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It is a post created on one of the old sites that was eventually merged into The Hive Workshop (possibly WC3Search). Due to difference in how the source site operated the merger did create some anomalies.
Some users have total nonsense join dates.
Some posts have invalid poster information which was assigned to guest.
It is possible that one of the sites allowed guest posting (I think WC3Search did) which would explain the missing account information. It is also possible that the account that made the post was deleted as a result of poor administration practices resulting in the posts being allocated to guest (as there is no valid posting account for it).
In any case they are very old posts.
Some users have total nonsense join dates.
Some posts have invalid poster information which was assigned to guest.
It is possible that one of the sites allowed guest posting (I think WC3Search did) which would explain the missing account information. It is also possible that the account that made the post was deleted as a result of poor administration practices resulting in the posts being allocated to guest (as there is no valid posting account for it).
In any case they are very old posts.
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I believe 2006 was still wc3sear.ch time. Either the Hive allowed guests to post back then, or that guy was a user who, for some reason, was deleted—removing a user from vBulletin's Admin CP results in his posts showing up like that.
I could be wrong, but I doubt wc3sear.ch allowed guests. The forum system, as I remember it, just doesn't look propitious for that.
I could be wrong, but I doubt wc3sear.ch allowed guests. The forum system, as I remember it, just doesn't look propitious for that.
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I recall stumbling across some message saying that they disabled guest posting due to abuse. That was when I decided to register.
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Was there any other sites besides wc3sear.ch that merged into The Hive?
My apologies if I'm hijacking this thread's topic, DSG's post sparked my curiosity
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This also occurs if users request their account deleted. Their posts will persist, but as guest posts.
Hive merged with wc3sear.ch, no other sites.
Hive merged with wc3sear.ch, no other sites.
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Thank you.
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