Spam-bots

[YoshiAngemon]

(Moved from the Pizza Cats Review thread   -Violet)

How about an article relating to the massive amounts of spam that the forum keeps getting from members who only post once, and ONLY once, and have nothing better to do than advertise random websites relating to adult video, or Free Taco Bell Food, or anything! I work my butt off, reporting a lot of these posts, just to keep these forums safe! Or maybe a Member Spotlight.

[Violet]

How about an article relating to the massive amounts of spam that the forum keeps getting from members who only post once, and ONLY once, and have nothing better to do than advertise random websites relating to adult video, or Free Taco Bell Food, or anything! I work my butt off, reporting a lot of these posts, just to keep these forums safe! Or maybe a Member Spotlight.

This isn't really the place to talk about it.  The newsletter is about SPC, not spam.  If you think you're sick of it, I come here 3 or 4 times a day and have to delete 10-20 new spam accounts each visit!  Often they are the same ones, because if you ban an account then delete it, that deletes the ban too.  So I either have to keep deleting them of let a million spam accounts get saved on here so the ban will work.  90% of the spambots are too dumb to even figure out how to post once they get here.  If we just had a captcha (one of those things that makes you type in the scrambled letters when you register) my job would be easy.

I could use a little help from the other mods.  I know some do delete spambot accounts, especially the ones who actually manage to post, but we need to be more aggressive.  Spambots are usually easy to spot.  Look for:

• Gibberish names that make no sense
• Links or comments in the profile that have nothing to do with EE/SPC/Anime
• "Last Active: Never" Only a bot can get in, register and leave so fast that it doesn't show them as being logged on for a few minutes.
• Accounts that never post.  Spambots that can't figure out how to post just waste an account, but they'll still keep registering cause they are too dumb.  Some just have spam in their profiles and don't even try to post.  People don't need an account here if they just want to read without posting.

The few spambots and occasional human spammers that are smarter than that are very rare and can be dealt with easily.

[sjonnoh]

sometimes when I get online I just see some members online and then see some names and think to myself...they are spambots for sure, and when I watch there action it mostly: posting a poll in forum rules and announcement.

[TGLucario475]

I access the forum via the "New Posts" thing ... and I'm currently seeing spam threads ... which is meant to be my job!!


I'd actually volunteer in helping get rid of the spam bots, until the problem goes away

[Mechadon]

I'm very tempted to ask for emergency moderating powers to help fight the spambots.

But you all know I would abuse that power.  Right? 

[Razgrizblaze1]

I'm very tempted to ask for emergency moderating powers to help fight the spambots.

But you all know I would abuse that power.  Right? 

With great power...comes Mechadon wielding a giant ass, anti-spam flamethrower.

But seriously, it is an annoying problem and we should at least try to think up a solution. With that said...ideas? (Besides giving power to the first two people who would abuse it)

[Mechadon]

I promise not to abuse my power If I get to have a flamethrower.

But, seriously, I would do it to help Vi out. You know you can count on me.

[Razgrizblaze1]

I promise not to abuse my power If I get to have a flamethrower.

But, seriously, I would do it to help Vi out. You know you can count on me.

Yes...reliable...

How's that sketch coming? 

jk. Yes, I would hope you wouldn't turn that flame-thrower on us little people... 

[Helios]

Oh, the irony if one of them gets in here...

I'm very tempted to ask for emergency moderating powers to help fight the spambots.

Not that I'm asking for the job, but I think it would be a decent idea to make one or two members temporary mods to combat the bloody things. Or at least try to get one of thoses 'captcha' things.

[TGLucario475]

If I had to choose 2-3 to be temp mods, I'd have ... Mechadon, Gabya and Sjonnoh ... all of them are active and I know they won't abuse their power ... and maybe Burkey aswell

[Crow]

and maybe Burkey as well

......

Thanks for making me spit out my coffee.

I'd ruin this place and ban anyone that looked at me cockeyed.

Lets not forget the past, shall we? ;D

But as the old saying goes; History is doomed to repeat itself.

~Darc

[sjonnoh]

now I see this again: Nicteerty      03:00:15 pm     Posting a new poll in Forum Rules and Announcements.
if I had the ability to delete people I can delete a lot of guys before they even got the chance to post nonsense

[TGLucario475]

Can't we just ban the IP address?

[Razgrizblaze1]

I'd ruin this place and ban anyone that looked at me cockeyed.
~Darc

Darn, I'd be banned in 2 seconds flat...

But I don't know much about the past of this place, so I won't say much more than that...

[Romero Anchovy]

all i can say is that the person who came up with that stupid Ford key question better hope i never find them...EVER

They couldn't even get their darn info right...

[Crow]

I'd ruin this place and ban anyone that looked at me cockeyed.
~Darc

Darn, I'd be banned in 2 seconds flat...

But I don't know much about the past of this place, so I won't say much more than that...

You don't want to know.

But you can always research, most of the threads/posts from years ago are still about.

~Darc

[Razgrizblaze1]

I'd ruin this place and ban anyone that looked at me cockeyed.
~Darc

Darn, I'd be banned in 2 seconds flat...

But I don't know much about the past of this place, so I won't say much more than that...

You don't want to know.

But you can always research, most of the threads/posts from years ago are still about.

~Darc

Yeah, I tried doing that once...didn't last long. Came across a topic about shipping in SPC/KNT and that about killed my curiosity. Who knows what else is buried in here...  (Besides you and all the older members)

[TGLucario475]

I know ALL my spam is buried there

[Violet]

now I see this again: Nicteerty      03:00:15 pm     Posting a new poll in Forum Rules and Announcements.
if I had the ability to delete people I can delete a lot of guys before they even got the chance to post nonsense

That's the whole idea.  That's why the first place I go when I visit here is to click on the "Latest Member" up in the right top corner and see if they are legit.  99% of the time it's a spambot, and I just keep doing it until I get rid of them all.

[Mechadon]

Oh hell no!!! The latest batch of spam bots I've seen have included pornographic images in the post. Probably not the first time, but it's the first time I've seen it. This is totally unacceptable. Only I am allowed to post porn here. ( I just choose not to)

All joking aside now. I really want to do something about it, and be able to put an end to these offenses when and where I see them. I want moderating power, now.