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Milovana Is Open for New Registrations

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:19 am
by seraph0x
Fellow Milovaneers! :wave:

After several months of quarantine, we are finally re-opening registrations!

In order to prevent spambots from streaming in again, we are trying something new: Each registration requires an invite code. How to get an invite code? Ask an existing member. Invite codes will be handed out to users who have been a Milovana member for more than four months on the Invites page.

If you haven't registered previously, you may do so now!

For those who already had registered and whose account is currently inactive, you can activate it (using an invite code) here.

I didn't do too much testing of this up-front, so let me know if anything goes awry. Also, note that the instructions for getting an invite code are telling people to head to the chat. I realize that the chat currently requires you to be registered. The plan is to some anonymous chat option soon where people can ask for invites.

Why invite-only?

:spam:

We've been in an arms race with spam bots for a long time. Because I don't have a lot of time to devote to the site, spam bots have been winning lately, that's why registrations were turned off.

However, Milovana has an active, awesome community. I'm counting on you ladies, gents and sissies to decide who may become part of our illustrious little club.

:group:

The nice thing about invites is that the inviter and the invitee are connected. So if a bunch of spambots start showing up, we can figure out who let them in and ban the whole lot at once.

What if I'm tricked by a spammer into giving them an invite code?

We certainly won't come after people who invite a single spammer. Just try your best - we all want a spam-free forum. :love:

Update: Word of advice: Don't post your invites publicly. The preferred way is to hand them out one-by-one via private message or private chat. That way you maximize the chance that your codes will go to real people instead of bots.

Re: Milovana Is Open for New Registrations

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:22 am
by VanHellsing
And now we are going to have a spam... made of new and awesome memembers joining the community! :w00t:

Re: Milovana Is Open for New Registrations

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:59 am
by Sissy Elise
Good work seraph0x :thumbsup: Does this mean Email is also re-enabled?

Re: Milovana Is Open for New Registrations

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:43 am
by seraph0x
Sissy Elise wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:59 am Good work seraph0x :thumbsup: Does this mean Email is also re-enabled?
It should be, yes!

Re: Milovana Is Open for New Registrations

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:50 am
by Sissy Elise
Awesome, Thanks once again :-D

Re: Milovana Is Open for New Registrations

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:59 am
by Mistress Jenifer
Chat right now doesn't work via the web client... So no one without a client can get in

Then check your PMs seraph

Re: Milovana Is Open for New Registrations

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:18 am
by seraph0x
Mistress Jenifer wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:59 am Chat right now doesn't work via the web client... So no one without a client can get in
Web client should be working again now. Note that it's currently for registered users only - I'm planning to create a separate room called the "foyer" that anonymous users are allowed to use. Members who want to help grow the site can hang out there and hand out invites. Members who don't want to be bothered by the anonymous people can just leave the foyer.

We'll see how hard this is to implement and how well it works. I'm sure there will be a couple of members who will spend more time vetting newcomers and they'll probably run out of invites. If that happens, I can allocate them more invites than normal members would get.

Beyond that - we'll adjust the plan based on what works and doesn't work. This is a place for explorers after all.

Racism against the machine!

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:21 am
by Spam Bot
Noooooooooooooo this so unfair - Me and my fellow bots will have no place to get our kink on now!
How dare you put us in machine chastity without asking us!

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side note: registration tested and works!

Re: Milovana Is Open for New Registrations

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:24 am
by Mistress Jenifer
seraph0x wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:18 am
Mistress Jenifer wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:59 am Chat right now doesn't work via the web client... So no one without a client can get in
Web client should be working again now. Note that it's currently for registered users only - I'm planning to create a separate room called the "foyer" that anonymous users are allowed to use. Members who want to help grow the site can hang out there and hand out invites. Members who don't want to be bothered by the anonymous people can just leave the foyer.

We'll see how hard this is to implement and how well it works. I'm sure there will be a couple of members who will spend more time vetting newcomers and they'll probably run out of invites. If that happens, I can allocate them more invites than normal members would get.

Beyond that - we'll adjust the plan based on what works and doesn't work. This is a place for explorers after all.
Along those lines;
I noticed I only have a handful and I presume everyone does. I presume then that it would have to be filled manually by Team/admin folks or are they on a timer and every X amount of hours we gain 1 back to a cap.

Re: Racism against the machine!

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:26 am
by seraph0x
Spam Bot wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:21 am side note: registration tested and works!
And banning works as well! Which is what happens to spam bots. Sorry! ;-)

Re: Milovana Is Open for New Registrations

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:31 am
by seraph0x
Mistress Jenifer wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:24 am Along those lines;
I noticed I only have a handful and I presume everyone does. I presume then that it would have to be filled manually by Team/admin folks or are they on a timer and every X amount of hours we gain 1 back to a cap.
Regular members get up to four invites every 120 days. Obviously, Team members and chat mods will get a lot more, but I haven't gotten around to setting that up yet. If it turns out that there are non-mods who would like to help invite more people, we will also be able to increase the limit for those people as well.

Re: Milovana Is Open for New Registrations

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 5:27 am
by zoltan
This is my favorite post ever. Seeing Milovana go from "well it's probably dead" to "it's alive and registrations are back!!" within just a few days has been stunning.

Thank you seraph0x!!!

Re: Milovana Is Open for New Registrations

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:27 am
by Sisyphuster
Gave out my first code! Psyched that we're back in business!

Re: Milovana Is Open for New Registrations

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:03 pm
by NEGEV
I opened up a thread on the subreddit for any one to ask for an invite.
https://www.reddit.com/r/newMilovana/co ... r_invites/

Re: Milovana Is Open for New Registrations

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:18 pm
by NEGEV
There are lot of people on reddit asking for a invite code I already shared mine. It would be nice if some of you would do the same :)