Just curious, how is the programming of the forum done so that registration was so simple yet without any of the annoying authentication measures everywhere else there is no spam?
a) Anybody can flag a story, and that somehow causes spam to be flagged in automatic fashion.
b) A few users are given moderator privileges and the ability to mark stories dead or users ignored. When a story is marked dead it is visible only to the submitter. When a user is marked ignored all his stories are automatically marked dead.
thanks for being so helpful guys. My brother set me up with a server and am currently learning PHP. FYI, I am interested in learning programming as a hobby. Right now, i am trying to understand the fundamentals of computer programming through some pretty basic tutorials.
This decision of yours triggered me to post about my own PHP woes just now[1], but just so you know, I totally understand the value of having someone on hand to help you out. I think you're off to a good start, and I hope programming clicks for you. ^_^
