Spammers What to do? I mean, except for the usual "Kill 'em all!&q
#16
Posted 06 February 2007 - 04:30 PM
Nate says that the hardware that's running the forums can't accommodate the database upgrade, and it dies in the middle of said upgrade, so we're stuck until they get new servers, or the forum code is written to run on lower specs.
#17
Posted 06 February 2007 - 05:14 PM
... so what's the plan, should we barricade ourselves or donate some good servers or... or... ?
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#18
Posted 06 February 2007 - 07:03 PM
Only allowing personal confirmation of users with valid e-mail addresses before they are approved to post will probably help if that's possible...
#20
Posted 07 February 2007 - 06:59 PM
We have email validation and have for quite some time. There's a few other failsafes in place but the spammers always find a way around this.
The most important thing to remember is just not to get upset about it. It happens. Don't take it personally when there's a spam message on the site. The spammers, largely, do not care or ever visit the site again. Just report them as you see them and they will be removed.
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#21
Posted 07 February 2007 - 07:49 PM
Probably not very helpful, but hurrah for powers of observation!
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nooooo
#22
Posted 07 February 2007 - 11:40 PM
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#23
Posted 08 February 2007 - 10:13 PM
EDIT: Changed M to N...(And checked the whole deal this time)
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-John Carpenter's They Live
"God help us...in the future."
-Plan 9 from Outer Space
nooooo
#25
Posted 14 February 2007 - 09:59 PM
Less Is More v4
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#26
Posted 14 February 2007 - 11:51 PM
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#28
Posted 15 February 2007 - 08:56 AM
We already have one. Invision 2.2's CAPTCHA is supposedly more advanced but, like everything, it's only a matter of time before the spambots figure out a way around it.
The current bandaid on the problem seems to have stopped spammers for the moment.
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#29
Posted 17 February 2007 - 02:38 AM
Edit: Nevermind. I found a work-around due to me being a head moderator.
#30
Posted 17 February 2007 - 11:31 AM