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[threegee]

Contributory factors (in no particular order of importance) are:[indent]1) Lurk and don't have the manners to say hello to other members.

2) Don't intelligently complete any of the fields in your profile.

3) Use a throw-away e-mail address to register (particularly gmail).

4) Spam some other forum and get blacklisted there first.

5) Register with an abusive or "spammy" user or display name. (e.g. buy_mycrap_now).

6) Register more than once (BOTH memberships will be trashed).

7) Register with e-mail from a (non-developed or dubious) hosting account.
(Don't worry if you don't understand this last one!)
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Note: Links in validation e-mails are now only valid for 48 hours AND you won't simply be able to re-register without some sort of (intentional or unintentional) delay, or possibly a probation period when your posts are pre-moderated.

To stay super-sweet do the opposite of 1 to 7. The more background info you provide the easier it is for everyone. And, don't worry about using your "Sunday best" e-mail address here - we hate spammers too, and it won't be abused in any way or revealed to other members.

The admins and moderators thank you for your help.