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2011-09-18 , 00:03
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#41
a) need a better verification system for registration and starting threads.
b) make a few tmo members mods who can benefit from the time differences and block and delete spam.
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Originally Posted by afaq View Post
a) need a better verification system for registration and starting threads.
b) make a few tmo members mods who can benefit from the time differences and block and delete spam.
Also, we need a way to remotely electrocute spammers... maybe a few TMO members too.
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I wish Ignore was powerful enough to also hide any threads started by the ignored person |:/
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Originally Posted by marxian View Post
My theory is that the spammers are either:

A. Eflops flying monkeys.

B. Some MeeGo fanboys trying to drive us to meego.com.
My theory is that You should not read so much conspiracy theories. Protection mechanism in (closed source!) vbulleting is just very aged.
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This may be helpful - a bunch of mods for vBulletin to prevent spambots:

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showt...light=spambots

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showt...light=spambots

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showt...light=spambots

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showt...light=spambots

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showt...light=spambots

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showt...light=spambots

Some of the plugins seems more sane than another - especially the last one sounds great. Anyway, I'm posting them all, just in case.
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If there are any spam threads on how to increase one's private junk size, mind saving those for me?
 

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Originally Posted by Addison View Post
If there are any spam threads on how to increase one's private junk size, mind saving those for me?
Your inadequacy is duly noted.

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Please mods give the right to delete threads and ban users to some respectable community members so that you don't have to waste so much time fighting the bots. And we have to start thinking about moving to a more modern and preferably open source bulletin board software
 

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There is a new generation of spambots.

There are several anti-spam plugins installed on the forum already:

1. Random Image Verification:


2. vbStopForum Spam
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=176481

3. Random Question


These are usually are enough to stop spambots.

I have now activated a level two spam check:

4. Spam Check 2:


So, it's now four levels of spam protection. There is actually a 5th level where a range of IP address have been blocked already.

Anyway, I hope this slows them down. As always, if you see a spam post, don't bother replying to it. Just use the 'Report This' link and report it. No need to report all the posts of the same spammer. Just report one and we have a tool to delete all of its posts, ban it and its IP, and add its IP to the vbStopForum database so other forums using the plugin get protected as well.

Thanks and sorry for the inconvenience.
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Many thanks, Tex, Reggie, et all.
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