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Bypass Annoying Forum Post Viewing Restrictions (”Limited Guest Viewing” vBulletin Plugin)

Sometimes you may get a message like this while browsing a forum.

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It appears that you’ve exceeded the maximum number of posts you can view, but wait, there’s a simple solution. To unlock the forum and continue viewing messages, all you need to do is sign up for a free account. The entire process takes just a few minutes so create your account now and view as many threads as you like!

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If you’re not likely to post, there’s no reason to register. There’s no reason either for forum admins to force members to register that aren’t going to post, so I don’t know why any sensible admin would do this (or anyone would make an extension to do this!). The solution is quite simple. All you have to do is block cookies from the site. In Firefox, go to Tools>Options>Privacy>Cookies>Exceptions, type in the domain name, and click Block. That’s it! If you have already exceeded the limit, delete your cookies from the domain. Enjoy restriction-free browing! Make sure you unblock the domain if you ever want to register.