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Re: spam stopping idea
One method that another forum I am on uses is to have the first 2 posts verified by a moderator before they show up after that its like normal.(It is another vBulletin forum so it shouldnt be hard)
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We gotta do something fast.
The last spammer was posting porn on the site. That is unacceptable! I say if they don't post a team number they don't get an account. At the very least it'll slow them down. |
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My friend called me up and told me that his torrent host was down and he told me to help him look, and I got a call from him less than 30 seconds later saying that a site called Demoniod has an odd registration key you need since their registration is off so he couldn't download. Anyways here is a link to Demonoid's registration here and it requires an invite. Maybe we could have something like that with team names, numbers, etc. Where the invitation code is a team name, sponsor, or something along those lines.
Pavan. |
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Is there any way we can see where the spam comes from (IP address for example) and then just block it?
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I installed a hack last week that requires a user to answer a simple question (2+2, etc.) when making a new account. Since then, we have had a dramatic drop in spam, so I guess it worked. So until the bots figure that out.. I think we're safe. |
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Make the answer wrong for 2+2 so it will be 1 or 5 and put then in the registration process that way they can't program the bots to just use math.
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That's one of many questions that may come up. Others are things like 'Dean Kamens last name is ..' or 'Type the word Inspiration in the box provided ..', etc..
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I actually had this idea of just blocking certain screenames of spammers. If one bot is found spamming then more than likly a google search will multiple other hits on other message boards. It's not something that I would expect you to do but Im just throwing it out there.
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That is hilarious!
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Ugh, today there was four different spam threads created within five minutes.. It makes me wonder if it is really a bot or if it is a person.
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they are bots. 4 is nothing, it has been a lot better lately.
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Just how bad is bad? 4 spam posts seems like a lot, but maybe I haven't seen enough.
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How about asking what does FIRST stand for. Thats abstract enough that a bot would have to be specifically written to invade these forums
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