Ministry Member Policy Update
The Ministry's vast legions of overworked, unpaid migrant worker drones were hard at work this morning; chiseling names off a granite edifice with their teeth. Why, one might ask, were these hard working and underappreciated proles performing work such as this; when they could have been laboring in the html mines, digging up web goodness for you, the gentle reader? The reason is simple. That sheet of granite contained the laser etched names of all those who have willingly become registered members of the Ministry of Minor Perfidy's extended family. (The Ministry is also curious as to why many of you do not have your name on that roll of honor. The Ministry is keeping track of those who abuse the its generosity. Our memory is long.)
Dark and unknown forces have shamelessly perverted the Ministry's enlightened policy of openness and transparency. Initial indications are that these forces are Russian, which does not surpise the Ministry in the least. They have registered for membership not to revel in a sense of oneness with the Ministry's goals and vision; but only to use that sacrosanct status to attempt to spam the innocent with invitations to disgusting, ill-designed, and tasteless porn sites. (Nota bene: The Ministry might forgive invitations to well-designed and artistic porn sites. The Ministry is well aware of the beauty of the unclothed female form. But these sites require the download of malicious software, a practice the Ministry does not support or condone.)
Therefore, from this moment forward, all prospective registrants will be vetted by the Ministry's crack team of investigators and busybodies. Those who survive the rigorous and intrusive background check will be granted membership, an email confirming their new status, and their name will be laser etched on granite wall in the lobby of the Ministry's headquarters. Those who do not pass will live in fear, fear of the highly trained and lethal hordes of assassins at the Ministry's beck and call; and praying that they will not be unleashed.
Those who pass muster will bask in the bright sun of comradery, and feel the warm joy of submission to the Ministry's vision for the future. As well, they will in time have access to special features unavailable to the unwashed masses. The Ministry invites all those of sound moral character to register instantly, lest they suffer the consequences.
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Uh, since when has there been
Uh, since when has there been registration? Or do you mean that you're requiring it now?
There has always been
There has always been registration - you can register on the left sidebar of the main page. However, up till now, registration was automatic, though I did receive an email informing me of new members. I had to delete over four dozen new "members" this morning, each one of which linked to a porn site, had a mail.ru email address, and similar IP addresses.
So, now when you register I have to approve the registration; which means you'd have to get an email from me before the system would actually register you.
Of course, this is all kind of beside the point, as we have no plans to require registration to view the content of the Ministry. We have been toying with the idea of doing something (we don't know what) to reward members in some minor way for, well, being members. Also, we could regularize the "loyal reader #xxxxx" numbers that up til now we just kind of make up on the spot.
Well, I'm now registered, and
Well, I'm now registered, and I feel a whole lot more legitimate (less like a bastard?) than I did even three minutes ago.
Patton,
Patton,
If you like, you can be the Ministry's Own Legitimate Bastard.
Perfidious Minister For
Perfidious Minister For Illegitimacy? We'll assign you a loyal reader number, too.
Patton, you are now loyal
Patton, you are now loyal reader #00010, and that fact is recorded in your permanent member profile.
oh geez. I have to register
oh geez. I have to register now to talk to my friends? What is the world coming to? Buckethead, I seriously thought you'd shun doing that. And what's so special about being a member? You still helped me move all my stuff without being a member. What other special privileges would I get? I mean, MizB would get awfully pissy if they were sexual, and frankly, I'd have to turn them down. ;-)
As I said above, "we have no
As I said above, "we have no plans to require registration to view the content of the Ministry." We have been talking about something to do to make registration worthwhile, but haven't decided on (come up with) anything yet.
You will get an official loyal reader number though, and that's worth it's weight in gold.