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L'ursa
Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Joined: 08 May 2004
Posts: 118
Location: Lat=48.833 Lng=12.967
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 Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:28 pm [insert un-ladylike swearwords here] spammers |
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could we please get a "report post to moderator" button? This way the mods would get a nice list of the spam they have to delete. It'd make their work easier and more effective, and the daily clean-up would go faster.
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TrekkieMage
Office Junkie
Joined: 17 Oct 2004
Posts: 5335
Location: Hiding
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| Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:34 pm |
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I just killed a whole bunch of them.
Usually I just hit "posts since last visit" at the top of the screen when I get on and then I can nab all the new spam without having to comb through the forums.
We've been trying to figure out ways to prevent the spam from gettting in to begin with, but I think some of the tools we implemented could have been affected by the lost data from the server that crashed.
In terms of speed, the spam will only be deleted as often as there is a mod on who has access to that particular forum. We do our best, but we can't be on 24/7.
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L'ursa
Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Joined: 08 May 2004
Posts: 118
Location: Lat=48.833 Lng=12.967
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| Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:41 pm |
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I keep my own boards spam free by having altered the registration settings from "user can activate account" to "account activation by Admin".
Every evening I check the new accounts and sort out the spammers. They are easy to recognize even if they don't have *beep* links in their profiles as they always pick the template that's first in alphabet and it's highly unlikely that anyone would use "christmas" in August, especially if "christmas" isn't the default template.
This way they can register, but they can't post their b******t and as long as their accounts are inactive, no member can see their profile either.
On a board as big as this one, though, my method would propably be too much work. That's why I suggested a spam alarm button.
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TrekkieMage
Office Junkie
Joined: 17 Oct 2004
Posts: 5335
Location: Hiding
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| Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:49 pm |
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Yeah, given the size of the board that would be very difficult.
I don't know how easy or difficult it would be to put a button in. Or how practical it would be. The mods are really good about deleting the spam when they get on the site, and I don't think that a list would make them get on faster.
It is a really good idea though, and I wonder if there is a way to make it such that posts reported as spam are hidden from users until it's deleted or removed from the list. That could be really complicated though.
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squiggy
Stooge Two
Joined: 09 Mar 2004
Posts: 3007
Location: Messing with the fabric of Video Game realities. I'll summon Shiva on you! I SWEAR!
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Morphy
Forum Ogre
Joined: 15 Jun 2001
Posts: 3858
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| Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:12 am |
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I try to keep up with deleting bot registrants and I did delete the ones you mentioned above. Thanks.
Also, the admin approval thing will slow down bots, but we'll also lose real users too. Personally, I wouldn't wait around for approval.
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*Squiggy*
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| Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:13 pm |
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Knock on wood, it seems that they have stopped comming around.
And thankfully, Morphy didn't have to activate the 'administrator must approve account' thing to get rid of them!
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squiggy
Stooge Two
Joined: 09 Mar 2004
Posts: 3007
Location: Messing with the fabric of Video Game realities. I'll summon Shiva on you! I SWEAR!
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squiggy
Stooge Two
Joined: 09 Mar 2004
Posts: 3007
Location: Messing with the fabric of Video Game realities. I'll summon Shiva on you! I SWEAR!
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squiggy
Stooge Two
Joined: 09 Mar 2004
Posts: 3007
Location: Messing with the fabric of Video Game realities. I'll summon Shiva on you! I SWEAR!
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squiggy
Stooge Two
Joined: 09 Mar 2004
Posts: 3007
Location: Messing with the fabric of Video Game realities. I'll summon Shiva on you! I SWEAR!
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Theresa
Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001
Posts: 27256
Location: United States of America
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| Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:59 am |
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Quite, but thank you for reporting them.
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Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with our scars
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squiggy
Stooge Two
Joined: 09 Mar 2004
Posts: 3007
Location: Messing with the fabric of Video Game realities. I'll summon Shiva on you! I SWEAR!
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| Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:15 am |
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lol, no problem. They get on my nerves, cause it's like "YAY! A POST!" And then it's some spammy crap, and it's just not right man. -.- 
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Theresa
Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001
Posts: 27256
Location: United States of America
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| Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:21 am |
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LOL, awww,  How mean!  Makes me so glad I banned them,
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Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with our scars
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squiggy
Stooge Two
Joined: 09 Mar 2004
Posts: 3007
Location: Messing with the fabric of Video Game realities. I'll summon Shiva on you! I SWEAR!
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| Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:33 am |
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Yay!! 
*High five.*
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squiggy
Stooge Two
Joined: 09 Mar 2004
Posts: 3007
Location: Messing with the fabric of Video Game realities. I'll summon Shiva on you! I SWEAR!
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squiggy
Stooge Two
Joined: 09 Mar 2004
Posts: 3007
Location: Messing with the fabric of Video Game realities. I'll summon Shiva on you! I SWEAR!
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Theresa
Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001
Posts: 27256
Location: United States of America
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| Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:55 pm |
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Since you are doing this, would you mind also including the name of the person? (saves on opening windows, and those of us on dial up are appreciative, )
Took care of the little runescape person w/ 20 posts.
Last edited by Theresa on Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:19 pm; edited 1 time in total
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And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with our scars
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squiggy
Stooge Two
Joined: 09 Mar 2004
Posts: 3007
Location: Messing with the fabric of Video Game realities. I'll summon Shiva on you! I SWEAR!
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| Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:15 pm |
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Sure. Not a problem. lol
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squiggy
Stooge Two
Joined: 09 Mar 2004
Posts: 3007
Location: Messing with the fabric of Video Game realities. I'll summon Shiva on you! I SWEAR!
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Thomas
Pool Princess
Joined: 08 Jul 2001
Posts: 19730
Location: Manchester
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| Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:28 am |
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Thanks - I'll get them.
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Gloss rhymes with hair!
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squiggy
Stooge Two
Joined: 09 Mar 2004
Posts: 3007
Location: Messing with the fabric of Video Game realities. I'll summon Shiva on you! I SWEAR!
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Thomas
Pool Princess
Joined: 08 Jul 2001
Posts: 19730
Location: Manchester
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| Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:13 am |
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Heh, he was here yesterday, too. Deleted the posts again.
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squiggy
Stooge Two
Joined: 09 Mar 2004
Posts: 3007
Location: Messing with the fabric of Video Game realities. I'll summon Shiva on you! I SWEAR!
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Seven of Nine
Sammie's Mammy
Joined: 16 Jun 2001
Posts: 7871
Location: North East England
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| Sun Nov 16, 2008 3:12 pm |
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Deleted and banned 
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