And I've had enough of it. 

The rule here is one account per person, period. If I find someone posting under multiple handles, pretending to be two different people, all accounts and posts related to that activity will be deleted at my discretion. If it continues further, your IP address will also be banned from future signups. 

Keep it ethical please folks. You're here to network with other writers. Do it under your own name or your known pen name or usual handle. And only post from a single account. 

Thank you. 

Jenn

Moving forward, all new members will need to have their first forum post approved before they can continue to post. Because the settings were just turned on, that might also affect existing members for their first post following the change (that's how the forum software used to handle changes, although I'm not sure if they fixed that with their latest updates). 

I've also implemented the anti-spam feature on all posts -- a simple math problem. I may disable that again later if it becomes too much of a nuisance for people, but for now I want to do all we can to keep these spammers off of the public boards. 

Thanks for your understanding. 

Jenn

Thanks!

Jenn

If you run into any problems post-upgrade, please let me know so I can look into them.

Jenn

So after our last guest post on the blog today, I should finally be back to regular posting here. And speaking of which, a huge thank you to all of our guest posters and regular contributors who kept All Freelance Writing moving along in my absence, and an extra special thank you to contributor Rebecca Garland for making sure your comments got approved when I wasn't here to manage the comment stream. 

That also means we'll be getting back to daily discussions here in the forum, so I hope you're still with me.

Jenn

The new settings shouldn't affect most members beyond their first posts. The first time you post, the comment needs to be moderated. Once you have an approved post, you should be able to comment freely, with no delay. 

Even if you were an older member of this forum, you may have had a comment put in moderation. That's because the changes apply to the first post made after the settings were changed. 

Let me know if you have any questions or problems with the settings not working properly after you have an approved comments. 

Please note: While I'm on vacation for my wedding and honeymoon starting at the end of April through mid-May, I will not be checking the forum for approvals. So if you're a new member posting then, I apologize for the inconvenience. But due to the great increase in spam here, it's a necessity. I'd rather some people wait for approval than let spammers post malicious links that could harm members. 

Jenn

• The Freelance Fitness section has been removed (including the fitness and healthy eating forums). They were getting much to general to be on a blog focused on writing. The intention was to bring back the old Freelance Fitness blog series in a new format here, but I didn't feel it was working out as intended. Those threads are still on the forums. They've simply been moved to the General Chat forum.
• A new Blogging forum was added in the main Work at Home Chat group. We seemed to be getting a good bit of discussion around blogging topics, and they didn't fit well into any of the other groups. Any blog-related threads have been moved to that new forum. 

At the end of each week, I'll also start posting a weekly roundup post on the All Freelance Writing Blog. That post will highlight the week's daily discussions, any popular member-initiated discussions, the blog posts from the week, a few oldies but goodies from the blog, and a look at what's going on elsewhere in the blogosphere on the topic of freelance writing. 

Check back daily to see what the day's daily discussion is about. And as always, you're welcome to chime in at any time about just about anything. Not a member yet? Register now. It's free!

Please note that members cannot create new threads. You can only respond to existing threads. New book club discussions will start every other week. If you would like to suggest books for future picks, please respond to the appropriate thread in the suggestions area of this forum.

Jenn