by Guest » Mon Feb 07, 2005 12:49 am
This is Mike's site, so you'll have to ask him about that, but I can give you some interesting info....
Glen Smith and I recently became co-admins on the boat building site we belong to. Prior to this, the board was basically adminless. It was hacked twice and had to be started over from ground zero. Yes the owner was the admin but never seemed to have the time to devote to it. Glen and I discovered that several "members" were simply joining so they could add a link to porn sites. (where they listed "their" websites)
We deleted all off them and we still delete 4-5 per week now. We decided to leave the "lurkers" alone because some of them lurk for up to 2-3 years sometimes before they get around to building their boat, at which time they usually start asking questions.
When Glen and I first discovered the problem with those certain "members", I talked with Mike about it and he said that he's never had that problem here. (I assume that's because of the constant online admin presence)