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Started by kimmy, Feb 11 2012 11:07 AM

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#16 cybercoma

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Posted 11 February 2012 - 05:16 PM

There are currently 3 more spambots in the Active Users list right now. It really is bad.

This thread over at IPS's forum mentions some ways to prevent it through the AdminCP without singing up for the Spam Monitoring that waldo posted. They suggest enabling Google reCAPTCHA, Question and Answer Challenge, and Email Validation. I'm not sure if all of these things are enabled for new accounts or not.

http://community.inv...-registrations/

Edited by cybercoma, 11 February 2012 - 05:28 PM.

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Posted 11 February 2012 - 05:21 PM

There are currently 3 more spambots in the Active Users list right now. It really is bad.

At least they are not as bad as that TeeM bot.

Oh man that bot was a freekin deemon!

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Posted 12 February 2012 - 12:57 AM

This is getting ridiculous. I know the moderators do their best, but it is a losing battle. Right now there are a half dozen brand new member accounts that all appear to be spammers, and one of them has posted nearly 100 messages already this morning.

Unfortunately, I think a tougher policy for new members is required.

-k

Kimmy, this has always been a problem. I have not seen a change.

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I report spam posts and the forum administrators (Charles/Greg et al) eventually deal with it.

MLW is a small space on the Internet. And guys (not women) run it.

IOW, sometimes there's clutter, and sometimes on MLW people drink straight from the bottle without a glass.
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Posted 12 February 2012 - 06:33 AM

Thank you oh great and powerfull admin.

All is back to normal,well normal for here anyways before the wrath of the spam demons was cast upon us.

Good job. Yes the great Gazoo has waved his magic wand and solved the problem. Who is he?
Ignore that man behind the curtain!!!
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Posted 13 February 2012 - 09:04 PM

More came today.
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Posted 14 February 2012 - 04:15 PM

Good job. Yes the great Gazoo has waved his magic wand and solved the problem. Who is he?
Ignore that man behind the curtain!!!
:D

The Great Gazoo never had a magic wand.

That guy was so freekin powerfull all he had to do was snap his fingers.Aswell I would estimate his height to be from 25-40cm and 50% of his overall height was his head alone.I would also guess that about 60% of his body weight was just his brain!

The Great Gazoo never had to walk either because he had the incredible ability to foat 2.2M off the ground.And keep in mind that he was so powerfull and brilliant he created a doomsday devise that could completely destroy the entire universe!

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