Accounts can be created without verification code

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Rabbit Clock

Member
Oct 25, 2017
220
I'm glad. I never made it to the discords.. so I never was able to get a code. I was mostly a lurker on gaf so I felt weird asking to join them. Happy to have an account here though.
 

Interrobang

Member
Oct 25, 2017
81
So happy to be here. My FOMO was aching HARD. 10+ year vet here, not too big on discord so I never joined the community - felt like I really missed out there.

Looking forward to making this home.
 

Jasup

Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,120
Yurop
I confess I got in because of this. I didn't use a free email account and can verify my identity if it's needed.
 

Calderc

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,367
I for one am glad they opened registrations. Hi everyone, feels good to be at my new home!
 

The Sum of Zero

One Winged Slayer
The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
4,557
AL, USA
I think at this point it's better to have it open, and allow anyone from GAF to migrate. I was going to hold out over there, but then I started noticing that this place already has better threads than GAF has had in the past two days.
Same. Was gonna hold out and see how this place was doing after a few weeks but things on GAF are getting a bit...well, yeah. Decided to jump now.
 

pestul

Member
Oct 25, 2017
641
I got in.. you can definitely remove me if it was too early/glitch. I was on GAF since 2004 with over 10,000 posts and was never banned once. Oh and as a note, my isp email didn't work for some weird reason.
 

Jakten

Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,068
Devil World, Toronto
I missed out on the real discord and only made it into an alternative discord thinking it was the official one. I guess I got lucky catching that small window, I was worried I'd have to wait a few months or something. Glad I made it at least.
 

Edigar

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
352
Brazil
Reading all these talk about Free registration, may i ask the mods: I am from Brazil and i have no Idea of how to get a non-free e-mail. Can you friendly keep me on the forum?
 

Occam

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,510
I never used discord, so I'm glad they opened registration. Presumably I'm not the only one ;)
 

Nikpls

Member
Oct 25, 2017
598
Happy to have gotten in as someone who's been trying to get a GAF acc since 2014.
I may have just emailed the mods, asking for an ETA on open registrations and a question about verified accs a minute before they did it. Sincere appologies if I wasted anyone's time.
 

The Wizard

Member
Oct 25, 2017
128
I signed up through a verified discord earlier today but used a free email as someone had mentioned ssl was not set up yet and I was a little security weary. Just gonna leave this post in case there are pending reviews on members accepted, I can happily switch to paid email account if need be.
 

Furio

Member
Oct 25, 2017
85
Thankful I could register and sign up, but yeah, probably going to be some trolls. Likely that they won't last long though. Hopefully.
 

Iadien

Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,270
I tried using my ISP email to signup, but never received the confirmation email until I switched to gmail. Just a heads up for anyone having issues.
 

Terra Firma

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
2,235
I confess I got in because of this. I didn't use a free email account and can verify my identity if it's needed.
Same here. I automatically assumed they required a paid email. I don't see the logic of opening it up without one or at least having a stricter way to verify people with free emails (something like social media linking).
 

Noah Om

Member
Oct 25, 2017
738
I know, but there were also quite a few Discord users saying that couldn't make the cut, so I'm hoping most of the new users are legit and the trolls are a minority.
If my account needs to be deleted so that some of these discord users can get in - please do so.

I also used a paid email and can verify my identity, need be.
 

gaugebozo

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,214
To all the people checking if it was okay to join, the point of not making it easy is to keep out people who want to be jerks, not to make it exclusive. You're all doing fine already. Welcome!
 
Oct 25, 2017
1,122
Was this intentional? Haven't read through the thread yet, but I wouldn't have been able to create an account here if it wasn't. I don't have a business or paid email currently, but I wanted to be a part of the site. I understand why due to potential threats and trolls that registration would be limited/restricted.

If free email registration was a mistake, it's okay to take away my account if necessary.
 

s_mirage

Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,943
Birmingham, UK
Phew, got in due to this. I was forced to change my email to my Gmail account though; my stupid isp accounts weren't receiving the confirmation mails. They have the same problem with mail from Steam. The messages aren't in the spam folder, they're just not there at all.

I used the same username on GAF if anyone's concerned.
 

Forearms

Member
Oct 25, 2017
595
I too just joined... interesting that they show your gender (if specified) in your user profile. I assumed it was for tracking demographics, not for display.

EDIT: Looks like it includes location info as well.
 

TinfoilHatsROn

Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
3,119
Well, they let another batch in. But was it a bug or something? And how did it get leaked to posters like that? Welcome to all the legit members though.
 

datschge

Member
Oct 25, 2017
545
Honestly I think emails shouldn't matter, chain of trust should. Just allow anyone to invite anybody, but make them personally responsible for their guests being well-behaved.
 

gaugebozo

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,214
Was this intentional? Haven't read through the thread yet, but I wouldn't have been able to create an account here if it wasn't. I don't have a business or paid email currently, but I wanted to be apart of the site. I understand why due to potential threats and trolls that registration would be limited/restricted.

If free email registration was a mistake, it's okay to take away my account if necessary.
Seeing as though there are no mod posts here yet, and registration was shut down, I'm going to say it wasn't intentional.

Edit: no mods till now
 

Punchline

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
3,230
I got in more or less because of this but i used a real email and my name is on gaf; I just changed it today.
 
Oct 25, 2017
938
Hey guys!

Monkey is in de place.

I used the same account I used at slaent to register. Which is what I'd changed mine to on GAF after we were allowed to change from our paid accounts.

Hope that's cool.
 
Oct 25, 2017
788
Was never able to get my account confirmed at GAF, so this is good for me since I wasn't in the Discords or anything. Glad to be here and to see so many people whose posts I had read while I was waiting on approval.
 
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