I just found out about a registration system even easier and more useful than TypeKey:
Looks great!
2 2005-06-10 21:36
Re: "Minimalism"? Yeah, right. (51 replies, posted in Feature requests)
hcgtv wrote:
So I can register using billg@microsoft.com or sjobs@apple.com and Pun don't really care.
Then why have that field at all? It will fool the spammers as much as it fools you.
3 2005-06-10 00:14
Re: "Minimalism"? Yeah, right. (51 replies, posted in Feature requests)
I noticed punbb showing up in my referrer logs, have two new suggestions for this now.
First, to solve the registration problem right now we can implement a registration hack that uses TypeKey to log in. You wouldn't need to fill out registration forms anymore-- just one TypeKey login and you could post anywhere. This would also make PunBB more popular because no other forum software has done this yet.
Now, about anonymity. I've been down and around the block on anonymous forums, and I agree with all your complaints-- the more anonymous, the more temptation there is to spam and troll. But pseudonymity doesn't solve this at all! If you wanted to really limit anti-social attitude, you could develop a new global login system that requires a real name and address to register. But of course, this is basically infeasible on the Internet today. So, for PunBB, I'd like to see either TypeKey or registration-free.
4 2005-04-17 03:49
Re: "Minimalism"? Yeah, right. (51 replies, posted in Feature requests)
Dr.Jeckyl wrote:
? so what, you have to type in a name, most are fake anyways, and an email address(get a spam account at hotmail or gmail, they're free) at the most in most cases.
Oh, you don't care about how simple the forum is? I apologize, then, for believing the explanation the author wrote about writing a forum that wasn't overloaded with silly things.
graue wrote:
I can give you the script that runs deadnet.org if you want.
You don't seem to have put any constraints on it... like a maximum subject or name length. Also I'd like control over bumping threads :<
5 2005-04-15 19:49
Re: "Minimalism"? Yeah, right. (51 replies, posted in Feature requests)
Mart wrote:
So I have to ask: Why not find out what software they're using and use that? As it stands, PunBB out of the box is obviously not for you.
It's written in Perl 
6 2005-04-15 02:16
Re: "Minimalism"? Yeah, right. (51 replies, posted in Feature requests)
Paul wrote:
You could do it by post numbers but that gets very tedious.
No, it doesn't. There's an anonymous forum in Japan that gets 2 million posts per day, and all identification is done by post number.
7 2005-04-12 19:39
Re: "Minimalism"? Yeah, right. (51 replies, posted in Feature requests)
gezz wrote:
If you allow guest posting you have the possibility of getting spammed...
If you require registration you have the possibility of getting spammed, too.
Raybo wrote:
I agree with Paul, as everyone who would show up as a guest when everyone is a guest, well ...who would you be talking to?
Who are you talking to on this forum? Do you know who I am? I can tell you, but who's to say I'm telling the truth? Yes, registration can still be useful for administrators, moderators, and people with huge egos, but it's not an important feature.
8 2005-04-11 13:42
Re: "Minimalism"? Yeah, right. (51 replies, posted in Feature requests)
Connorhd wrote:
so why do most forums have it? surely its stupid to all post as guests?
No, it's because most forums are evolved from the old telephone-based "BBS" concept, where you had to enter your full name to log on. But this is totally unnecessary. Posting as guest is much more intelligent than registering an account.
If you want "minimalism" go write up forum software with no registrations
That's what I did, but I'm no good at PHP, so instead I'm requesting a simple change of the default settings for this software.