XW-Addict Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 There a spam bot active on the forum and its taking over all the discussion threads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APStudios Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I was wondering what all that crap was. The man that controls this forum can delete all that crap.Get to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 "Get to it"? There are a few moderators or admins here, I guess I'm first on the scene. Fortunately, it took one click to flag that user as a spammer and it seems all 100 posts immediately get nuked. That was cool. Let us know if you still see anything. I think we should have some better control to prevent spammers from joining, but I don't think I'm high level enough to install that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianH Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I saw the postings this morning and thought perhaps Mike might be able to help the gentleman out with some Indian biased stage settings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I think we should have some better control to prevent spammers from joining, but I don't think I'm high level enough to install that.We have a pretty good system in place that thwarts most spammers from using a program to automatically create an account. Beyond that. it's pretty tough to pre-screen potential members like we can on Facebook. Now... who wants some super cheap genuine Roy Ben sunglasses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 who wants some super cheap genuine Roy Ben sunglasses? Do you pay shipping Scott? Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 We have a pretty good system in place that thwarts most spammers from using a program to automatically create an account. Beyond that. it's pretty tough to pre-screen potential members like we can on Facebook. Oh, you're right. It's been a while since I registered. The additional question has stopped all spammers on some forums that I admin. Too bad it doesn't do that here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokeyman123 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Facebook too can be hacked (no big surprise there), I keep a "fake" facebook account-only people who I know personally know how to find me there, hackers can still find loopholes in just about anything if they really want to. I understand it can be important in certain situations to have an "open" Facebook page (Casio for example, my local community has a public Facebook page or for PR) but I would advise anyone on Facebook to be VERY CAREFUL about what you post, even if you list something with limited accessibility-only for your contacts or friends. And Joe, I think you and Scott are doing an excellent job keeping the garbage out of here-many of my older music forums, especially on Yahoo are so filled with spam, I rarely log in anymore. My yahoo email contacts have been stolen twice. Only a few music user groups seem to keep this under control, a constant battle I'm sure-Gearslutz and Yamaha UK come to mind-the sysops/administrators there must work very hard to monitor what comes in. So thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Well all of this has made me a little skittish and I am questioning everyone who wants to join. Am I being paranoid, or does this Mark guy seem a little suspicious to you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokeyman123 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Naw! But this could be your new Facebook friend. And where can I get a can of Spam that big? UUUUUMMMM good! Would need big bread too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XW-Addict Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Spam when I see it its like . *Opens the trash can trows it away* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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