I'm not seeing those phpBB warnings now, cool!

Yeah, it depends on how much control the setup has. In that the bots seem to be tagged as bots, that might help limit their registration. Another option would be to significantly limit what not "approved" visitors can see, and "approve" users after their two posts. If we explain ...

It's always a trade-off; more bots mean more exposure but a poorer member experience. So far our users seem happy to advertise for us, and word of keyboard is one of the more powerful marketing tools.

Do we need bots at all? This seems interesting, if ToniXX has access to the .htaccess file:

https://www.johnlarge.co.uk/blocking-ag ... ment-11823

Jing Ji-ho With a strong voice Ji-ho encouraged everyone. Darfilla prepared her spell, but waited for a gap in the line. Had she not been so terrified, she would have made a suggestive comment about protecting such a nice rear. Encouraged by their leader, and unwilling to show fear in front of thei...

Maybe block bots? Here's a snippet from the Registered users.

Bing [Bot], Huawei2 [bot], Huawei3 [bot], HuaweiCld [bot], MalX10 [bot], MalX3 [bot]

For the other PCs, the best place for Morwen and hers are behind Ji-ho. It's a new day, and Morwen would have her spells. Keeping Macnav close to her will help if/when the uglies break through the line. If Bofur and his are here, then far left. That way he's with the other dwarves. If the clerics ca...

Jing Ji-ho By this time everyone knew their place. Morphin ran to post, centered towards the threat. Gurav and his kin fell in line to Morphin's left, the heavy infantry formed a small shield wall to Morphin's right. Verdugo was to the right of the HI, and then the LI in descending line to guard th...

The header stuff is a known issue , and the admins are working on it. phpBB is a fairly large piece of software, and changing one thing can often break something else somewhere else. I'm not sure on the login issue, though. My phone remembers my login, but my desktop browser does not. However, I hav...

Of the people that I control directly: Staying : Jing Ji-ho, Morphin, Darfilla, Verdugo, the rest of the troops (3 LI, 3 Sk, 3 HI, 2 HXb). Going to town : Si-Woo, Rolton, Hemia, Gar, Drotik (starting his quest), 3 LI Morwen, Bofur, Gurav, and their henchpeeps are up to the respective players/DM. Any...

Looking much more responsive.

Can the pages that "Guests" can see be limited? It should drop the server load.

Beastmen

No idea what these are, but they live in the hills and are different than ogres.

Watchforts

Reported to have been active but fell when Azgar Lawseeker's grandfather was a boy. They are dwarven built along the same pattern.

Watchforts are believed to be in hexes 32,21, 35,20, 38,19, and 41,19 (under controld of the group).

Oddly enough, after trying to post the above, I got a 500 error. Once I was able to get back in, the post was already there.

Hitting the "Reload" icon a few times will often, but not always, get the page.

And this morning as well. Slowness posting, and the occasional 500 error.

Nomads of the Westland Azgar Lawseeker (not Lawful in alignment) leads a band (~160) of mostly (75%) young men, and they are a part of a larger tribe. The others in his band include advisor Zariyzan, who can translate their tounge to Magyar, as well as older men and some women. They include skilled...

Being a collation of notes gathered so far. Please add as you see fit.