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RE: Banning Spammers - A Permanent Solution - 8/6/2010 4:32:42 PM   
Widell


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Status: offline 		The "squiggly letters" does obviously not prevent spammers from logging in, but it makes it a little worse for the automated bots. As soon as we start seeing "human bots", they are as able to fill out the letters. Only way is to work with user groups, and not allow "common" users to post links. Even then, mods will be needed to go after spammers of the kind we see right now.

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RE: Banning Spammers - A Permanent Solution - 8/6/2010 8:31:45 PM   
Phatguy

 

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ORIGINAL: SuluSea

Spam does seem like it's getting worse not just here but other forums as well. To sit back and do nothing is doing the offenders a favor.


Well, we could fill their in-box with spam......

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RE: Banning Spammers - A Permanent Solution - 8/6/2010 9:00:27 PM   
vonRocko

 

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Status: offline 		You could just ignore them and not let it bother you.

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RE: Banning Spammers - A Permanent Solution - 8/6/2010 9:25:40 PM   
AndySfromVA

 

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Status: offline 		I moderate a forum that's much smaller and less active than this. Every day I erase 25-50 spam messages.

The best way to police a forum is to have someone examine it regularly and physically remove the spam.

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RE: Banning Spammers - A Permanent Solution - 8/6/2010 9:42:12 PM   
E

 

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Status: offline 		Back in the 90's, I finally just stopped allowing new users to post on my forums until they were verified (which was my SOP in the 80's (BBS/Fidonet days)). Chinese spam was probably even more prevalent back then.

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RE: Banning Spammers - A Permanent Solution - 8/6/2010 9:47:59 PM   
Arctic Blast


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ORIGINAL: AndySfromVA

I moderate a forum that's much smaller and less active than this. Every day I erase 25-50 spam messages.

The best way to police a forum is to have someone examine it regularly and physically remove the spam.


Sadly, this is true. Any other 'measures' you can come up with will be circumvented...guaranteed.

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RE: Banning Spammers - A Permanent Solution - 8/6/2010 11:43:26 PM   
NefariousKoel


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ORIGINAL: Jeffrey H.


quote:

ORIGINAL: Lützow

Blocking Chinese IP's would be a good start.


It's not Matrix is getting many sales from China anyway. Most of these organic spambots are Chinese or Indian I think.



That would help quite a bit. I don't know if we have anyone here from China, itself, or even if this site can get through.

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RE: Banning Spammers - A Permanent Solution - 8/7/2010 3:48:47 PM   
Widell


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Status: offline 		Well, blocking >2 billion people is hardly anything anyone wants to do if you're in the business of selling stuff ;-)

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RE: Banning Spammers - A Permanent Solution - 8/7/2010 6:26:20 PM   
Yogi the Great


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Status: offline 		Keeping people off is a catch 22 for a company wanting to sell a product. I have no easy answers, but some of the posts I think are on the right track. That is of course if there is enough employees or money available.

Here is a further thought

Let moderators (upper staff) do what they should which is to control the discussions. They probably don't have enough time that they can take away from their main duties (ie: game making and marketing) to be ever present.

Assign an employee or two (low level, at home, intern, part time?) to just be reviewers who have the authority to locate and delete spam posts. These folks could check the forums once, twice, three times (whatever works) a day and keep a lot pf the spammers out. That let's the moderators do the actual discussion control and their company job while others with the time control the spam.

Whatever is done, there will always be some level of spam. We just have to put up with occaisional spam to enjoy the premium meal more.


< Message edited by Yogi the Great -- 8/7/2010 6:27:57 PM >

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