Registration of new members disabled

[Lynn]

I am reluctantly disabling registration of new members. The level of spam attacks has reached a point where it is taking too much time to protect the forums.

Note that I am not disabling www.berbible.org/forums. Correspondence using www.berbible.org/forums is much preferred over private emails.

If you read this message and want to join the forums, please contact
support at berbible dot org
and I can register you directly.

My intention is to re-activate forums when smf 2.0 is at RTM status (or perhaps the equivalent of SP1), and then reload the existing content to something like:
www.berbible.org/smf

As always, feedback appreciated.

[Lynn]

FYI: The following has been added to the registration agreement:

Please note that spamming of this forum has been enough of a problem that the first four clauses have been prepended to the boilerplate registration agreement. If you are not a spammer, please feel welcome, and accept our apologies for any inconvenience.

You agree, through your use of this forum, that you will:

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* Pay $1000 per violation if you post medical advertisements or pornography. Violations will result in an automatic guilty plea to a civil suit for consequential damages.

* Pay $500 per violation if you post spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations.  Violations will result in an automatic guilty plea to a civil suit for consequential damages.

* If you are a spammer, be aware that the Bible contains prayers that God "break the teeth" of people who are mockers of God, or otherwise work against His kingdom. May God have mercy on your soul when you stand before Him, the Judge of the Universe.

*Deuteronomy 32:35 (Thus says the LORD God:) 'Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their calamity is near, And the impending things are hastening upon them.' (NASB)

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[brambling21]

Its terrible that these spammers seem to be everywhere, sadly, I've seen many forums overtaken by these people/bots. I hope that the problem of stopping them joining this forum will eventually be found, God bless, Chris.