Have I just been getting lucky and popping by at the right times the last few days to catch the spam before a mod did, or are more accounts managing to get successfully registered recently?
Have I just been getting lucky and popping by at the right times the last few days to catch the spam before a mod did, or are more accounts managing to get successfully registered recently?
Last night as I lay in bed, looking up at the stars, I thought, “Where the hell is my ceiling?"
It's not just you.
When the sky above us fell
We descended into hell
Into kingdom come
I just cycled the human verification. Hopefully that's all this needs.
Should probably make this subforum only visible to registered members.
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
Seems to be a common problem in other forums, too (spam relating to streams of sporting events). Someone must have figured out a solution to the verification system and is running with it.
Hope is the denial of reality
The rise of hostile AI begun. This is Alberjohn's revenge.
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
He'll do it if you pay him in bitcoins.
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
Just got another one...
Looking at the dates, spambots have been a problem for quite a while. It will likely get worse unless/until the admin or mods have a plan. Do you guys have a plan?
Last edited by GGT; 07-26-2019 at 12:35 AM.
Spambots come with the internet. We have been getting hit a bit more often lately, and if it keeps up, we can crank up the security.
"Quite a while" = 20 years+
Not sure how long I've been a moderator, I'm thinking about 15-16 years but in that entire time deleting spam has been the main thing I've done, not taking action against actual users. Sometimes feel like being a moderator is more like being a janitor, just cleaning up s**t. We can never prevent all spam, just when it becomes a worse problem adopt the latest security.
Wait, so people don't want bitcoin and porn?
And here I thought you'd put an end to freedom of movement for people in Bulgaria.
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
I guess it's when Borq arrived.
I suppose we don't have access to any routing facility?
(a few iptables commands would probably do it for Bulgaria *g* until they switch location)
This spam wave started on 1/7, the same date as the Hey Borq thread started so yes, not likely a coincidence.
When I ban the users and delete the threads I 'soft-delete' them meaning they still appear for Wraith, Dread and myself but greyed out but vanish for everyone else - that way I know Wraith can see the issue when he next logs in. So far 12 of the 20 threads on the front page of the General Chat forum for me are the greyed out banned spam and all from July.
Wraith opened up for new registrations to help Borq register, must've happened in that interval. But we shouldn't be rash; this presents Dread with a unique opportunity to access a vast repository of brand new porn—and solidarity born out of nearly two decades of shared history compels us to consider what a ban might mean for him.
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."