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[The Boxing Dog]

I have started a nabble forum on my website. I love the look of the forum, but I am new to this. I plan on getting many visitors because it is a sports forum. My question is, how do I protect myself from spam and is there a way to have the people that go to my forum have to register before they can post a thread? Thank you.
                               Glenn
                               

[Hugo <Nabble>]

The Boxing Dog wrote

My question is, how do I protect myself from spam...

If you click on the profile of the user, you – as an admin – will see a link to ban the user. If the user keeps coming back with different accounts, then you can report the problem to us and we will take care of him/her.

The Boxing Dog wrote

... and is there a way to have the people that go to my forum have to register before they can post a thread?

Yes. Click on "Options > Users > Change permissions" and make sure that only "Registered" users can create new topics and reply to posts. If you have questions, please let us know.