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On 2/4/2021 at 7:04 PM, itchboy said:

Because in the year 2009, a whole bunch of spambots flooded the site with ads for xanax, gucci bags and porn.

As a result, all new accounts have to be approved manually for their first post.

The spam problem continues to this day, I had to remove over 100 spam accounts and they're still coming. They're getting smarter too, and making "human-like" posts on random dead threads but advertising random crap like online casinos and lingerie.

If people could post immediately, then this site would be infested with posts like this:

The LA mod is still available here:

https://www.emergency-planet.com/files/file/337-los-angeles-mod-21/

 

Wow, thanks for all you do for the community, we appreciate it. And thanks for the link!

Also, why can I only post with a mod's approval?