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MotherGunner

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What is up with all the SPAM posts???
« on: January 04, 2011, 07:47:50 AM »
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Joe Redifer

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Re: What is up with all the ok780ldl posts???
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2011, 07:58:05 AM »
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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Necromancer

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Re: What is up with all the ok780ldl posts???
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2011, 08:03:03 AM »
Does registering for an account still lack a captcha challenge?
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Joe Redifer

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Re: What is up with all the ok780ldl posts???
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2011, 08:06:11 AM »
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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Re: What is up with all the ok780ldl posts???
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2011, 08:10:08 AM »
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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Joe Redifer

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Re: What is up with all the ok780ldl posts???
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2011, 08:12:27 AM »
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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nat

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Re: What is up with all the ok780ldl posts???
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2011, 01:50:40 PM »
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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blueraven

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Re: What is up with all the ok780ldl posts???
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2011, 04:20:54 PM »
Keranu was on last night and took care of about 10 posts that Necromancer and I reported.
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Joe Redifer

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Re: What is up with all the ok780ldl posts???
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2011, 04:56:36 PM »
You know it's bad when Keranu has to do mod work!
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MotherGunner

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Re: What is up with all the ok780ldl posts???
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2011, 05:39:53 PM »
I thought good ole Keranu Reeves was extinct!
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guyjin

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Re: What is up with all the ok780ldl posts???
« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2011, 07:10:26 AM »
Perhaps someone's devised a better captcha solver.
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Re: What is up with all the ok780ldl posts???
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2011, 06:00:50 PM »
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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blueraven

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Re: What is up with all the ok780ldl posts???
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2011, 06:02:23 PM »
Thanks!

Quote from: Pcenginefx on January 11, 2011, 06:00:50 PM
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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nat

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Re: What is up with all the ok780ldl posts???
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2011, 10:31:54 AM »
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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Joe Redifer

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Re: What is up with all the ok780ldl posts???
« Reply #14 on: January 14, 2011, 07:14:11 PM »
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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