Stopping guests from using certain names

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swissboney3
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Stopping guests from using certain names

Post by swissboney3 »

Just a quick question. Got a guest who keeps coming on and posting under a certain name. Is it possible, by using the "ban users" feature, to stop this guest from posting under that name?
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Re: Stopping guests from using certain names

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ACP -> Users & Groups -> Disallowed user names :)
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Re: Stopping guests from using certain names

Post by swissboney3 »

Ah i thought that was for only registered usernames...ill give that a go though cheers :D
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Re: Stopping guests from using certain names

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swissboney3 wrote:Ah i thought that was for only registered usernames...
No it works for guest posting as well. :)
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Re: Stopping guests from using certain names

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Ah right awesome cheers :D
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