I see that......

[petercooman]

I knew I shouldn't have mentioned that one.  

Cheers - Phil

But you knew you wanted to 

[Last Hussar]

I believe Lucinda was worried about being captured by the Mexicans, and so sought to arm herself.  A number of gallant fellows were only to happy to let her handle their weapons.  Unfortunately under her ladylike touch they sometimes went off half-cock.

Of course, the Tex-Mex war is best known for the Alamo, and it is amazing the number of people who want to see an old ruin.  So, lets meet Techno.

Sorry, I appear to have been channelling Chairman Humph.

[FierceKitty]

How does one block a thread on this site?

[Techno]

Getting back to the spam bots.

The other 'thing' I've noticed, is that I now recognise what at first glance appear to be 'genuine names', trying over and over and over to join the forum.
Sometimes as many as three times in the same day.

As I know Leon has already 'turned them down' before...I feel fairly confident they'll be refused again.

I can't wait until there's some sort of 'prove you're not a spambot' test to stop these time wasters coming through.

Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

Sorry, I appear to have been channelling Chairman Humph.

Well played, Sir, well played!

[fsn]

I can't wait until there's some sort of 'prove you're not a spambot' test to stop these time wasters coming through.

It won't be used on existing members will it? 

If so, I think it's only far to declare now that Westmarcher is actually Deep Blue, who joined the Forum to enliven the tedium of playing chess with humans and appearing in very niche porn films. 

[Techno]

It won't be used on existing members will it? 

I hope not.

If it's something like a 'spot the tank' game.....I'll be alright, if the choices are between a tractor, a double decker bus and a centurion tank.
If it's a choice of three tanks, and it's a 'which one's the centurion' question......I'll have to phone you up to get the right answer. 

Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

Which of course, I will cheerfully give!

[Wulf]

Centurion 1, Centurion 5 & Centurion 7...

[FierceKitty]

Obvious test: Fill in the missing letters.

*ztecs are clearly the most urgently-needed range in w*rgaming today.

...for example.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Erm M

Least for the first word.....

Captua softwear might do it.

IanS

[fsn]

*ztecs are clearly the most urgently-needed range in w*rgaming today.

I think the difficult bit is doing it without laughing.  :-

[d_Guy]

A simpler test which would work for any actual human reading the forum for at least 24 hours:

"How many unbandaged fingers is Techno holding up."

[Techno]

Ooooh......

I can answer that one ! 

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

None - he removed all of them years ago.

IanS