bobh Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Typical post by CDTaraphapync Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 looks like we have a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 I wish I could ban them all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 I'm reporting them as fast as i can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiho Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Setup the forum so each member needs a unique IP address = less trolls and spammers. Â Works on the British forums I belong to, possibly time to implement it here, n'est pas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted October 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Setup the forum so each member needs a unique IP address = less trolls and spammers. Works on the British forums I belong to, possibly time to implement it here, n'est pas? Well, I'm not sure because many providers assign IP addresses to the client dynamically. Typically, you would have a different IP address every time you connect to the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Removed them as fast as I saw them. Guess I'm not fast enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 well i did report all of his threads. so i knew they would be proofed just when was the question  you need more mods to patrol the site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithuania Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 I have access to the Internet from at least 4 different IP addresses. So unique IP address would only allow me to connect from one all 4 computers. I do not like this idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 until we figure out how to do this blocking spammers,  here is a simple idea see spam hit the report button and that way the spam will go bye bye, it may take a while but if the mods know about it they can poof it  and get some more mods for the site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiho Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 I have access to the Internet from at least 4 different IP addresses. So unique IP address would only allow me to connect from one all 4 computers. I do not like this idea  Actually I log in from two or three different IP addresses and it's never been a problem.  The point is that if you get a dozen new members from the same IP address then you may have a spammer.  I'm fine with just hitting the report button... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 I'm probably seeing it but don't know what it is. Where is the report button? Is that the RSS orange gizmo? Forget it! Just spotted it!!! What is RSS though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colnector Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Well, I'm not sure because many providers assign IP addresses to the client dynamically. Typically, you would have a different IP address every time you connect to the internet. Â They do but you can rely on the 3 first numbers of the IP address to remain the same. You may consider adding CAPTCHA or simply banning external links automatically on your forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Not even sure what a spanner is. If I saw one, how would I know if I don't know what a spanner is? What was the spanner that we are talking about? What do they do so wrong? The price of being old is sometimes, many actually, you miss out on a lot of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colnector Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 A SPAMMER (with M) is the Internet equivalent of a guy coming to your club meeting and tells (and most likely annoys) everyone when trying to sell his services (which may have nothing to do with your club). Â In reference to SPAM in emails, just think about it as a bunch of fliers for all kinds of uninteresting stuff getting stuck in your mailbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted October 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 They do but you can rely on the 3 first numbers of the IP address to remain the same. Nope ... not with my ISP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henare Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Nope ... not with my ISP. Â nor with mine. any big ISP with large network spaces won't have that luxury. Â you can't really count on the IP number too much (except as described earlier--too many different user requests from the same IP number over a short period of time probably mark spammers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Typical post by CDTaraphapync "Sorry, the link that brought you to this page seems to be out of date or broken." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 They do but you can rely on the 3 first numbers of the IP address to remain the same.You may consider adding CAPTCHA or simply banning external links automatically on your forum. I connect from different computers with widely varying ip numbers, so you can't rely on ANY of the numbers being the same. Â Banning external links would mean banning links to external image sites, which means all images would have to be uploaded to this website (increasing disk space requirements and bandwidth usage for the webmaster). Â An alternative possible solution would be requiring all new members to have name, location & phone number verified before posts become publicly visible. This would allow the admins to delete spams before they appear on the board and delete accounts that post spam. There would also be no point in uploading spam or other objectionable/offensive matter because no-one except the admins would ever see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted October 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 An alternative possible solution would be requiring all new members to have name, location & phone number verified before posts become publicly visible. This would allow the admins to delete spams before they appear on the board and delete accounts that post spam. There would also be no point in uploading spam or other objectionable/offensive matter because no-one except the admins would ever see it. What is the current procedure for someone to join ... is there an e-mail confirmation with activation code sent, or does just signing up make someone a member automatically? Can't remember how it was when I signed up here ... might be different in the meantime, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 What is the current procedure for someone to join ... is there an e-mail confirmation with activation code sent, or does just signing up make someone a member automatically? Can't remember how it was when I signed up here ... might be different in the meantime, anyway. Â Same here bobh. I don't remember clearly, having joined a little over 3 years ago (according to the text below my avatar). I think it was just an email confirmation, but could be mistaken on that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBobo Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 lileascesty damn you!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithuania Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Ok. Looks like we are now involved in a spammers list and have to suffer from daily attacks. We have to do something right now. Is there an option of turning on a time limit between the posts? Not sure if that's a good idea, but it's the only thing I can think off. Also, how about more moderators from different time zones? I believe majority of our mods are based somewhere in the N. America? Are there any in Europe, Australia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colnector Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Posts by new members should be hidden by default and only after a few relevant posts they should be allowed to post freely. Spammers usually don't make a big effort for one site but rather spend a little time on each of many sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Charlie Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Hi guys, what's up with all the spammer stuff? I've been gone for a while I see. By the way an RSS feed is feature on your browser that allows you to "subscribe" to the content on a web page. Every time the web page's content is updated (more stuff added) the feed sends it your RSS feed subscription. I probably didn't describe it very well, but I'm not an expert on it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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