ESOUI

marcbf · June 7

Sorry for asking this here, but I'm not sure where else to turn to. I've created a profile on ESOUI. However, I'm not allowed to do *anything*. I can't post, I can't comment, I can't edit.

Does anyone here have any clue as to why that is? For obvious reasons I can't ask on the site itself.

Grizzbeorn · June 7

If I remember correctly, they use forum software which has an option to have new forum accounts approved/activated by forum admins prior to new accounts being able to function.
If they use that option (I can't remember if mine had to be approved first; it was too long ago), then that could be why.

How long ago did you create the account?

RexyCat · June 7

marcbf wrote: »

Sorry for asking this here, but I'm not sure where else to turn to. I've created a profile on ESOUI. However, I'm not allowed to do *anything*. I can't post, I can't comment, I can't edit.

Does anyone here have any clue as to why that is? For obvious reasons I can't ask on the site itself.

Did you get an email where you have to verify your account to get full access when you log in with a password? Most account is created by three part, email, user ID and password and will not be a permanent account before email have been verified to protect against bots.

There will also be sometime a test to see if you are a human or a bot where you have to answer a question or pick/tick a series of picture as described in a text (image) until they match a certain pattern (remove all images of cars by only click on those images showing a car until there is no cars left or something like that.

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In case you have done all above and still have issues, make sure to delete cookies and try again or disable/make an exception for that site to avoid that any extension that is running to block ads isn't blocking you from creating necessary cookies for your log in session.

Make sure that are actually using the correct password if you have copy past password when you log in.

Grizzbeorn · June 7

I found my old ESOUI registration email:

Thank you for registering at the ESOUI. Before we can activate your account one last step must be taken to complete your registration.

Please note - you must complete this last step to become a registered member otherwise you won't be able to post anything on our site. You will only need to visit this url once to activate your account.

To complete your registration, please visit this link:

Did you receive such an email, @marcbf ?

marcbf · June 7

Grizzbeorn wrote: »

If I remember correctly, they use forum software which has an option to have new forum accounts approved/activated by forum admins prior to new accounts being able to function.
If they use that option (I can't remember if mine had to be approved first; it was too long ago), then that could be why.

How long ago did you create the account?

A little more than a month ago, at the end of April.

RexyCat wrote: »

Did you get an email where you have to verify your account to get full access when you log in with a password? Most account is created by three part, email, user ID and password and will not be a permanent account before email have been verified to protect against bots.

There will also be sometime a test to see if you are a human or a bot where you have to answer a question or pick/tick a series of picture as described in a text (image) until they match a certain pattern (remove all images of cars by only click on those images showing a car until there is no cars left or something like that.

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In case you have done all above and still have issues, make sure to delete cookies and try again or disable/make an exception for that site to avoid that any extension that is running to block ads isn't blocking you from creating necessary cookies for your log in session.

Make sure that are actually using the correct password if you have copy past password when you log in.

As far as I remember I did get the confirmation/activation mail, which isn't a given on Hotmail. For some reason, spam has no trouble getting through while legitimate mails struggle.

One thing I'm sure of is that it's not a technical issue on my end, i.e. nothing browser-related. I can log in just fine, I just can't do anything after that.