It is time to discuss and implement a new system, that does not adversely affect the average user, but stops/hides spam from them.
I'm sure by the time spambots have figured out how to do simple jigsaw puzzles, or solve logic puzzles like "what are the first two words on this page?" -- we will all be too old to worry 
Yes, something needs to be done...maybe fixing captcha so it kicks in more often? But are the admins listening? I see little evidence. They are the ones who can actually make any measures happen.
I agree, I think MacGarden should charge $1 USD a month per member, this would give us a server for uploads and better security anti-Spam measures,
obviously ONLY members would be allowed to upload and download as well as writing comments.
Once we know what happened to the previous donations, that would be a definite possibility...
I'd pay a year up-front for US$12
What should happen with actual members? If you charge for the website I would pay the membership, but I haven't any method to do online transactions.
paying a fee to use the website might be a very bad idea.
It could put the admins in a bad legal situation as it could be interpreted that they are being paid to distribute copyrighted material.
also it kinda defeats the point of mg imo. this software should be preserved and should be free to access for anyone. i deffinatley would have never joined if i had to pay.
abandonware should always be free.
@themacmeister
I remember that and you have a point...
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Yes... "abandonware should always be free" and it is,
unfortunately the Preservation of that software and accessibility´s bandwidth requires lots of space and resources and THAT is not free.
So, what´s the point of having "free abandonware" if we cannot preserve it.
much less download it?
the act of having free abandonware is what preserves it, the more people who download it the more copies of it there are the less likely it is to disappear.
However i am not against giving money to help preserve abandonware, i would be happy to donate to sites like this ( i do understand the cost of running a abandonware site, my server has cost me a damn lot of money, and that's not counting electricity or internet costs) i just don't ever think it should be a requirement.
Just fixing the CAPTCHA will put us back with just the small amount of spam that we had before.
Once MG has an ongoing paid membership, uploads can be stored on a REAL server, and not have to be re-uploaded every 6 months (or less).
I still think that MG should hook up with MacGUI or similar, and share server space, links, requests, downloads etc. Like a Mac Abandonware Ring or something?!
For that membership money, maybe access to premium speed downloads to the same software? (ie: fast FTP vs. Hotline)
Now that is a really good idea, would be good to have a mac abandonware group which could share server load
As for haveing a optional premium membership, i also like the sound of that, since it dosen't restrict the users who duck in to grab just the odd game, but at the same time gives users a incentive to donate a little 
Yeah b*tch -- incentive!
Talking of sharing the server load/costs. There could be a way using a (gigantic) torrent but it would leave out those using the Classic System versions only…
i have always thought torrent's would be a good thing to have, most people have access to a modern computer to download them, and they could always be used i conjunction with http downloads
