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As you know, the forum has been fighting spammers and bots for years. We have seen our fair share of "Custom Kitchens UK", scammy Internet hosting companies, and bots trying to send us to a business's homepage. But after fighting the tidal wave of spam for so many years, the admins had a persistent thought: what if the spammers are right? Not in terms of posting nonsense links and trying to scam our users, but in trying to make money through our unique platform?

Well, thanks to the helpful counsel of Taunt, we have finally decided to move the forum in a new direction. Please see his important post on the matter in this topic

Forum soon be bombarded by fans

action9000

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I know I've already noticed the effects of this forum getting larger.  It certainly has come a long way (both in size and development) since I joined up.  I agree with Malte and Manny Cav regarding the number of members; while a smaller group will tend to feel more like a "family", a large community has its advantages too.


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I'm fine with a small community. Less riots and flame wars thataway. :)


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So, in short, I think that we should welcome however many new LBT fans that happen to stop by, and give them a "hearty invitation" to join in on the discussions here, as well as start new ones of their own.
Just where did I read this before? :lol


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Quote from: Manny Cav,Aug 19 2007 on  01:42 PM
I sort of feel like a smaller community would be better, but this is sort of not really fair, because every new member adds a little more to it, and it really wouldn't be fair to exclude them. By this logic, I could have been excluded. So, in short, I think that we should welcome however many new LBT fans that happen to stop by, and give them a "hearty invitation" to join in on the discussions here, as well as start new ones of their own. :DD
y‰p y‰p y‰p, a really good idea pokerplayer, it¥s always nice to have new members :^.^:


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Quote from: Malte279,Aug 20 2007 on  03:38 AM
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So, in short, I think that we should welcome however many new LBT fans that happen to stop by, and give them a "hearty invitation" to join in on the discussions here, as well as start new ones of their own.
Just where did I read this before? :lol
Hahaha, I thought it was a good example. I've come to expect your standard greeting when new members join. I actually like it. It's unique. :^.^:


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I try to put at least something unique to every welcoming message, but usually this is possible only if the new member already told a bit about him or herself; something you can refer to in a welcoming thread. But with all the desire for personal and individual welcoming there are some basic truths which apply to all new members, namely that they are very welcome and hearty invited to join our discussions or start threads of their own ;)


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I've also spread some word down at the IMDb, as well.


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I walk around there every now and then as well...still sprouting that "alternate ending" crap.  :rolleyes:  Many there just can't take a hint that it never was true.