Spam solution?

[jkelleyrtp]

Not sure about how the forum filters work but is there a way we can block new threads with "live", "stream", and the link pointing toward reddit?

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by jkelleyrtp

Not sure about how the forum filters work but is there a way we can block new threads with "live", "stream", and the link pointing toward reddit?

Just keep reporting them.

[JoshWilson]

Originally Posted by jkelleyrtp

Not sure about how the forum filters work but is there a way we can block new threads with "live", "stream", and the link pointing toward reddit?

Personally, I love the idea of being able to block people from posting their streaming stuff. Maybe doing something about the IP address instead of just getting rid of the account or post or whatever they do right now?

[MaGiC_PiKaChU]

i also had the idea of blocking links to reddit...

one other solution I found was to not allow users with -10 posts to use links, since it's always a new account

[Whippet]

I could have sworn that a few years ago, threads started by new accounts had to be approved by a moderator. Am I remembering incorrectly, or did something change?

(Note that I am not advocating increasing the moderators' already large workload, although this would likely help with the spam to an extent.)

[Edxu]

Originally Posted by MaGiC_PiKaChU

i also had the idea of blocking links to reddit...

one other solution I found was to not allow users with -10 posts to use links, since it's always a new account

I like the <10 post solution. It makes it much harder for bots to post. We could also consider introducing captcha for users with low post count, as people who actually want to post will be fine with filling in 5-10 captchas.

[Ben Wolsieffer]

Originally Posted by Edxu

We could also consider introducing captcha for users with low post count, as people who actually want to post will be fine with filling in 5-10 captchas.

It would have to be a different type of captcha than is used for registration, because that is obviously not working very well.

[Sperkowsky]

Is it just me or are the titles becoming more and more believable.

[jkelleyrtp]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Is it just me or are the titles becoming more and more believable.

I almost think the streaming is irrelevant and some nifty programmers wrote an AI or neural net (cough cough 900) to learn how to pick up on human language...

[asid61]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Is it just me or are the titles becoming more and more believable.

I don't think it is, but it's using buzzwords as clickbait to get people to look at them.

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Is it just me or are the titles becoming more and more believable.

Originally Posted by jkelleyrtp

I almost think the streaming is irrelevant and some nifty programmers wrote an AI or neural net (cough cough 900) to learn how to pick up on human language...

Originally Posted by asid61

I don't think it is, but it's using buzzwords as clickbait to get people to look at them.

I agree with Sperkowsky that the titles are becoming more believable. I won't speculate as to whether this is a AI or HI driven. In recent weeks, I have taken to hovering over the title for new threads, especially those with exactly one reply as a personal spam filter.

[BBray_T1296]

Originally Posted by lopsided98

It would have to be a different type of captcha than is used for registration, because that is obviously not working very well.

I heard a suggestion on one of the previous threads that I liked

Somewhere on the registration page, have a hidden captcha. A normal human who fills out the form will leave it blank because they cannot find it, which is the correct answer. Any bot that combs the page will fill out said captcha and be denied.

[EmileH]

I'd recommend the new reCAPTCHA since it is run by Google, and will always be updated to catch the latest of spam bots.

[Madison]

Originally Posted by MaGiC_PiKaChU

one other solution I found was to not allow users with -10 posts to use links, since it's always a new account

This restriction was in place at some point in the past. It may be that something broke it.

[techhelpbb]

Could block any post from a poster with less than 10 posts and where the post is more than 50% hyperlink. Less moderation.