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    REgistration difficulties over on AK

    I'v noticed a few folks on AK having probs registering over here on LH

    Here's one https://audiokarma.org/forums/index....kman00.377163/

    TIA if anyone can help.

    Mac

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    Unhappy

    To reduce the number of spammers I have been manually admitting new members for the past decade plus. It takes time and while it is not 100% effective, it did reduce the spammers.

    I stopped manually admitting new members last fall. I automated the process and within a few days we had hundreds of new bot members mostly from Russia, but also from other locations. After seeing what a simple human verification tool allowed, I blocked all new members and no new members have been admitted since then.

    If you can get AK to step up and take over running Lansing Heritage, that would be great.


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    Ah ,I see. Thanks. Would you like me to pass that on ?

    Regards Mac

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    Mac! I cannot PM you here on Lansing Forum since your inbox is full!
    Please delete a few msgs and I'll send you a reply ...

    I will note that Spammers have REALLY been pounding websites lately, trying to make a buck (or rubel or shekel)
    getting their links visible on as many sites as they can ...

    Quote Originally Posted by macaroonie View Post
    Ah ,I see. Thanks. Would you like me to pass that on ?

    Regards Mac
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    Quote Originally Posted by hjames View Post
    Mac! I cannot PM you here on Lansing Forum since your inbox is full!
    Please delete a few msgs and I'll send you a reply ...

    I will note that Spammers have REALLY been pounding websites lately, trying to make a buck (or rubel or shekel)
    getting their links visible on as many sites as they can ...
    Roger that. M

    Done , cleared out. You can chat with me on AK and by e mail. Happy new year Heather

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    Quote Originally Posted by macaroonie View Post
    Roger that. M

    Done , cleared out. You can chat with me on AK and by e mail. Happy new year Heather
    Thank you Mac! And a happy New Year to you too!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Widget View Post
    I stopped manually admitting new members last fall... I blocked all new members and no new members have been admitted since then.
    This seems like an excellent way to have a dead end forum and explains a lot.

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    Yeah, it is really too bad that AK hasn't been able to offer the support needed to maintain a viable forum. Hopefully this will change moving forward.

    That said, this forum has been slowing down since the peak back in the mid '00s. This is partly due to the membership and partly due the changes at JBL. JBL is hardly the same company that it was 15-20 years ago.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Widget View Post
    This is partly due to the membership and partly due the changes at JBL. JBL is hardly the same company that it was 15-20 years ago.
    And one day we'll all be gone. But thanks for the ride. It's been helpful, inspiring, and fun.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Widget View Post
    To reduce the number of spammers I have been manually admitting new members for the past decade plus. It takes time and while it is not 100% effective, it did reduce the spammers.

    I stopped manually admitting new members last fall. I automated the process and within a few days we had hundreds of new bot members mostly from Russia, but also from other locations. After seeing what a simple human verification tool allowed, I blocked all new members and no new members have been admitted since then.

    If you can get AK to step up and take over running Lansing Heritage, that would be great.


    Widget
    Well that’s a noble effort.

    At one point we had a number of volunteers.

    Would it be as appropriate to look to a Poll or a consensus from a slice of the membership to consider self management of essential functions like membership?

    A membership secretary is an essential role in most clubs.

    Reconers, Parts Express might be interested in some form of sponsorship

    Jamin Jersey is another one. If they posted their JBL drivers in the market place with a member price it would attract membership.

    I get messages from Facebook to join likeminded Groups all the time. But there are only so many hours in a day.

    What is the financial cost of running a forum? Is a forum the most appropriate flat form for this type of focus group? Theres so much detail in this scene as a topic it’s better said than key strokes.

    These days people engaging in podcasts. A once a month podcast like a news letter or a group catch could have a lot of meaning. Someone might enjoy doing that.

    A presence on Instagram.

    Those sort of activities bring vitality to a Focus Group.

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