The short answer is that all new user accounts require mod approval to post, and we have a very effective automated spambot detector that flags up suspicious accounts prior to approval, so we'll never be in a situation like in V1 where actual forums are overrun. It comes at a small cost of making things more inconvenient for the few genuine new users we get here, but at this time in the forum's lifetime, I think it's well worth it.
On. Though I have been wondering if we should set up a separate group to keep in touch, just in case things suddenly went dark. I'm not expecting that to happen imminently, mind.
OT: I've not heard anything from up above since this whole thing kicked off, but if I do, I'll keep you all posted.
