Posted by clarence rutherford on August 28, 2011, 10:42 pm
please forgive me, but since iam new at wriing, i do not` understand when it`says "forget name", or that i must write a code or something to get a message. please explain! thank you clarence
Re: do not understand
Posted by Ron Carlson on August 29, 2011, 7:53 am, in reply to "do not understand"
Clarence,
The message board set-up requires users (including me) to enter a six-digit number, which changes each time you send a message, in order for the board to accept the message. By entering the number, you prove that a real person is writing the message, not some automated software designed to send malicious spam messages to the board. (Old-timers will remember that Tom Bowerman at one time had two message board associated with the Armed Guard website. The other board was literally destroyed by overwhelming numbers of spam messages; that board did not have the anti-spam capabilities that this board has.) Of course a real person could send a spam message by entering the six-digit number, but that's too much of a bother for all but the most dedicated spammers.
Of course it's a bother for legitimate users to enter a six-digit number each time as well. One has to find a balance between making the board too easy to use or too hard to use. This board gets a spam message maybe once every six months so I'm satisfied that the small inconvenience to legitimate users is worth it.
I'm not sure about the "forget name" problem that you mention. Can you (or other users) describe the point at which you encounter this?
Bottom line: as webmaster, I want you to be able to get your messages through to the message board. So keep at it, type in any codes as necessary, and help keep the conversation going. Thanks for your past contributions.
Ron Carlson, Webmaster Armed Guard / Merchant Marine website www.armed-guard.com
THANK YOU, RON
Posted by clarence rutherford on August 29, 2011, 11:23 pm, in reply to "Re: do not understand"
I DO APPRECIATE YOUR REPLY. AS I MENTIONED, BEING NEW TO THIS, I DID NOT REALIZE THAT I NEEDED TO FILL IN THE NUMBERS EACH TIME I WROTE.. WILL MAKE SURE I DO THAT FROM NOW ON.
AS FOR THE "FORGET NAME",...THAT IS JUST CURIOSITY AT THE TOP OF THE MESSAGE IT SAYS : HELLO, CLARENCE RUTHERFORD, I FORGET NAME [I THOUGHT PERHAPS THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I HAD FAILED TO FILL IN.]
I FIND THE MESSAGES VERY INTERESTING, & WISH MORE WOULD WRITE, BUT, BEING WWII VETS, PERHAPS WE ALL ARE GETTING TOO OLD. BEING 86 YEARS, I CAN UNDERSTAND, BUT MY WIFE [OF 66YRS] , & I TRY TO KEEP PRETTY ACTIVE WITH VOLUNTEER WORK. [RED CROSS BLOOD BANK...SHRINER'S HOSPITALS,..ETC.] WE ENJOY IT VERY MUCH !
THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOU DO, RON, & FOR HELPING ME OUT!
CLARENCE
Re: THANK YOU, RON
Posted by Ron Carlson on August 30, 2011, 9:15 am, in reply to "THANK YOU, RON"
Clarence,
OK, duh, I should have spotted the "forget name" at the top of the page. I have it too.
I don't know what the point of that is so I would ignore it. It does not result from anything you have done or failed to do.