Dnepr Dave Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Another forum I frequent had a spam problem much like this one. They added about 20 moderators, from the ranks of their regular forum posters. Now If they get spam messages, they only last minutes and spam attempts have fallen drastically. Just a suggestion. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Spa Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 I'm thinking a minuscule membership fee would solve the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataDude Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 I'm thinking a minuscule membership fee would solve the problem I'm thinking I would volunteer as a part-time spam beater. Do we not have a way to determine IP address and ban that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbear Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 I'm thinking a minuscule membership fee would solve the problem IF the mods had the ability to ban by IP and/or domain it would cut down a lot on the bots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark SC Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 could you add Captcha to the new member sign up screen--or maybe that's already a feature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK117 Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 could you add Captcha to the new member sign up screen--or maybe that's already a feature? sadly, I don't visit much anymore, this forum has been destroyed by spam. It's been that way for a few months now and seems to be getting worse. Last time I commented in a thread like this, it was deleted. Several of us have volunteered to be moderators, I can delete spam with the best of them, but those permissions are held tightly by a small few. DK117 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Boy Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 could you add Captcha to the new member sign up screen--or maybe that's already a feature? sadly, I don't visit much anymore, this forum has been destroyed by spam. It's been that way for a few months now and seems to be getting worse. Last time I commented in a thread like this, it was deleted. Several of us have volunteered to be moderators, I can delete spam with the best of them, but those permissions are held tightly by a small few. DK117 I am the same way. This spam is completely out of control. There are currently over 70 spam threads, just on the first page. There is way more spam than hot tub threads. It's a shame to as this forum used to be a very good place to visit for good hot tub information, but not anymore. It's just a matter of time I bet, and this will be shut down because of the spam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spawn Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 It is a shame - it used to be such a great, helpful forum. Not only do we have numerous spam threads, there are spam postings in legitimate threads. It makes the annoyance of having to decline the offer to download hot tubs guides everytime we visit seem ALMOST tolerable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbear Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Several of us have volunteered to be moderators, I can delete spam with the best of them, but those permissions are held tightly by a small few. DK117 You need to contact the admin. The mods can't make you mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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