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Texrat 2011-09-18 18:51

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6 more accounts just now banned and cleaned.

This is ridiculous.

ivyking 2011-09-18 18:54

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Quote:

Originally Posted by szopin (Post 1091222)
Games (3831 Viewing) :/

the bots' numbers are declining rapidly, they are under 2.5k now !

also, this is new:
Most users ever online was 6,783, Today at 08:32 PM.

how many IDs have these bots registered already ? I fear the big crowd of bots have not posted yet, but has already registered, maybe that's why the additional security question has no effect ? as they simply registered before that took effect.
this can also explain the very high number of users, that logged in today.

as a counter measure, please completely stop new registrations at talk.maemo.org, (maybe add a request for invitation form instead), and ban and delete all accounts with zero posts that has registered in the last 2 weeks.

hopefully, there will be minimal collateral damage if this is done..

Alfred 2011-09-18 19:01

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Hello, everybody!
Just a quick thought.
Since most of the people who have maemo device or are anyhow involved into developing/testing/programming stuff have already registered on this forum, I suggest creating an invitation system. What do You think, guys?

Temporal 2011-09-18 19:26

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfred (Post 1091247)
Hello, everybody!
Just a quick thought.
Since most of the people who have maemo device or are anyhow involved into developing/testing/programming stuff have already registered on this forum, I suggest creating an invitation system. What do You think, guys?

I wouldn't be here if it be via invite system. Not that I'm in any way a good contributor, but I believe that an invite system is more likely to drive away good than bad users. And at any rate, all a bad guy need is just ONE invite, than he can invite like 10 fakes that will then invite other 100 fakes and start all over again. While I would still be out, for instance.

abill_uk 2011-09-18 19:32

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I had a strong feeling this was going to esculate into a rather huge problem so more reason for help for the mods, if suggestions can be made i am sure everyone will help.

Texrat is going to be extremely overworked and already non paid.... ouch.

Texrat 2011-09-18 19:37

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Quote:

Originally Posted by abill_uk (Post 1091263)
Texrat is going to be extremely overworked and already non paid.... ouch.

Well, it's more a pain for the community than it is for me. There are, after all, other moderators.

andreas.k 2011-09-18 19:45

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I know I might not be a big user. If there is anything I could do to help I would be glad to do it.

frostbyte 2011-09-18 19:56

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Don't know if this has been talked about before, but how about adding captcha for starting a new thread?

MINKIN2 2011-09-18 20:12

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From the thread Watch Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves live Nfl online 2011, online Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 34 (1 members and 33 guests)


Can we please have the IP's for this bot posted?

andreas.k 2011-09-18 20:24

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might be a stupid idea but... could someone (moderator) shut down the games section of TMO until spam stops at least for 30 minutes?




edit lols i cant report anymore it times out


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