Hello kc1di, f33dm3bits, Brickwizard, Condobloke, WinterOwl, KGill, Trynna3 & Rob - Hope I didn't miss anyone.
I'm a two day old newbie on this forum so I hope I'm not intruding. I was wandering through the site reading a lot of what I find. I really appreciate all the content and interaction.
Then I stumbled across this thread... AND OMG I want to THANK ALL OF YOU for the job you do to keep this site/forums going.
As a real newbie to forums and someone that has no idea what it takes to run one, I was pleased that the registration was fast and easy (while my question was "hot-on-my-mind". I was also surprised the vetting didn't take longer. It was just a minute or two at most.
If there was a note at registration that told me ahead of time that Vetting/Approval would take 48 hours because... thousands of fake accounts per hour, over whelming spam, etc, etc. (I am not in favor of 2FA for many reasons). I do not text, message, video conference, absoulutely no kind of social media so it could be that I'm out of touch to reality, retired IT and a grumpy old guy.
I'm sure a wait time if explained clearly would be accepted as protecting the quality of the site content and me as an individual member. I know how discusted I get with spam on my phone and emails and how much effort I take to stay ahead of it (ahead? sometimes break even is the best I can expect).
I've blabbed more than I intended - I just wanted to say Thank You
Gainer