just posted in site blog, reposted here so all aware

Last few days have wasted too much time on Soul Source moderation

Moderation has reached a stage where major changes are the only option for the site to continue

In last few days , have seen all sorts going on here

and each day brings something worse- the latest is seeing a member using the site features to threaten and hassle another member

Because of recent going ons there will be major changes to the membership system of the site very soon

untill then the following comes into play as from now

no new memberships accepted untill the new user system is in place

any member found abusing the site or its features will be automatically banned

just posted in site blog, reposted here so all aware

As a lot of the problems this site has been having is from anonymous email accounts - soul source will no longer accept any registrations from hotmail, gmail, msn, yahoo type email accounts

Any existing long term members using these emails should have no changes to their accounts.

However recent accounts or non-post accounts using these type of addresses will be asked shortly to provide a legit permanent email However recent accounts or non-post accounts using these type of addresses will be asked shortly to provide a legit permanent email if wish to continue using the full features of site

While this step is unfortunate, abuse of the site and its features in the past and recently has made this step unavoidable

New registrations to soul source are now being accepted again

Mike I dont know if anyone else is having peoblems but I can view the site, but have real problems trying to read posts or actually post myself.

Seems very intermittent.

After posting this I probably wont be able to read/log again for hours.

Mikey

Is it enough if a permanent e-mail is used for registration only, and then another e-mail used for the account for sending and receiving messages and so on? I guess I am established enough a member not to have to bother, but still good to know. Perhaps it would be a good idea if people would also use their real names? Just a thought...

just posted in site blog, reposted here so all aware

Last few days have wasted too much time on Soul Source moderation

Moderation has reached a stage where major changes are the only option for the site to continue

In last few days , have seen all sorts going on here

and each day brings something worse- the latest is seeing a member using the site features to threaten and hassle another member

Because of recent going ons there will be major changes to the membership system of the site very soon

untill then the following comes into play as from now

no new memberships accepted untill the new user system is in place

any member found abusing the site or its features will be automatically banned

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Mike its such a shame people have to behave like this, shame on them! Maybe you should name and shame them, do you think that would stop them?! :angry:

Karen, I dont think they'd give a toss about being named and shamed. Some of these people have very very VERY tough skin sadly. I think Mike is right in what he's doing, at least this way if you have a view you post it and accept comments good or bad.

Karen, I dont think they'd give a toss about being named and shamed. Some of these people have very very VERY tough skin sadly. I think Mike is right in what he's doing, at least this way if you have a view you post it and accept comments good or bad.

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i agree with you big o , i took stick for my post about cd's but it's all part of having a forum. if we all thought the same it would boring to the extreme.

dave

Must admit that I have not noticed anything untoward. But it certainly shouldn't be happening. This is a great site. Since I have been a member I have ben tipped towards songs that give me as much buzz as stuff I loved when I was a lad. For an expat non event goer, this a real lifeline.

Hi Mike- Understand your sentiments but is this not called censorship!

While I dont condone threatening behaviour we all make negative comments about certain people or particular issues. If you look at my avatar you would see that I might use the term Hail Caesar! or My army will cut you down like dogs" but its all done in good fun-The problem on this site is that sometimes you dont know whether people are being serious or not and thats very thought provoking which actually makes the site very good. I recently had adissagreement with a friend of mine who then told me via this site that I was barred from the soul nite- To anyone outside my little circle of friends it could have been misconstrued as real hatred but actually we kissed and made up the a couple of days later.

So what I am saying is when you get the good you inevitably get some bad with it. Its not all sweet and roses in the garden, but I appreciate it makes your job harder!