Moderators - Yet another spam entry

[paul standley]

Forum (http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/forum.php)
<LI class=navbit>Bushcraft, Camping & Outdoors (http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?1-Bushcraft-Camping-amp-Outdoors)<LI class=navbit>Woodland Tales (http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?9-Woodland-Tales)<LI class="navbit lastnavbit">Wiltshire and Berkshire Ridgeway overnight

[resnikov]

Thats kind of zen, a post reporting spam, gets spamed!

[comanighttrain]

yeah but thats just spam text...no links?

[sleeping bags]

yeah, im getting spam mails from user stypotteesora just a long list of business links buts its annoying

[Tony1948]

I'm getting that from the same nob.Has anyone told ash.

[sleeping bags]

i just did :)

[Martin]

That user has been banned. Please keep reporting spam, the sooner the better.

Thanks

Martin

[sleeping bags]

thanks for the update martin appreciate it

[KERNOW KELT]

Feed them to the Zombies or the Zombie killers on the other thread:zombie-fighting:

[comanighttrain]

feel free to throw me a spam hammer, usually have a browser pointed here when im at home

[OKBushcraft]

yeah, im getting spam mails from user stypotteesora just a long list of business links buts its annoying

Yeah, it was getting to be real bad.

[Martin]

Don't want to speak too soon but I haven't had to delete any spam posts for 24hrs now. Hopefully, the hard work that Ashley and Ryan have been putting on in the background are paying dividends now. :)

Martin

[comanighttrain]

hairstyles for black women...well aint none of them here....deletion time.

[JEEP]

All taken care of.... :war:

[Bambii]

I found one, its in the save our forests thread.

[JEEP]

Taken care of...

[Bambii]

Taken care of...

Thanks buddy.

[Ben Casey]

xVioloudderox seems to be doing the same not sure the procedure for reporting so I will put it here if thats ok

[Martin]

Done and dusted. Thanks to Sabot and Ben for reporting it.

Martin

[Ben Casey]

Looking at the new members list they keep trying LOL Cant you ban an IP we used to do that at 2nd world when I worked for them. Anyway I will keep an eye out for you if thats ok

[leon-1]

You can ban IP's and we do, however there are ways around it and they know them now. These are multiple spammers that we're dealing with. We are also not the only forum that's been hit with this and they had a battle on their hands as well. We can only do our best guys.

[Ben Casey]

Hi sorry I hope I have not upset anyone I was just trying to be helpfull I hate spammers as they spoil the fun and make a lot of work for you guys:(
Sorry if I put it down wrong what I meant.

[leon-1]

Not upset Ben, probably a slightly more pro-active answer from me, infact you probably just asked what a lot of people were thinking, so it does us a bit of a favour. A quick and easy explanation. ATB

Leon :)

[Bambii]

I guess people on forums are fighting a losing battle against spammers.

There isnt really a way you can stop it completely.

[fish]

well i managed to stop it on my forum www.jacksshed.co.uk i just have to manually allow new members,when i look at the account i can allways pick out the spammers.

[Ben Casey]

keepayMah possible spam chelli pooku

[OKBushcraft]

I got spammed again today. I just don't understand why people have to be such jerks. DO they really think it will help them?

[Ashley Cawley]

well i managed to stop it on my forum www.jacksshed.co.uk i just have to manually allow new members,when i look at the account i can allways pick out the spammers.
I might have to try something similar, however I'm a little worried with the amount of registrations we get it might be a pain in the neck, I'll see.

Thanks for your support everyone, the forum is still young and we are still tweaking systems (when I get time :( ) to combat the spam, eventually we will get there :)

[Ashley Cawley]

Just so everyone knows this is the proper way to help us and report spam...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1VhlSxMis8

[Martin]

In my opinion, the current level of spammers is pretty easily manageable by the current moderating team. It seems that mostly it is dealt with within minutes, unless it comes in the middle of the night, in which case it is dealt with first thing next morning.

Hopefully, it is under control and we won't have to change our modus operandi just because of their outrageous behaviour.

Martin

[Ivan]

yeh some weasel had the ordacity to infiltrate our dartmoor walk thread at about 5 am ,keyboard warriors i would give him running shoes, i could catch him in my bates, ok rant over

[Martin]

Indeed but all sorted now. The battle may have been won but the war rages on. :D

Martin

[Ashley Cawley]

In my opinion, the current level of spammers is pretty easily manageable by the current moderating team. It seems that mostly it is dealt with within minutes, unless it comes in the middle of the night, in which case it is dealt with first thing next morning.

Hopefully, it is under control and we won't have to change our modus operandi just because of their outrageous behaviour.

Martin
This issue from my perspective is that I've gota put in a lot of time/research into greatly reducing the numbers of spammers getting into the forum in the first place; as although like you say we're dealing with the spam very quickly and when people come on chances are they will most likely see none... but... when these spammers post on threads people have talked on it automatically emails everyone the spam, that's what I'd like to protect against.

So it'll mean plugins for protection & changes to the user registration process - all of which will take time to implement.

[comanighttrain]

You could use existing user confirmation, get a user of say > 50 posts, have them validate the first 10 posts the new user makes...most human spammers would give up and most spambots will just fail

[Ben Casey]

If people are worried about getting so many emails they can turn it of in there settings and just check for updates on here I'm sure :) It doesn't bother me so I left it on.

[comanighttrain]

Open Fire!

[Ivan]

good old nocashinthehedge or bank iwould like to meet him on dartmoor please

[Martin]

All gone now. :)

Martin

[Ivan]

thanks martin pop his address on here and we will pop round and turn him into beef jerky