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Title: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: The Seer of Shadows on 2010-07-03 14:13:24: This probably won't make for the most interesting thread in Completely Unrelated, but...

I'm a very nosy kind of person - I spend half my life viewing "Who's Online". And I've noticed that, just about every time I do so, there is at least one guest "posting a new topic in General." (Earlier today, there were three doing it all at once.)
(http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/3577/screenshot20100703atpm0.png)
A new topic posted by a guest needs to go through admin approval before it becomes publicly available for discussion, which may be the reason why none of these topics ever seem to actually turn up.

Seriously though, is something going on? Is there something about these forums that compels newcomers to try and post things in General?

I'm probably being a real bore :| but I personally find this interesting.
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: Mako on 2010-07-03 14:24:07: Probably BOT/s not getting by the capcha security feature nothing to be too concerned over.
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: The Seer of Shadows on 2010-07-04 01:29:08: Ah, that makes sense. I wasn't worried, just wondering why there always seems to be some anonymous person posting a new topic in General. I just... find it weird ???
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: Mirenheart on 2010-07-04 10:29:36: (http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy227/Mirenheart/looking1.png?t=1278239312)
(http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy227/Mirenheart/Looking2.png?t=1278239311)

Nothin here :D
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: The Seer of Shadows on 2010-07-04 11:42:16: There's another one at it right now.
(http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6509/screenshot20100704atpm0.png)

EDIT: Just checked "Who's Online" again and there's now a second one going for it.
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: nikfrozty on 2010-07-04 15:35:21: Why are guest even allowed to post or start new topics?? They should really register first.
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: jeffdamann on 2010-07-04 15:39:06: One of em succesfully posted...

http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=10298.msg143689#msg143689 (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=10298.msg143689#msg143689)
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: halkun on 2010-07-04 15:50:14: nope, that was me... I screwed up
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: obesebear on 2010-07-04 19:38:53: Quote from: nikfrozty on 2010-07-04 15:35:21
Why are guest even allowed to post or start new topics?? They should really register first.
Register so they can post their one "help me" question and leave? I see no problem with it.
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: sl1982 on 2010-07-04 19:42:41: Quote from: obesebear on 2010-07-04 19:38:53
Register so they can post their one "help me" question and leave? I see no problem with it.

And he said 'let it be so', and thus it was the way it would be.
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: obesebear on 2010-07-04 20:48:14: Just made a new rule: if I don't like your post, I will delete it.

This is actually the golden rule now.

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Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: Mirenheart on 2010-07-05 09:43:59: (http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy227/Mirenheart/NothingICanSee.png?t=1278322923)
Nothing I can see? What the hell does that mean? What is a guest doing that a member can't see?

Oh look, two new members are coming aboard.
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: Bosola on 2010-07-06 21:07:59: [has no problem with this]
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: sl1982 on 2010-07-06 21:15:56: Hi bosola
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: Bosola on 2010-07-06 21:27:29: Hello sl1982.

What seems to be the problem?

Spoiler: show
(http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/6121/trollfacemorehd.png)
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: sl1982 on 2010-07-06 21:28:42: No problems here 8)
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: The Seer of Shadows on 2010-07-07 01:11:42: Um... what?
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: Mirenheart on 2010-07-07 01:30:04: I just wanted to know what it means when it shows:
Nothing, or nothing you can see...
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: sl1982 on 2010-07-07 01:44:23: Poor choice of words perhaps. More accurate is 'Nothing you are allowed to see'
Title: Re: "Posting a new topic in General."
Post by: The Seer of Shadows on 2010-07-07 02:13:18: Don't post in this thread (http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=7211.0), but it'll probably answer your question as well as it can be answered.