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November 30th, 2006, 17:20 #1
How can we stop spam on FG forum?
When I signed in this morning, 6 of 11 new posts were spam. It's been getting worse recently. Can anything be done about it in an automated sense, or do they have to be removed manually? It's so invasive to see junk tainting this really cool forum.
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November 30th, 2006, 19:36 #2
There's plenty of solutions if you look for forum spam on google. 5 second minimum message typing limit sounded nice. If the message was written in less than 5 secs, pressing submit would act like pressing preview. Bots think the message is sent as they "pressed submit", but regular users just see a preview and can resubmit the post.
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November 30th, 2006, 20:04 #3
I too, think that the Dev's need to do something about the growing number of automated or posts in bad taste. The spams about none forum topics don't bother me. I can explain to my son what weight loss meds are, but comments about private parts or other conduct is uncalled for. There are plenty of forums that cater to those perverts. Why do they have to trash our site? I would like to see some kind of censorship on message content. I think this would as limit harsh language in replies to other bashings I have seen in the past.
And thats my 2 coppers.See you around the table.
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November 30th, 2006, 22:48 #4
And Two Coppers More
Let me add my voice to this plea. The Commons has become a dumping place for this junk , so I usually skip checking for new threads here . . . The title of this thread caught my eye during one of my infrequent checks to see if the junk was still flowing in. It is--and at an increasing rate, it seems.
Sed quid custodiet ipsos custodes?
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December 4th, 2006, 14:45 #5Originally Posted by YenoocPlay? Y DM? N Days: 7 days a week Time: Mornings EST(GMT -5)
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December 4th, 2006, 16:25 #6Originally Posted by wavecutter
This is a discussion about spam on our forum and not the type of font anyone uses.See you around the table.
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December 4th, 2006, 18:31 #7
The spam situation has worsened quite a bit during the past few days and we'll make up something to counter it. In the meanwhile, we'll just take those messages off the boards.
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December 4th, 2006, 21:20 #8
Thanks Ged. It already looks better. As for the bold/font issue, let's not spam up the anti-spam thread Although Wraith did make me laugh.
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December 4th, 2006, 21:52 #9Originally Posted by wavecutterSed quid custodiet ipsos custodes?
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December 5th, 2006, 16:03 #10
Thanks to all the Devs the forum does look a lot better.
Originally Posted by GedSee you around the table.
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