I'm curious why we make it so easy to spam here. If there were other procedures required to become a member, then these stupid spambots would have another roadblock. Is there even an "email confirmation" required to join? Is there any other step that can be taken to decrease the number of joining spammy shitheads? They really are quite a nuisance.
It is sort of indicative when you start seeing a notice saying "you must wait thirty seconds between reporting bad posts".
Getting rid of spam?
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06-04-2011, 11:02 AMAnbesolGetting rid of spam?
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06-05-2011, 03:25 PMGrandpawRe: Getting rid of spam?Spam is a problem. I can tell you that you only see a small fraction of what we get because a lot of times i am deleting spam and banning them while they are still on line and Paul and John do also, JeffQuote:
Originally Posted by Anbesol
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06-20-2011, 11:57 PMmaplestreetRe: Getting rid of spam?
The spam on this forum is so beyond bizzare that I actually kinda find it hilarious. Where do they come up with this stuff? I've never seen spammers with such elaborate stories! The latest one about the girl getting the enema is priceless, I might make it my FB status. :P
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06-21-2011, 02:03 PMPhoto-JohnRe: Getting rid of spam?It is not easy to spam here. We make people jump through all kinds of hoops to register here, including e-mail confirmation. Only a few weeks ago we made some changes so you can't start a new thread or post a link until you've replied in at least ten threads. Thats why the spam has shifted into existing threads. The bottom line is, no matter what we do, the spammers are going to adapt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anbesol
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06-21-2011, 10:40 PMstarriderrickRe: Getting rid of spam? YES...WE ARE
Spam-O-Lam... I just finished a mass "clean-up" Deleted 170 spam posts...If I missed ANY...please send me the links. Some of the content looks straight out of weirdsville...
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06-22-2011, 08:45 AMPhoto-JohnRe: Getting rid of spam? YES...WE AREIn the gallery? Gallery spam is a real pain in the ass to clean up - way worse than the forums because the tools aren't as good. Please give me the spammer's username so I can make sure they get banned.Quote:
Originally Posted by starriderrick
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06-23-2011, 10:31 AMdana m.Re: Getting rid of spam?
latest one in the Gallery is asmamiller
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06-23-2011, 02:17 PMGrandpawRe: Getting rid of spam?
PJ, I have banned this member. See other post in moderators forum about this, Jeff
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06-23-2011, 10:49 PMn8Re: Getting rid of spam?
you guys should make all of us regulars spam mods, clean up on sight.
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06-24-2011, 05:51 PMstarriderrickRe: Please banish---> toughjoQuote:
Originally Posted by Photo-John
Here is the latest P.I.T.A. spammer --> toughjo Junior Member
64.14.253.206
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06-25-2011, 02:34 PMpwebRe: Getting rid of spam?
Please add toynvee to the spammer list.
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06-25-2011, 11:53 PMFranglaisRe: Getting rid of spam?
There was one this morning who came back after I deleted his first message and redid it. Waste of time.
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06-26-2011, 01:34 AMmaplestreetRe: Getting rid of spam?I'm all for the inmates running the asylum, it makes life interesting!Quote:
Originally Posted by n8
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06-27-2011, 08:36 AMarmando_mRe: Getting rid of spam?
How about asking for a monetary donation in order to register ?
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06-28-2011, 06:15 AMarmando_mRe: Getting rid of spam?no takers ?Quote:
Originally Posted by armando_m
how about limiting the number of new messages they can do?
for example:
can post until at least 30 mins of being newly registered
can not post more than 1 message times the number of hours after registration
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06-28-2011, 06:32 AMOldClickerRe: Getting rid of spam?Though I might think it is worth it now, with all the photo sites I would not have paid to originally sign up.Quote:
Originally Posted by armando_m
As for the other ideas, they can only use the tools that are built into the forum engine.
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06-28-2011, 08:16 AMarmando_mRe: Getting rid of spam?ok ...Quote:
Originally Posted by OldClicker
here is another alternative
vBulletin suports plugins, i found one that will send to a moderation queue any message with trigger words (configurable) for users with a limited amount of posts ( configurable )
AntiSpam measures
and here is the plugin
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06-30-2011, 01:16 AMAgingEyesRe: Getting rid of spam? YES...WE AREJeanJohns, Solavine, ashtongenz, toughjo and probably some other. All in the gallery.Quote:
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06-30-2011, 05:15 AMGrandpawRe: Getting rid of spam? YES...WE AREAll of these have already been taken care of and are banned, JeffQuote:
Originally Posted by AgingEyes
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06-30-2011, 06:57 AMAgingEyesRe: Getting rid of spam? YES...WE AREGreat !Quote:
Originally Posted by Grandpaw
Then how do I delete their tons of messages that left behind without deleting the photographs?? -
06-30-2011, 12:06 PMSmartWombatRe: Getting rid of spam?
The hard way :(
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07-01-2011, 12:06 AMAgingEyesRe: Getting rid of spam?Errr...it doesn't seem like I have that "edit" option available to me. I think it's for mods/admin only, isn't it?Quote:
Originally Posted by SmartWombat
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07-01-2011, 05:19 AMGrandpawRe: Getting rid of spam?Yes it is a mod thing only. If everyone could go in and edit we would have a real mess and be worse than the spam. I'm sorry about not replying yesterday when I read this originally. I meant to and then got distracted and forgot to post a reply. I will try and do better next time, JeffQuote:
Originally Posted by AgingEyes
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11-14-2011, 04:16 PMNetBugRe: Getting rid of spam?
I am sick of spam too