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December 20th, 2006, 03:11 AM
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Influx of spam bots?
I've seen and reported a few I spotted registering. I think there's been two or three in the last 24 hours. Is this a monthly wave or something? At this rate I wouldn't mind being a mod just to wipe out these bots when I spot them registering >.< I may not do great at keeping people in line, but I could be a spam bot police person or something and nip them in the bud when I see them signing up.
Hey admins, is there any way to change the registering area of this board so you have to enter a code(ie copy a jpg image of random letters)? You know, like on Yahoo. It might cut down on the bots as well.....just a suggestion.  |
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December 20th, 2006, 09:33 AM
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I've seen and reported a few I spotted registering. I think there's been two or three in the last 24 hours. Is this a monthly wave or something? At this rate I wouldn't mind being a mod just to wipe out these bots when I spot them registering >.< I may not do great at keeping people in line, but I could be a spam bot police person or something and nip them in the bud when I see them signing up.
Hey admins, is there any way to change the registering area of this board so you have to enter a code(ie copy a jpg image of random letters)? You know, like on Yahoo. It might cut down on the bots as well.....just a suggestion. |
We are brainstorming ideas about how to cut down on them. These guys are really just a minor annoyance especially around the holidays.
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December 20th, 2006, 11:13 AM
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Re: Influx of spam bots?
Yeah, I really don't notice 'em that much.
Though every once in a while I run across one...
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December 20th, 2006, 12:07 PM
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Re: Influx of spam bots?
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Yeah, I really don't notice 'em that much.
Though every once in a while I run across one...
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Basically, as long as you ignore them and don't click on a link to anything, they can't harm you.
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"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind." - George Orwell
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"It's called the 'American Dream' because you have to be asleep to believe it." - George Carlin
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December 20th, 2006, 01:08 PM
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Re: Influx of spam bots?
Aww, can I keep one as a pet? I promise I'll train it not to leave its spam-poo all over the board. Pwease? *puppy face*
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December 20th, 2006, 10:49 PM
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Re: Influx of spam bots?
It seems as though the spam they keep posting gets even more inappropriate every day.
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December 20th, 2006, 11:29 PM
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Re: Influx of spam bots?
I dunno.
That last one only wanted to sell us a house.
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December 22nd, 2006, 10:14 PM
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I've seen some wanting to sell sexual things.....hehe....
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December 23rd, 2006, 01:24 AM
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Re: Influx of spam bots?
AAH! Horny spam bots, they're looking to mate and breed! They must be stopped!
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December 23rd, 2006, 11:18 AM
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Re: Influx of spam bots?
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AAH! Horny spam bots, they're looking to mate and breed! They must be stopped!
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Ugh, It's like some awful Sci-Fi original picture......... |
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December 23rd, 2006, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Cyndi
AAH! Horny spam bots, they're looking to mate and breed! They must be stopped!
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OMG, that is hilarious! 
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December 28th, 2006, 12:45 PM
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Re: Influx of spam bots?
I have the butcher knife ready if any of them start to "fadunk in the trunk"...
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December 28th, 2006, 01:32 PM
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Re: Influx of spam bots?
Well for the past couple days they haven't been as bad as they were, lets hope it stays that way.
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December 28th, 2006, 01:52 PM
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Re: Influx of spam bots?
Some of them like to close the door when they mate, they aren't gonna shout it out. Unless their drunk...
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December 28th, 2006, 03:58 PM
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Re: Influx of spam bots?
ROFLMAO! Funny stuff, man!
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December 29th, 2006, 11:48 AM
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Re: Influx of spam bots?
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Well for the past couple days they haven't been as bad as they were, lets hope it stays that way.
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I've instated some more rigid requirements for registering, so hopefully the days of the Spam Bots are over.
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December 29th, 2006, 11:52 AM
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Re: Influx of spam bots?
YAY, that is great. Those registration requirements help, however it makes more work for the admins, since they have to activate the validating accounts, at least that is what I do on KG lol. 
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January 2nd, 2007, 12:46 PM
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Re: Influx of spam bots?
It would seem that in my absence kaijuphile went through an interesting time.
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January 2nd, 2007, 09:46 PM
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It would seem that in my absence kaijuphile went through an interesting time.
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In a sense I guess you could say that lol.
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January 2nd, 2007, 11:22 PM
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Re: Influx of spam bots?
Some still seem to get through, but not like before. I'll keep reporting them on sight |
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January 2nd, 2007, 11:25 PM
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Some still seem to get through, but not like before. I'll keep reporting them on sight |
And a good job of it you have been doing. 
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