We are very strict with our registrations as a result of a large spammer problem that we have. We use StopForumSpam and it automatically checks the registrants against a database of known spammers. It checks their usernames, IP addresses, and email addresses. I'm sorry for the inconvenience but we really can't let up on it or our forums would be flooded with spammers. Trust me, I've tried
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