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Can something be done about the spam bots?

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 1:44 pm
by orion_damage
There's like four individual threads made in one day. Maybe a different way to create user accounts and verification?

Re: Can something be done about the spam bots?

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:51 pm
by Nick
orion_damage wrote:There's like four individual threads made in one day. Maybe a different way to create user accounts and verification?

I agree, I think that the mods that do visit this site should give a little control to a few people who are here regularly.

That would solve a lot of problems around here with the bots

Re: Can something be done about the spam bots?

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:18 am
by The Flying Dutchman
I've send a pm to Skezza and Trigger to look at it, since I'm no admin I can only clean up. :)

Re: Can something be done about the spam bots?

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 2:59 pm
by skezza
The problem is, they will keep reappearing. It's quite hard to stop them permanently. Activating accounts manually also prevents some people from getting one. Not ideal. I will change the spam questions though. As this blocks them for like 5 months or so.

Re: Can something be done about the spam bots?

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 6:57 pm
by joediesle
I think we have these spam bots happening again.. can some one check it out please.

Re: Can something be done about the spam bots?

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:31 pm
by skezza
Sorted for now.

Re: Can something be done about the spam bots?

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:33 am
by skezza
I expect that while I've closed registrations and deleted 100's of accounts, some will still make it through as they're pre-registered. I just need to keep swatting them now.