StopForumSpam Implementation

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   Holy Spam, Batman!

Yes, I've noticed it too - once we lifted the 5-post ladder group, the spam came rushing in again, much to our dismay. I'm reluctant to reinstate the ladder group because it can be real pain for us, the admins, and you, the users, to understand that there's that extra step in creating new threads.

Lucky for us, there's another tool that we can use to try to stop spam on the forum. WebWizForums (this forum software) has StopForumSpam, which is a database of known spam IPs, emails, and usernames, baked right in. I've implemented it for now, and I'll be monitoring how it works.

If you happen to be a real person who's been mistakenly blocked, please email [email protected] and I should be able to manually let you register.

Hopefully this works - and thank you to all the members who have been diligently flagging spam! It helps us get rid of it easily and efficiently. 

Edited by Andy Webb - June 03 2015 at 22:46

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Andy Webb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: June 04 2010 Location: Terria Status: Offline Points: 13298	Topic: StopForumSpam Implementation Posted: June 03 2015 at 22:45
	*Holy Spam, Batman!* Yes, I've noticed it too - once we lifted the 5-post ladder group, the spam came rushing in again, much to our dismay. I'm reluctant to reinstate the ladder group because it can be real pain for us, the admins, and you, the users, to understand that there's that extra step in creating new threads. Lucky for us, there's another tool that we can use to try to stop spam on the forum. WebWizForums (this forum software) has StopForumSpam, which is a database of known spam IPs, emails, and usernames, baked right in. I've implemented it for now, and I'll be monitoring how it works. If you happen to be a real person who's been mistakenly blocked, please email [email protected] and I should be able to manually let you register. Hopefully this works - and thank you to all the members who have been diligently flagging spam! It helps us get rid of it easily and efficiently. Edited by Andy Webb - June 03 2015 at 22:46


chopper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Essex, UK Status: Offline Points: 20030	Posted: June 04 2015 at 06:34
	Nice work Andy.

aapatsos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 11 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Status: Offline Points: 9226	Posted: June 04 2015 at 07:13


Nogbad_The_Bad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group RIO/Avant/Zeuhl & Eclectic Team Joined: March 16 2007 Location: Boston Status: Offline Points: 20847	Posted: June 04 2015 at 07:53
	Cool
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DamoXt7942 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Joined: October 15 2008 Location: Okayama, Japan Status: Offline Points: 17493	Posted: June 04 2015 at 18:22
	Will try to kick every spamt**t via Asian IPs away