EvaUnit02 on 16/4/2012 at 06:52
Wouldn't implementing ReCaptcha into the forum account sign-up process go a long way?
Azaran on 26/4/2012 at 23:46
Damn, Messerdoryday's on fire. I've never seen such a persistent spammer....
june gloom on 26/4/2012 at 23:57
He's persistent because he's been allowed to persist.
Come on guys, clean this mess up already.
R Soul on 27/4/2012 at 00:14
Part of the problem is that there's no deterrent. Would someone post spam if there was a risk that his ISP could terminate his contract? It would require admins from lots of forums to go to the trouble of getting the required info, it it's even possible, but if a few spammers were made examples of, others might start to think twice.
I have another idea. If a member has less than, say, 10 posts, and one of them is reported, that post could immediately be hidden, but not deleted, pending the attention of one of the admins.
Kolya on 27/4/2012 at 00:40
There are ISPs who won't care and there's selfhosting.
It would be useful if people read up on existing spam fighting techniques (in vBulletin) before coming up with new ideas frequently. I know you mean well, but for several reasons it's highly unlikely that anyone will write new software based on these ideas.
BrokenArts on 27/4/2012 at 13:20
Simple thing is to check the IP's, I do that on Black Cat. It works and helps to cut down on the spammers. I catch a lot of them. Its not perfect all the time, but it sure as hell beats letting everyone in. I don't know what their procedures are here for the newbies.
Project Honey Pot, and Stop Forum Spam are the method of choice.
june gloom on 3/5/2012 at 18:52
Okay this is getting ridiculous. Spam posts are being left to rot where they stand -- I report just about every spam post there is and then I come back to find they're still there. Come on guys, if you're busy, just bring someone on as a janitor or something.
Shug on 4/5/2012 at 02:46
I believe dethtoll is the last great hope for mankind
Thirith on 4/5/2012 at 07:12
It is difficult not to start thinking that the forums have been abandoned by admins and the bot zombie apocalypse is upon us...
... it'd be great to have an admin come and make a clear statement: is anyone still taking care of TTLG, or is this place slowly winding down? Between the spambots and the slowness, I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks there are entirely too many tumbleweeds rolling down TTLG.
june gloom on 4/5/2012 at 07:25
At this point I'm tempted to pay the entry fee and just switch to SomethingAwful.
