First of all, I would like to apologize to the Admins and the Mods if anyone was offended when I (and other members) stated that they aren't doing enough to keep up with our troll issues. When this post was originally made to address the changes to the site, it was in the midst of quite a bit of drama and there was no mention of anything that was being done to prevent further problems besides "keep using the report button". I don't apologize for what I said because I feel that it was valid to question why the mods weren't addressing the drama going on and it just seemed like they wanted to upgrade the site. That is why I became slightly angered to see a brand new site but nothing done to improve our situation. Also, I did not offer any suggestions because I'm not very tech savvy. I can do a lot of things on a computer but when it comes to a very technical situation, I'm not the person to go to. I left my post open for other people with more knowledge about computers to leave their input though figuring that someone who knows about computers and IPs and Proxys might be able to offer some help.

I understand that the mods are doing what they can and I appreciate all their help this far. IES is a great place even with the troll(s) and it's not going to scare me off. I do like Barbiegirl's suggestion. It makes it so that even our younger members are able to authenticate their accounts (if they have a cell phone which I'm sure most of them do). I would not agree with the suggestion of having to pay though even though it's the safest thing to do but only because it would prevent legitimate members who cannot afford the fee from joining the site and receiving the help they need. I also like the suggestion that someone brought up a week or so ago about maybe taking a picture with your member name to prove you are a "real" member. And for the members who don't want their faces shown, they can just hold the piece of paper in front of their face. Know what I mean?

Either way, I think the new site looks cheerful (although it's taking some time to get used to) and I'm looking forward to seeing the progress we are able to make as a community.

Best of health and happiness to everyone <3