To (hopefully) cut down on the amount of spam we've been getting lately, I've quickly installed a vBulletin add-on that utilizes
Akismet to scan new threads and replies for spam-like content. All content posted by new users will be scanned for spam until one of the following criteria has been achieved:
1) 1000 Reputation Points
2) 47 Days Registered
3) 15 Posts [which would be scanned by Akismet]
Hopefully adding this additional layer of spam protection will cut down on some of the work for the moderators.
Note to moderators: If a message is marked as spam by Akismet, it will show up in the forum listings, but have the 'moderated' icon (
) next to it. Nobody will be able to see it but those with moderator privileges. If you see a post like this that looks like spam, delete it and ban the user if it is 'bad' spam as you normally would. If you see a lot of valid posts being marked as spam, let me know so I can disable this plugin.