Spam

[blackax]

Is there a way to limit people to a single welcome thread?

[Shaolin Crane]

Sure. The problem is the bots are getting better. SCS was hit by bots that were waiting out the post timer and they lit the boards up. I guess a 5 post minimum starting in the intro section could help but that's rather annoying

[Vettezuki]

It would take a little special logic, but not such a big deal to limit the number of threads STARTED in a forum section to one. I wouldn't limit the number of replies obviously.

And yes, bots are getting way better at circumventing.

[blackax]

Its sad cuz i got like 20 emails lastnight and they where all spam :(

[94cobra69ss396]

I've probably removed 30 spam posts since last night at least. The past two days have been crazy.

[Shaolin Crane]

Same here, it's getting fucking ridiculous

[Vettezuki]

Me too. I've changed the registration system to require new members to be moderated. This will be a PITA for me and will delay legit users getting in, but will stop bots. There may be some "sleepers" in the current user list, I'll clean them out tonight.

[fiveohwblow]

Sorry I know I blew you guys up with reports but I hate them too and like reports on the board I admin for.

[Vettezuki]

I set the registration to moderation only and terminated all obvious bots. This will stop the bot spam at the expense of a PITA for me and delaying registration for legit users.