So... I've been very seriously considering this for a LONG time.
NOT closing down GC, but just closing the doors.
Bad bots are a scourge on the Internet.
GreekChat has had serious problems with bots for many years now. Spam bots first and now AI web scraping bots. Both are still a major problem.
Dealing with all the millions of bots over the years has been extremely time consuming, costly and quite exhausting.
Making GC verified members-only may be the quickest, easiest, most convenient and most affordable way to solve GC's bot issue once and for all.
The idea is simple:
Verification would just be a one-time cover charge of literally ANY price you choose paid to GreekChat's Buy Me A Coffee page at
https://buymeacoffee.com/greekchat
$1 is all it takes, BMAC's minimum.
That's it. Nothing else. A contribution of any amount would verify that a GC account is not a bot.
I think this would work, because my guess is that bots won't pay any amount, not even a dollar.
This verification system is not active yet. Not certain that it even will be but is likely to be implemented.
For now, let's discuss.
Let me know what you think.
If you like the idea, consider making a contribution now of any amount you want at
https://buymeacoffee.com/greekchat in preparation for when/if this GC account verification system goes live.