class SpamHandler def self.should_prevent_registration_from_ip?(ip_address) return false if SiteSetting.max_new_accounts_per_registration_ip <= 0 tl2_plus_accounts_with_same_ip = User.where("trust_level >= ?", TrustLevel[2]) .where("ip_address = ?", ip_address.to_s) .count return false if tl2_plus_accounts_with_same_ip > 0 tl0_accounts_with_same_ip = User.unscoped .where(trust_level: TrustLevel[0]) .where("ip_address = ?", ip_address.to_s) .count tl0_accounts_with_same_ip >= SiteSetting.max_new_accounts_per_registration_ip end end