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But I received this message:

Registration denied, this forum runs an active policy of not allowing spammers. Please contact us via the “Contact Us” page link if you believe this is in error.

I never spammed any one since it's a waste of time.
My IP is not black listed on honey pot or honey spot website nor on stopforumspam.
I tried using different browsers, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari get the same message.
Tried deleting my Internet history and same message.
I tried formatting my Windows from beginning.
Tried registering to 10 different forums and same problem.

Edited by Reverend Jim because: Geeks lounge is not for requesting help.
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Brief expert summary and practical next steps.

Building on ’s point about shared anti‑spam services and ’s note about the username, this kind of “registration denied — spam policy” outcome most often comes from reputation-based blocking (IP range, email domain or username), proxy/VPN detection, disposable email use, or a server firewall/WAF rule that flags the registration request. Reformatting the OS or changing browsers rarely affects those server-side checks.

Common troubleshooting that resolves similar cases:

  • Try a different network (mobile tether or a public Wi‑Fi) to check for an IP/ISP block.
  • Try a different machine or a clean browser profile (extensions, privacy tools and user‑agent spoofers disabled).
  • Use a mainstream, non‑disposable email address and a neutral username that isn’t similar to common spam handles.
  • Disable any VPN/proxy or security software that could alter headers.
  • Make sure cookies and JavaScript are allowed while registering (some forums require them).

If the problem persists, contact the forum’s admins via their Contact Us form (the message itself recommends that). When asking for help, include the attempted username, the email used, an exact timestamp, a screenshot of the denial message, and the public IP seen by the forum. Ask the admins to check their blocklists and server logs (forum anti‑spam lists such as StopForumSpam/Project Honey Pot, any WAF/mod_security rules, and firewall logs) so they can point to the specific rule or blacklist entry to lift or whitelist.

Because can post here, supplying a link to this DaniWeb post when contacting the other forums will help admins correlate timestamps and logs. The quickest diagnostic in practice is changing the network: if that fixes registration, the issue is almost certainly an IP/reputation block rather than a local machine problem.

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How were you able to post this thread if you are not registered?

I tried formatting my Windows from beginning.

You mean you really reformatted your hard drive? Why?

Tried registering to 10 different forums and same problem.

You mean you get the same problem on all 10 forums? Maybe it's your name, try a different name.

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My first thought was that I wonder if all of the forums use the same anti-spam system such as stopforumspam.com but it seems you thought of that already. Unfortunately that's the only thing I can think of :(

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I tried everything and still same problem but I never tried using a different PC.

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Also I have a account with Dani Web :D I can post with out any problems.

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Name one of the sites that you can not register.

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naruto forums, fishing forums, all most forums ends with .PHP.

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I just successfully registered at . Maybe this thread should be moved to Hardware and Software where someone can help you resolve the problem.

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