Rather than blocking newly created accounts through IP addresses tracking, I would suggest that a thorough KYC should be done for newly registered members (such as email and ID verification) as some of my friends are having issues posting on this forum due to IP address blacklisting. It fustrates the hell out of new comers and are being told to pay a certain amount of bitcoin to release their accounts
Please search before you make these suggestions. KYC is never going to happen nor should it:
I'll get right on that, just as soon as hell freezes over.
IPs are only blocked once they've been abused and you (or someone else) has had accounts banned on them previously. If you don't want to pay a fee then find a different proxy or connection that isn't blacklisted.
Take for instance, i can easily open several accounts here using invalid emails but if there's an option of email verification, then there'll be a reduction to a considerable extent the level of abuse by some folks.
I wouldn't be against email verification and think it probably would help, but this can also be easily bypassed.
2) This might seem like I'm getting ahead of myself but i think it would be nice if we have a bitcointalk forum application for better user experience as some users don't find this interphase pleasing to their eyes, I've had a complaint from some of my friends concerning this recently.
There's a new forum software in development:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=167.03) Bitcointalk should have a feature of notifying users of current happenings on their account via registered email.
This is no doubt will keep users abreast of new messages, replies, and other activities on their account without necessarily logging in to their account.
You can already get notifications to your email for messages.
