omgmrj
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| Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 12:29 pm |
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| Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:15 amPosts: 7148
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Just want to comment on how nicely this process has seemingly eliminated all spam posts. Kudos to the mods for taking the time to sort through new members.
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JenNastix wrote: You guys ever wonder if we're over-thinking this bike riding thing sometimes? |
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Stoller
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 Thinks "false flat" means low tire pressureJoined: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:31 amPosts: 335Location: Northwesterburblandia
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omgmrj wrote: Just want to comment on how nicely this process has seemingly eliminated all spam posts. Kudos to the mods for taking the time to sort through new members. +1!!!!
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