Anyone noticed the spam?

[KDLynch]

lol... don't just feel the powaaa, Brandlin... squish you some spammers (as it looks like there's yet another wave of them). 

[Scalifano]

Tell me all about the spam.  I have deleted well over 100+ spams just over the past 3 to 4 days.

[TheGremlin]

I feel for the mods. If they are offline for even a short while the site gets flooded. Is there nothing to be done?

[Klute]

Yup, its gone mental again.  

Im thinking of setting the rankings so members with no posts can only post in a "Welcome" section. That should at least keep the main forum clear and make it easier for us to nuke the bots.


EDIT
Seems thats more technical than I thought and best left for the experts lol.

[Ben Brownlie]

Not sure if that would work as we'll still be getting the spam, even if it is only in one sopace. I just deleted another new user with about 10-12 posts...

[Megatron0]

I report all spam that I can find but man there can be alot of it

[Klute]

Not sure if that would work as we'll still be getting the spam, even if it is only in one sopace. I just deleted another new user with about 10-12 posts...

I know mate. I was trying to set it so it was hidden from legit users but it seems a tall order.

Just removed some very savoury images and links that would make even Frothers eyes water. Theres got to be something we can do about this ??

[Scalifano]

I have deleted so much spam over the past week, probably over 150+ already.  I can't delete the users though and I don't get post reports as I'm not a mod.  I usually keep the web site open in the back ground, and check every now and then.  I really hate when a spammer has like 20+ posts grrrrr.  The other day was the first time where I seen pornographic images, all 12 posts of them.

And this quote from Klute is the best help I can ask for:

One thing we can all do though is not post anything after a spam post as it makes them harder to spot.....

[Klute]

Ive been thinking its bad enough just going by what Ive been sorting out myself 

I had a peek at the SMF forums and there are mods available to help with spam etc. Theres also a forum update out. Hopefully when the powers that be return we can get something done.