I tried to read thru it, but gave up.
I'm a mod on another board. And we were having a terrible time w/spammers. So in order to block it, they made it so you had to be approve by the owner in order to post. Plus you have to answer a question b4 you can post. It's only supposed to be the 1st time after you become a member, but for some reason, more often than not, I have to answer the question! Main thing I've had to do lately is lock and/or delete threads when we get someone trying to stir up trouble.