19sac65
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| posted on 18/1/15 at 02:19 PM |
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New user varification problems
I read a post on the wscc forum by a member who has registered on this forum but is having problems posting
He has contacted the web master with no joy
If anyone is reading this who can help his name is young pretender
Thanks
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slingshot2000
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| posted on 18/1/15 at 02:28 PM |
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A mate of mine is having the very same problem. This is one of the problems with having a single owner/moderator who has a very busy life. ChrisW does
pop on every now and again, but it may be worth sending him a U2U.
Regards
Jon
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theprisioner
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| posted on 18/1/15 at 04:14 PM |
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I have had various problems on that site. The user space is very low and because I had a high number of messages (not that many) other forum users
could not post to me. I had not a scooby this was happening. I also have compatibility issues when posting with my MS browser. The browser shortcuts
have never worked. Also posting images is more of a faf than here so I don't.
http://sylvabuild.blogspot.com/
http://austin7special.blogspot.co.uk/
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theprisioner
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| posted on 18/1/15 at 04:20 PM |
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I see I am not the only one:
http://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic/112104-unable-to-copy-quotes-or-paste-links/
http://sylvabuild.blogspot.com/
http://austin7special.blogspot.co.uk/
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kingster996
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| posted on 18/1/15 at 04:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by theprisioner
I have had various problems on that site. The user space is very low and because I had a high number of messages (not that many) other forum users
could not post to me. I had not a scooby this was happening. I also have compatibility issues when posting with my MS browser. The browser shortcuts
have never worked. Also posting images is more of a faf than here so I don't.
I think the problem is with THIS site and users not being able to register 
I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure
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theprisioner
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| posted on 18/1/15 at 05:03 PM |
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doing a search "young pretender" is not a user on THIS site!
http://sylvabuild.blogspot.com/
http://austin7special.blogspot.co.uk/
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PorkChop
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| posted on 18/1/15 at 09:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by theprisioner
doing a search "young pretender" is not a user on THIS site!
That's the problem, isn't it? He can't register, ergo, no user name on LCB.
http://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic/112119-locost-7-website/
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theprisioner
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| posted on 18/1/15 at 11:24 PM |
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Young pretender says
"Looking at the LCB members list, anyone who has joined since November last year has no posts so I would deduce that the issue is a systemic
one. Back in November (4th) the LCB owner Chris seemingly had to pull a few stops out (presumably with the website hosters) to get the LCB web back
online after it crashed. He posted to this effect in their announcement section. From that date there are no posts from any new members so I would be
willing to wager that the incident knocked out their SMS system which requires you to SMS them to confirm your registration and be able to post in
threads... "
http://sylvabuild.blogspot.com/
http://austin7special.blogspot.co.uk/
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PorkChop
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| posted on 18/1/15 at 11:24 PM |
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Just to update this, Young Pretender (Mark) has U2U'd me, so he has access to send U2Us, but not to post on the forums.
He has asked me to disseminate the following, for ease and clarity I have quoted the whole U2U message.
quote:
Hi mate,
Having difficulties registering - I am on the members list but the username is case sensitive (Young Pretender).
I have worked out the following - would you be able to update the thread please?
Looking at the LCB members list, anyone who has joined since November last year has no posts so I would deduce that the issue is a systemic one. Back
in November (4th) the LCB owner Chris seemingly had to pull a few stops out (presumably with the website hosters) to get the LCB web back online after
it crashed. He posted to this effect in their announcement section. From that date there are no posts from any new members so I would be willing to
wager that the incident knocked out their SMS system which requires you to SMS them to confirm your registration and be able to post in threads...
Cheers
Mark
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PorkChop
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| posted on 18/1/15 at 11:25 PM |
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Looks like he asked more than one person 
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ChrisW
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| posted on 2/3/15 at 01:49 PM |
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Hi everyone
I am aware that the SMS verification has been broken for some time. In a nutshell, the issue is with the GSM modem that receives and sends the SMS
messages.
I then bought a replacement, but unfortunately that doesn't want to register on the mobile network. Good old eBay. 
About to buy another replacement and try again.
Annoyingly, donations have been somewhat thin on the ground for the last couple of months so there hasn't been funds in the site's Paypal
account to deal with this any sooner. I think we're ok now though.
If anyone is desperate to get verified the other way of doing it is to make a donation from a verified Paypal account. Note that they must
have confirmed their details with Paypal (not LB) in order for them to set the verified status on the account. This then associates their real name
and phone number with their profile here giving me a method of comeback if they turn out to be a pain in the backside.
Donate link
Cheers, Chris
My gaff my rules
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ChrisW
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| posted on 8/3/15 at 12:54 PM |
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Update: New GSM modem is now on the way so hopefully we can get this issue sorted this week.
Chris
My gaff my rules
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ChrisW
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| posted on 12/3/15 at 01:34 AM |
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New GSM modem arrived today. I have modified the code and I believe the SMS verification is now fixed. New users will have to send the code again
I'm afraid.
Cheers, Chris
My gaff my rules
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ChrisW
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| posted on 29/6/15 at 05:57 PM |
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Hi Everyone
Sorry to those that have been trying to register for the past 2-3 weeks. I discovered that the antenna for my GSM modem had been broken. Nobody has
owned up, and it was reachable from the alleyway beside our house, so my guess is some local scallywag decided he wanted it. All that was left was
the snapped off end of the cable.
I had to order a replacement, and this time did it 'properly' and bought a professional aerial with a wall bracket. Today I mounted it
nice and high up on my wall well away from any potential interference.
The upshot of all this is that phone verification should now be working again. I am still suffering from a fairly rubbish signal strength but
it's better than it was and certainly workable.
http://chrisw.net/pics/img_5403.jpg <--- if anyone is interested? It's the thing screwed to the wall behind the Sky dish, not the massive
one at the top. I'd have put it up there but there wasn't enough cable and I don't have a long enough ladder!
Cheers, Chris
My gaff my rules
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