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Non-NEC Console Related Discussion => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: MotherGunner on January 04, 2011, 07:47:50 AM
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It's not just that (former) member. We've been getting a SHIT TON of spam posts from a bunch of different members with weird usernames in the last two days... more than I've seen on any other video game forum. I posted in the Admin forum asking about it, but being the only person who has any mod powers that even bothers to visit the website, I get no answer and I must delete them all myself. It will suck come Thursday when I return to work and do not have the ability to delete them.
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Does registering for an account still lack a captcha challenge?
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No, it's there. As far as I know all registrants must be approved by Aaron himself which usually takes 6-8 months.
The way I do it at Sega-16 is to require an answer to a specific question, like "What is two times three minus five?" or "What color is Sonic?". Incorrect answer, no go. It really has cut down on spam and that way I don't have to approve each and every new member (which was REALLY annoying).
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Weird - I wonder why so many humans are joining up just to post spam. In any case, can captcha be added to new topic creations?
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I wish! I don't have admin privileges so I can't see what can and can't be done in that regard with this forum software.
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I just handled a bunch myself. I didn't answer your question in the Admin area because, frankly, I don't have an answer. Aaron must have turned off admin approval on accounts for some reason. I haven't talked to him in a while so I don't know why he might have done this.
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Keranu was on last night and took care of about 10 posts that Necromancer and I reported.
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You know it's bad when Keranu has to do mod work!
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I thought good ole Keranu Reeves was extinct!
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Perhaps someone's devised a better captcha solver.
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It's fixed now. There still may be some spam accounts lurking but any future registrations should not be from bots.
Oh, and admin approval will only take 5 months from now on :)
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Thanks!
It's fixed now. There still may be some spam accounts lurking but any future registrations should not be from bots.
Oh, and admin approval will only take 5 months from now on :)
:lol: :lol:
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I want to change my screenname to "followed by the waddling MAMMY" in memorial of PCEFX's short-lived "age of spam."
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Jim Carrey said that on In Living Color, but I can't place the original quote. I was never one for "fine" literature.
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Keranu was on last night and took care of about 10 posts that Necromancer and I reported.
Keranu knows how to roll up his proverbial sleeves when he has to!
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weird.... I told a guy at work anout this site and the next day I was chatting with him on the live thread. I thought there was a waiting period?
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Well he could have answered the new questions properly.