SMF Admin help

Discussion in 'Forum Management' started by alisha, Mar 21, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hi
    I'm starting a new Fourm with SMF, Just wandering if it is possible to create several user names under one email address in admin so I can get the forum going a bit?

    Thanks
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    alisha, Mar 21, 2007 IP
  2. lbalance

    lbalance Peon

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    #2
    no, the system checks and will not allow multiple accounts per email address
     
    lbalance, Mar 21, 2007 IP
  3. alisha

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    #3
    Okay thanks,
    It's just when people talk about tips to get a forum started they say create a 'book' e.g conversations between different usernames - because no one posts on empty forums . How would they do this, by manually making up seperate accounts?
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    alisha, Mar 21, 2007 IP
  4. lbalance

    lbalance Peon

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    #4
    just get alot of free email accounts, like yahoo or hotmail.

    there are also services where you can pay people to post on your forum.
     
    lbalance, Mar 21, 2007 IP
  5. ThE-LyNX

    ThE-LyNX Peon

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    #5
    or make yourself 1 gmail account with a '.' in it and then you can use variations of the address and they all end up in the same gmail account

    eg



    also accepts mail for

    my..name@gmail.com
    my...name@gmail.com

    etc
     
    ThE-LyNX, Mar 22, 2007 IP
  6. alisha

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    ohh thanks for the tip. Although I already have a gmail acount (wihtout a .) Will i be allowed to register another
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    alisha, Mar 22, 2007 IP
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    sawz Prominent Member

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    if you have your own domain name, making multiple email accounts using that domain will work. just hide the email address in the profile.
     
    sawz, Mar 23, 2007 IP
  8. 1-3-3-7

    1-3-3-7 Well-Known Member

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    Since your an Admin, you can register accounts yourself, and I believe you could enter fake e-mails and it would accept it.
     
    1-3-3-7, Mar 24, 2007 IP