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Promoted user - DarleenMB
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I just promoted user DarleenMB. I was initially suspicious because a lot of the fake account names tend to end with two capital letters. However I checked the IP addresses, email, userName with stopForumSpam, and got nothing. I got some legitimate-looking results from a google search on her email address (which I didn't follow since it felt like an unnecessary intrusion and kind of creepy).

I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt. OK, my process was probably overkill - I guess I tend to be skeptical. I'm only posting this since this is the first user I've upgraded like this. She said she wanted to post an issue with Knight Mansion.
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I understand your dilemma - I was about to delete all new users with two capital letters in nickname end the other day. But Darleen has proven to be a genuine user. The lesson to learn is: One never knows where the spammers/hackers lurk - and where they don't.
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