Dodgy user IDs on the forum
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Dodgy user IDs on the forum
I'm about to do a purge of dodgy user IDs from the forum, i.e. user IDs with advertising/pharmacy/mortgage/loan/porn sites as their website on their user ID. They've only added user IDs to abuse the forum as a form of advertising.
If I end up deleting someone genuine's user ID in the process, then I apologize! Just re-add yourself.
Implode.
If I end up deleting someone genuine's user ID in the process, then I apologize! Just re-add yourself.
Implode.
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I've only ever seen 1 actual spam post, and I probably check this place for new msgs at least 3 times a day (once when I get up, once after work and once just before I go to bed :) ) so chances are I'm going to clean off spam posts before anyone else sees them.
What I did find tho was probably 20+ user IDs with http://www.somedodgypharmacy.com or similar as their website address in their user profile. I spose they were just hoping someone would browser the user IDs and click the link? I dunno... I just cleaned them off :)
Implode.
What I did find tho was probably 20+ user IDs with http://www.somedodgypharmacy.com or similar as their website address in their user profile. I spose they were just hoping someone would browser the user IDs and click the link? I dunno... I just cleaned them off :)
Implode.
Re: Dodgy user IDs on the forum
wow, talk about irony.
Re: Dodgy user IDs on the forum
lol. No kidding.
That software Tino mentioned in that other thread aside, it may be time to pass out a couple of moderator titles.
That software Tino mentioned in that other thread aside, it may be time to pass out a couple of moderator titles.
Re: Dodgy user IDs on the forum
shit, I'll do it. I'll even try to get new members, if possible.
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Re: Dodgy user IDs on the forum
what about that stuv guy that posted his graduation b.s. on every damn board... thats spam if you ask me implode
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Re: Dodgy user IDs on the forum
Notice the 2006 timestamps...the spammer necroed this thread.Darkpriest667 wrote:what about that stuv guy that posted his graduation b.s. on every damn board... thats spam if you ask me implode
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Re: Dodgy user IDs on the forum
his mistake... we need to do it again and purge the accounts...
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Re: Dodgy user IDs on the forum
Purging accounts is a no-win situation; they can always register. Blocking the actual posts is much more effective.
I usually run a 3-step protection:
- Cannot register with a URL in your site info. Can put one in later, just can't register with one. This cuts away most spambots and slightly inconveniences normal users.
- Block posts with 10 or more URLs in them.
- Akismet. If your post survives Akismet, it's good. If it doesn't, Akismet can be bypassed by extra user action.
Very rare for spam to get past that, and it only annoys a minor part of the regular users.
I usually run a 3-step protection:
- Cannot register with a URL in your site info. Can put one in later, just can't register with one. This cuts away most spambots and slightly inconveniences normal users.
- Block posts with 10 or more URLs in them.
- Akismet. If your post survives Akismet, it's good. If it doesn't, Akismet can be bypassed by extra user action.
Very rare for spam to get past that, and it only annoys a minor part of the regular users.
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also, if he built in a verification thing before registration, he can also cut down on the auto spam bot creations too.
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Re: Dodgy user IDs on the forum
You're thinking of a CAPTCHA. And yeah, they also stop most registrations, but I find them annoying so I try to use alternative methods or very simple CAPTCHAs.
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Re: Dodgy user IDs on the forum
can we just do something about it.. its getting annoying