by Mandrake » Jul 31st, '08, 22:45
In recent times it's become apparent that some 'new members' are simply here to garner e-mail addresses which are then spammed with all sorts of crud. On this basis members might prefer to change their profiles so their e-mail addresses aren't visible, PMs can still be used for initial communications, new registrants need five posts to their credit before the PM facility is activated for them.