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Go to your profile and look at the member id in the address bar.


Or under your name on your profile it says 'User Number'.
Or if you save your avatar to your desktop it is saved with 'usernumber.wheteverextension'.



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Better idea: look at the stats page. We're currently sitting at 3874 registered users.

Unfortunately, for the last year or two, we've been fighting a wave of spam account registrations. This made the account IDs rise much faster than expected. We delete the accounts as they come, but we don't change the IDs to account for that.


Holy damn Doc, that many spambots...?

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Unfortunately yes. All they do is register and go through the e-mail confirmation process, but they don't post (at least). We clean them as they come. The oekaki board is also hit by this, although there are fewer dummy accounts there.

I'm about to put into place an anti-spambot check on the registration process, so most of these won't get through anymore. We'll still be able to take care of the few who manage to get through the net!


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CAPTCHA is your best friend, Doc.


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No. I hate CAPTCHAs, they're annoying to implement and use, some are almost unreadable even for humans, and they can be broken. I'd rely on that only if I had no other alternative, and I'm not there yet.


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No. I hate CAPTCHAs, they're annoying to implement and use, some are almost unreadable even for humans, and they can be broken. I'd rely on that only if I had no other alternative, and I'm not there yet.


Thanks Doc, I also hate them because I can never read them (and my eyesight is pretty damn good)

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Either CAPTCHA, or another thing just like it, never works for me even if I type in the right thing, I'll always get an error message. :S



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woah, almost all page 1 posts are from 2004! None of those members are active!

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What in gods name are you talkin---oh. You mean this topic

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Unfortunately yes. All they do is register and go through the e-mail confirmation process, but they don't post (at least). We clean them as they come. The oekaki board is also hit by this, although there are fewer dummy accounts there.

I'm about to put into place an anti-spambot check on the registration process, so most of these won't get through anymore. We'll still be able to take care of the few who manage to get through the net!


Hahahahahaha, you couldn't possibly catch us al--I mean. I'm totally not a Spambot. At all. That's crazy.

>_>

Hi, Here's how to get yourself a free PS3, iPod, wii or even cash!. Just go to - urfreegiftscom It's FREE and has been­ researched by the BBC to be absolutely genuine. Simply­ go to the site and select the gift you would like or­ cash if you prefer. For full info and proof its real­ just go to urfreegiftscom

*cough*

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I checked just for fun. urfreegifts.com is a valid domain name.

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I...uh...copypasta'd an actual spambot. For effect. Because I am not one.

http://is.g/bm0IK
The website wholesale for many kinds of fashion shoes, like the nike,jordan,prada, also including the jeans,shirts,bags,hat and the decorations. All the products are free shipping, and the the price is competitive,
http://is.d/bm0N8 a leading worldwide wholesaler company (or u can say organization). We supply more than 100 thousand high-quality merchandise and famous brand name products all at wholesale prices. Start your wholesale sourcing here today and experience first class service and fast shipping.


...Oh, Dammit!

Edited by Mega X.exe on April 11, 2010 at 17:43:44.