FUCK!

Twice in a row so far today... wonder if this one will get through?

Nope three times in a row :mad:

Any progress or even a whisper from the admins?

Judging from the past I wouldn't hold my breath....

None whatsoever.

Tell us about the admins, Uncle Avi! Is it true that they're a hundred feet tall and they can see through milk?

Things getting too much annoying. Have they get bored to f**k themselves so much that now they've decided to screwing this board??@#!*^&%^&%:mad::mad:

You're making yourselves worse than the spammers, admins!

Just got it in the HDC Looks Back thread. I dont mind when a small post i make does it but a long one like that pisses me off. It just feels like a waste of time because i dont even know if it's gonna show up or not.

Mine always show up eventually so I'm sure you'll be right. Happened to me today in the same thread. Hopefully they will sort this shit out real soon because it sucks :mad:

It did show up but this is really annoying

yeah.....fucks up any spontaneity ....as it were.

Yes it sure kills off the conversation we have going on these days.

Sorry guys- we're doing our best. I work a regular job and can't log on from work so sometimes posts may have to wait till I get home and get time to get over here and then find whatever posts are waiting to be approved. Sometimes a few may slip by.

What you don't know is that spambots are still registering in record numbers and posting spam- only now it has to be "moderated" so you guys don't ever see it. I just had to remove 37 threads from the general forum alone, and then ban 37 different spambots... and NOW I can get to approving posts by members in good standing.

Seems like quite a few of the spam threads are slipping by the software. There have been a couple of Louis Vuitton threads recently.

I wonder why the software catches seemingly normal posts and lets threads like this through?

I know the mods hands are tied, and appreciate the fact that they don't just abandon ship. The admins lack of attention in this matter must be incredibly frustrating. I had contact with El Gato for awhile, but he's disappeared again. I wish there was something else I could do.

Where are Rayne and The Flayed One to help in this time of need?

P.S. I still think if forum members e-mailed El Gato en masse, it would prompt him to act.

Just came back home from work to sit down and ban about 80-odd spam accounts through email.

This is getting frustrating. And the spamming registrations are increasing by the day.

I just want to say - V and NE, we're not complaining about you at all. I think that you both do a great job.

It's good to get some perspective in terms of how much SPAM we truly do get a day. Too bad that it holds up some of our posts, but it sounds like we'd get a lot more garbage if it wasn't around.

What I think the true problem is:

• I think that there needs to be someone promoted to Admin who is around here more often (I nominate V, but I'm not sure if it's a responsibility he wants to take on).
• I also think that we could use more Mods who are around... Flayed, Rayne, and Austin haven't been frequenting this place for a very, very long time... Maybe we need three new Mods? In that vein, I think that Wicker and I are a good start, though it sounds like there are a few others who wouldn't mind helping out.

Maybe that's the conversation that should be happening with El Gato and the other Admins (when they actually reply): Promoting someone else to Admin who can then designate additional Mods. I think that this is really the best course of action here.

^Yeah, I'd be more than happy to help with stuff like that.

I've also expressed interest in being a moderator.

I didn't know you could just promote someone to admin status. Is this possible and should I suggest this to another admin?

V would be my nomination as well. On the surface it looks like a significantly less demanding job, and he works too hard as it is.

P.S. Horror was here!

It can't hurt to ask El Gato to make V an Admin... I'd honestly be surprised if this was something he couldn't do; I assume Admins can update member permissions.

No thanks.

We need a couple more Mods, and if the admin sets the New Member Registration Status to "Subject to Moderator Approval," that should take care of most, if not all, problems.

LOL - You sure? ;)

Well, it couldn't hurt to have an Admin who is actually active on the forum, even if it isn't you.

Anyhoo - Whomever is communicating to El Gato, can you send over V's recommendation above?

V's asked for such- many times.

it just happend again twice,thought you guys would have sussed that shit out by now

maybe some point after you get your thumb out of your ass

Read through this thread to see why this hasn't been sorted.

It's really too bad about those spambots. :confused:

yeah 10 pages of poor excuses

Well by all means, go ahead and tell the mods how to fix the problem if you know how.

Someone knows how to create and run forums better than anyone else in the world. :rolleyes:


Anyways, ladies and gentlemen...

horror is online! :eek:

seize him!!!

Too late, doggone it.

As usual...

And no reply to my 100-odd PMs yet, either. :mad:

cheer up children,take a joke

My communication with ElGato in recent times.

20 hours ago:


ElGato's reply about 45 minutes ago:


Me 5 minutes ago:

Thanks for persisting at trying to get this sorted, V.

If only I had some admin powers, mate. Even limited access as admin.

Oh well...


More comm (in continuation to my above post) -

ElGato 4 hours ago:

Me 3 hours ago:

Me 5 minutes ago:

You all won't be able to see the 3 posts above, because I have held them back so that ElGato can see them and figure out what's wrong with them.

They are -

1) A test post by distemper85 in "Guillotine Guys" thread in Indie horror.

2) A post by Elvis Christ (in reply to Mothman's post) in "What Song Are You Listening To Right Now?" thread in Music.

3) A post by ManchestrMorgue (in reply to Tangleduponblue's post) in "What is it like to live in ..." thread in General.


Awaiting ElGato's reply.

Sounds promising. Fingers crossed.

Ooops- I approved the last one. :p

Which was what I was advocating for before... Why can't he also make you an Admin so that he doesn't have to "deal" with this?