HannahFKW
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« on: May 05, 2011, 10:16:05 am » |
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Heya all, I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed but there are loads of spam messages on here about Nike shoes and Osama Bin LAden, and most probably loads more! Is there anyway for the moderators of the forum to get rid of them? Have higher security or something? I don't mind them too much, but I'd much rather be reading about Twilight than a pair of Nike shoe's and why they're apparently so epic.  Sorry about the moan, but thanks for reading! Han. |
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Grimmtooth
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« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2011, 11:18:07 am » |
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Hey I didnt call myself " GrimmTooth " for nothing , much agreed I just read the OBL post and well it's so far from reallity its stupid
although id rather not draw extra unwanted BS from the unenlightend !
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Emberbreeze
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« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2011, 11:49:46 am » |
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Mike is killing loads of them as he sees them, but he isn't on 24/7. I know he is looking at increasing the security to stop so many spamers getting through the joining process.
No one wants the spam, best thing to do is not read or reply to anything which looks like spam, and Mike or other admins can clean them up when they see them.
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Grimmtooth
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« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2011, 02:01:40 pm » |
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Were all new to somthing as hi tech as the Internet so im still learning Id just like to say love the poster  . |
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Klute
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« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2011, 02:56:27 pm » |
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It is a pain in the ass and Mike deals with the spam and bots very quickly when he gets the chance. It tends to come in spikes so I guess at times theres quite a lot to get through. Maybe a couple more mods are warranted just to keep things pretty  One thing we can all do though is not post anything after a spam post as it makes them harder to spot.....oh and dont click any links please, no matter how much bigger they promise to make things  |
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Major_Gilbear
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« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2011, 04:09:57 pm » |
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I was having exactly this conversation with my web developer friend on Tuesday!
Given the number of registered users here, and the frequency of new registrations, I would think that something like a manual "approval" system would be the simplest way of completely eliminating bot-spam... In effect, new accounts registering need Mike or another Admin to 'approve' their registration before they can post. New folks wouldn't have to wait for more than a day in most cases I imagine, as Mike seems to online almost every day.
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Lost Egg
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« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2011, 04:42:59 pm » |
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Or maybe they are blocked from all but the intro board till approved.
Either way not a big problem as I just report them and move on.
HN
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Ben Brownlie
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« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2011, 04:51:15 pm » |
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Heya all,
I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed but there are loads of spam messages on here about Nike shoes and Osama Bin LAden, and most probably loads more!
Yep, there are loads Mika and I (and I assume anyone else with deleteyness skills) spend a lot of time nuking them if we see them but more importantly we also rely on the forum members pointing these messages out by reporting them This sends an email to the mods who can act appropriately So keep 'em peeled folks and holler when you see the buggers! |
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Carcharoth
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« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2011, 08:55:50 pm » |
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Bloddy spammers...
For a while I did manual approval, but that meant that I missed a few non-bots. I'd rather let the bots in than leave a genuine member hanging. It's a pain, but I'll do my best to keep them in check! Ill also see if I can do another level of security, but I'm not sure where to start...
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Brandlin
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« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2011, 09:25:56 pm » |
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Let me admin more than just my area?
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Carcharoth
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« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2011, 10:08:24 pm » |
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Let me admin more than just my area?
Good plan. You and Klute are now admins, so it would be great if you could help with the spam hammer! |
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Megatron0
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« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2011, 10:59:27 pm » |
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I report the threads as soon as i see them and leave it at that. They are generally gone by the time I get back |
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Major_Gilbear
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« Reply #12 on: May 06, 2011, 01:13:24 am » |
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Well, you could add a hidden field to the registration procedure too...
Bots would see the field when they scrape the page info, and would fill it in. Humans wouldn't see it, and would never fill it in. It'd be a tidy way to separate the bots from the humans.
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Ben Brownlie
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« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2011, 01:36:12 pm » |
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Let me admin more than just my area?
Good plan. You and Klute are now admins, so it would be great if you could help with the spam hammer! Well volunteered Alan! I can put my feet up now  |
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Brandlin
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« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2011, 09:44:07 pm » |
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Mu-ha-ha-ha!!!
Feel the PPPPPPOOOOOOOWWWWERRRRRRRRRR!!!
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