I'm well aware of how IPs work - as it is, banning them is really the only option to try to prevent anything. We HAVE seen repeat IP spams, and IPs aren't nearly as dynamic as they once were. If the IP Ban List is part of UBB (and it is), why not make it more accessible?

We have no desire to require registration, and especially not email confirmation (I find boards that do that terribly annoying). Maybe that will result in more spam, but that's not really the issue here - I'm only hoping that banning can be made easier.