XGhozt 410 Posted March 16, 2011 Hello everyone, I've been seeing an increase in spam recently. I think it started shortly after we upgraded our forum software. Apparently the downside to having a site that's easier to use, is that it's also easier for bot's to register and post spam. With that said, I've added some extra security measures to help prevent this. Newly registered members can no longer post links, use signatures, or send personal messages. If this isn't enough, of course we can always get more creative. Have a nice day everyone.:pirate: XGhozt Share this post Link to post
Mastric 77 Posted March 17, 2011 Tisk Tisk Ghost thats not how you fix it... Share this post Link to post
XGhozt 410 Posted March 17, 2011 There's already captcha and questionair's. :unsure: And I haven't seen any spam yet, so suck on that. Share this post Link to post
XGhozt 410 Posted March 17, 2011 I'll BAN ALL OF CHINA if I have toO! :rtfm: Share this post Link to post
ViperSRT3g 224 Posted March 17, 2011 I'll BAN ALL OF CHINA if I have toO! :rtfm: I second this. Share this post Link to post
XGhozt 410 Posted March 18, 2011 Looks like it posted, but at least there's no links anywhere, lol hmm.. Share this post Link to post
Mastric 77 Posted March 21, 2011 The spam service offered by IP is rather good. But then XGhozt would need to keep up on his IP.Board liceence fees. Share this post Link to post
Ruler of War 169 Posted March 21, 2011 Either way something needs to be done because this is just... sad... to be honest. It makes it impossible for me to be lazy Share this post Link to post
Ruler of War 169 Posted March 22, 2011 Zar needs to get on msn. if Zar doesn't have time for msn he needs to make time ;) Share this post Link to post
Cripp 167 Posted May 20, 2011 I thought it would be a good Idea to bump this because of the recent Spammer :). Share this post Link to post
Speedskater 167 Posted May 20, 2011 Seriously. It's just annoying. We are mainly a small community and we're easily annoyed by spammers Share this post Link to post
Cripp 167 Posted May 21, 2011 Seriously. It's just annoying. We are mainly a small community and we're easily annoyed by spammers Its not just this... Its the fact that you need "5" post to get our "cool hacks"... We really dont compete any more with forums for new or recent hacks. I dunno if you should remove it but maybe change it so they have to be a member here for a month or certain amount of post unlock more hacks. So people take time and effort in there post. (Yes I know im one to talk. Good old trolling days with magic bitch and xthar...) Share this post Link to post
Speedskater 167 Posted May 21, 2011 I wonder how many people realize their hypocrites. I know I'm one from time to time but I swear to god polysci majors don't. Share this post Link to post
XGhozt 410 Posted May 21, 2011 The spam service offered by IP is rather good. But then XGhozt would need to keep up on his IP.Board liceence fees. Actually it is enabled, and we do have a valid license. Seriously. It's just annoying. We are mainly a small community and we're easily annoyed by spammers Its not just this... Its the fact that you need "5" post to get our "cool hacks"... We really dont compete any more with forums for new or recent hacks. I dunno if you should remove it but maybe change it so they have to be a member here for a month or certain amount of post unlock more hacks. So people take time and effort in there post. (Yes I know im one to talk. Good old trolling days with magic bitch and xthar...) That 5 post thing for the downloads has not been active for a while now. Anyone can download anything without even registering. The 5 posts only gets you some extra forum access and permissions to use your pm and a few other things. Share this post Link to post
Cripp 167 Posted May 21, 2011 Ahh I didnt know this was changed! @viper hey man at least i admitted to it. Share this post Link to post
<3. 7 Posted July 14, 2011 At least you can spot them a mile off. I mean a name like 'AdzMan247' is gonna tip off some people, i hope. I vote for more creativity for the names of the spammers of today! 1 Share this post Link to post