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Flippin3500
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I know a good way to stop spam. I think we should have to wait exactly one hour, between signups. I can't think of any reasons to make two accounts at the same time other than spam. I think this will reduce spam.

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juan999999
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What do you mean? Make a person sign up and then another person sign up after an hour? If yes t would work because we'll have low users. Can you explain i better?

Flippin3500
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One hour wait for one person to make an account.

Flippin3500
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A spammer would probably make several accounts to spam on, if we had a rule that you have to wait at least one hour between signups, it would probable reduce the number of spammers on AG.

Flippin3500
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After you make your account you have to wait 1 hour before using it, or making another one.


No you can use it right after you make it, butyou have to wait one hour to make another account.
skater_kid_who_pwns
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Ths would be kinda stupid actually. If soeone makes an account, and wnats to try out a site, if they had to wait an hour, or a day, why would they want to go back?

juan999999
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I see what you mean. They make 2 accounts. 1 get's banned and they'll have to wait 1 hour to use it right?

Flippin3500
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They don't have to wait an hour to use it. They only have to wait an hour to make another account.

Flippin3500
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Well maybe we could make the wait limit longer.

LordBob
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for signing up? what would that help with?

Flippin3500
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Sometimes spammers continuously make accounts to spam on, I say make a wait limit so they want spam as much.

Zophia
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How about limiting it to one account per email address instead? "We're sorry, this email has already been used to create an account on ArmorGames.com", something like that...

Of course a lot of people have multiple email accounts, but this could certainly reduce spammers a little?

juan999999
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I say no in his idea. This can be avoidable easily.

Flippin3500
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Well I have two accounts on one email address. I never get on it though.

ParalysisTerror
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I say no too, it won't change anything, and besides people in ag can't have multiple account because if they did they would be banned immediately.

Flippin3500
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I say no too, it won't change anything, and besides people in ag can't have multiple account because if they did they would be banned immediately.


Why would they be banned? I never get on my other one anyway.
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