What's With The Sudden SPAM? - Blu-ray Forum

AV_Integrated · 08-08-2006, 01:52 PM

This board has remained mostly devoid of SPAM for all that I've seen, but suddenly it appears that in the last day 3 different posters have been putting up SPAM...

Is there some verification process that can be added to the forums to make things at least a touch more difficult for these asswipes to post?

BTBuck1 · 08-08-2006, 04:25 PM

yeah i want to punch my screen when i see the words SIDE KICK 3

ProvenFlipper · 08-08-2006, 05:16 PM

Or maybe a waiting period that allows no posting until the member has been registered for awhile?

vick vega · 08-08-2006, 05:22 PM

Just saw a post for cell phones and laptops, who the **** is going to buy anything from a poster that gives you a list of shit to buy and his cell number to call him?!

JTK · 08-08-2006, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vick vega

Just saw a post for cell phones and laptops, who the **** is going to buy anything from a poster that gives you a list of shit to buy and his cell number to call him?!

Wait a minute. You mean I shouldn't have given that guy my full name, address, phone number, bank account information, and Social Security number?

WTF has this world come to?!?!

vick vega · 08-08-2006, 11:48 PM

shit I gave him my mother's maiden name too..........shit

Marwin · 08-09-2006, 08:05 AM

The reason you haven't noticed this before is because nyg does such a great job at removing the spam from the forum, but he's busy with real life stuff right now and none of us other admins had the time to clean up the forum yesterday either.

Anyway, we already have the captcha (image verification) enabled when registering and the spammers need a valid e-mail address that they verify by following a registration URL. I'm not sure what more we can do to make it hard for them, but any suggestions would be appreciated.

Blue · 08-09-2006, 09:21 AM

As I'm downunder so access this site when the moderators and the rest of you are doing other things. I see a number of these posts appear then quickly disappear. The moderators must have slept in this morning.

So posts are also deleted off this forum - but only if you trying to sell some dodgy potion or ultra cheap Rolex watches. Keep up the excellent work Mod's. Note to self don't give a thread the subject cheap Blu Ray V1AGRA. For once I think we ALL agree to the censorship on this site.

thunderhawk · 08-10-2006, 07:21 PM

The only way to keep te board clean is, to have a short time between the creation of the topic, and the deletion.

And nyg for example, is quite good at that.

I believe it's the only way, without having to put up limitations to all members...

Marwin · 08-11-2006, 10:14 AM

I think you're right Thunderhawk, the faster spam is removed the more frustrating and pointless it will be for the spammers to even try posting their stuff. That's why we're considering adding more forum moderators right now

Blue · 08-11-2006, 02:10 PM

Marwin,
Just spotted more. Is it possible to give some of us in other time zones permission to move what we deem to be spam to a hidden folder, the Mod's can then delete or re-instate at a later date. That should annoy the Spamers if it starts vanising faster than they can post it.

Marwin · 08-19-2006, 07:05 PM

Thanks for the offer Blue, we will be looking to add more admins shortly that can help

We've also just added our very own "Spam Filter" to the forum that scans every new post and tries to identify spam. If a post is suspect it will be put into a moderation queue and not show up in the forum until a moderator has had time to look at the post. I won't go into the details about how it works exactly, but we're hoping that this will frustrate the spammers so they go somewhere else.

JTK · 08-19-2006, 08:57 PM

^^ Good deal.

thunderhawk · 08-22-2006, 08:34 PM

+ the fact that spammers are attracted to this forum, means that it has a fair ammount of visitors.

That's some confort if you wonder why spammers visit this forum.

takezo · 09-09-2006, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AV_Integrated

This board has remained mostly devoid of SPAM for all that I've seen, but suddenly it appears that in the last day 3 different posters have been putting up SPAM...

Is there some verification process that can be added to the forums to make things at least a touch more difficult for these asswipes to post?

It' spyware. Use a spyware/adware blocker. It's just somthing you must use and keep updating if you use Windows.

However, i have been using SUSE Linux for over a month now. I love it. When I browse the web, I only get very little popups, all related to the site I visit. All those annoying ads i had in Windose are all gone. The adware cookies apear to only affect Windows and not Linux :P

Psiweaver · 09-09-2006, 10:56 PM

Takezo you just sounded like an add for linux pretty funny really.

JTK · 09-10-2006, 03:29 PM

Firefox browser with NoScripts extension (among other things) = win.

theknub · 09-10-2006, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by takezo

It' spyware. Use a spyware/adware blocker. It's just somthing you must use and keep updating if you use Windows.

However, i have been using SUSE Linux for over a month now. I love it. When I browse the web, I only get very little popups, all related to the site I visit. All those annoying ads i had in Windose are all gone. The adware cookies apear to only affect Windows and not Linux :P

popups aren't the os, it's the site. i use firefox and have almost no popups

georgir · 09-11-2006, 07:30 AM

we're talking about spam on a forum, wtf does the browser or the os or spyware/adware got to do with this?

boy, i pity the world...

zombie · 09-11-2006, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by georgir

we're talking about spam on a forum, wtf does the browser or the os or spyware/adware got to do with this?

That's what I was just thinking. Since spyware/adware has nothing to do with the original topic this thread is closed.

08-08-2006, 01:52 PM	#1
AV_Integrated Senior Member Member since:Jan 2005	What's With The Sudden SPAM? This board has remained mostly devoid of SPAM for all that I've seen, but suddenly it appears that in the last day 3 different posters have been putting up SPAM... Is there some verification process that can be added to the forums to make things at least a touch more difficult for these asswipes to post?

08-08-2006, 05:22 PM	#4
vick vega Banned Member since:Apr 2006 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	b.s. posts......spam Just saw a post for cell phones and laptops, who the **** is going to buy anything from a poster that gives you a list of shit to buy and his cell number to call him?!

08-11-2006, 10:14 AM	#10
Marwin Developer Top contributor Member since:May 2003 Blu-ray collection:10 DVD collection:5 iTunes collection:1	I think you're right Thunderhawk, the faster spam is removed the more frustrating and pointless it will be for the spammers to even try posting their stuff. That's why we're considering adding more forum moderators right now Last edited by Marwin; 08-11-2006 at 10:16 AM.

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08-08-2006, 04:25 PM	#2
BTBuck1 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Oceanside, CA. Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:1	yeah i want to punch my screen when i see the words SIDE KICK 3

08-08-2006, 05:16 PM	#3
ProvenFlipper Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:332 Blu-ray collection:898 Trading Score:1	Or maybe a waiting period that allows no posting until the member has been registered for awhile?

08-08-2006, 11:48 PM	#6
vick vega Banned Member since:Apr 2006 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	shit I gave him my mother's maiden name too..........shit

08-09-2006, 08:05 AM	#7
Marwin Developer Top contributor Member since:May 2003 Blu-ray collection:10 DVD collection:5 iTunes collection:1	The reason you haven't noticed this before is because nyg does such a great job at removing the spam from the forum, but he's busy with real life stuff right now and none of us other admins had the time to clean up the forum yesterday either. Anyway, we already have the captcha (image verification) enabled when registering and the spammers need a valid e-mail address that they verify by following a registration URL. I'm not sure what more we can do to make it hard for them, but any suggestions would be appreciated.

08-09-2006, 09:21 AM	#8
Blue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2005 Location:Melbourne Australia Blu-ray collection:206	As I'm downunder so access this site when the moderators and the rest of you are doing other things. I see a number of these posts appear then quickly disappear. The moderators must have slept in this morning. So posts are also deleted off this forum - but only if you trying to sell some dodgy potion or ultra cheap Rolex watches. Keep up the excellent work Mod's. Note to self don't give a thread the subject cheap Blu Ray V1AGRA. For once I think we ALL agree to the censorship on this site.

08-10-2006, 07:21 PM	#9
thunderhawk Moderator Member since:Jul 2004 Location:Belgium	The only way to keep te board clean is, to have a short time between the creation of the topic, and the deletion. And nyg for example, is quite good at that. I believe it's the only way, without having to put up limitations to all members...

08-11-2006, 02:10 PM	#11
Blue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2005 Location:Melbourne Australia Blu-ray collection:206	Marwin, Just spotted more. Is it possible to give some of us in other time zones permission to move what we deem to be spam to a hidden folder, the Mod's can then delete or re-instate at a later date. That should annoy the Spamers if it starts vanising faster than they can post it.

08-19-2006, 07:05 PM	#12
Marwin Developer Top contributor Member since:May 2003 Blu-ray collection:10 DVD collection:5 iTunes collection:1	Thanks for the offer Blue, we will be looking to add more admins shortly that can help We've also just added our very own "Spam Filter" to the forum that scans every new post and tries to identify spam. If a post is suspect it will be put into a moderation queue and not show up in the forum until a moderator has had time to look at the post. I won't go into the details about how it works exactly, but we're hoping that this will frustrate the spammers so they go somewhere else.

08-19-2006, 08:57 PM	#13
JTK Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2006 Location:www.blurayoasis.com	^^ Good deal.

08-22-2006, 08:34 PM	#14
thunderhawk Moderator Member since:Jul 2004 Location:Belgium	+ the fact that spammers are attracted to this forum, means that it has a fair ammount of visitors. That's some confort if you wonder why spammers visit this forum.

09-09-2006, 10:56 PM	#16
Psiweaver Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Los Angeles,CA	Takezo you just sounded like an add for linux pretty funny really.

09-10-2006, 03:29 PM	#17
JTK Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2006 Location:www.blurayoasis.com	Firefox browser with NoScripts extension (among other things) = win.

09-11-2006, 07:30 AM	#19
georgir Active Member Member since:Mar 2005	we're talking about spam on a forum, wtf does the browser or the os or spyware/adware got to do with this? boy, i pity the world...

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