DK117 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 mod's, the first 30 or so topics are spam. Either let us help you delete the spam, or this forum dies. DK117 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Spa Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 It's not possible for moderators to give the permissions necessary for anyone to help. There's moderators and administrators. Only an administrator has the ability to give those permissions. All moderators here are volunteers. It's not our website and we gain nothing for our efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Spa Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 And it was 96 topics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK117 Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 And it was 96 topics LOL, thanks, I gave up trying to count. If there is anything we as users can do to help, please let us know. I miss the knowledge and banter this site used to provide. DK117 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Spa Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Can you do anything with the IP numbers of the spammers? Course, they're probably spoofed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneM Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 This has been a brilliant site, but no one new will realise it. Although it would be a nuisance for legitimate posters, is there any way of making it harder to post - something like two or three steps. Hopefully that would be temporary until the site stops being a target. I'd hate to see the site fold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbear Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 I have been a member of this site for MANY years (just check my post count!) and a mod for less than one. I can tell you that the spam on ths site comes and goes in waves and right now we are having a bad patch. I have seen the spam worse and the mod team working now really do keep the spam under control pretty welll (I just deleted over 130 spam posts my self in the last hour I have been logged on!). If you really want to help I suggest you contact the admin of the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneM Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 I"m not criticising any of the mods. You must be even more sick of the spam because of the time you have to waste on it. I just wonder if there isn't a way of making it more difficult for the spammers and easier for the people trying to control it. I'm happy to contact the site admin. Anybody got any suggestions to offer them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmaster Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Hello. Webmaster here. We have been hit again by a large group of spammers from Russia and China. My apologies to our loyal community. First I would like to thank our moderators who are doing a fantastic job of trying to delete any spam posting almost instantly. They deserve our thanks and appreciation to keep this the best forum in the industry. To fit this spam battle, we have deployed two strategies: 1) Today we took the rare step of adding an additional qualification question for any new registrations. This should eliminate some computer from posting messages instantly. 2) We have also BANNED more than 3400 IP addresses of highly suspect locations known for promoting spam. Unfortunately this action may also prevent some GOOD members from posting a message. If you are affected by this please send us a personal IM and I will reactivate you. Regards, Webmaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noarctic Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Thank you, thank you, thank you! Now can someone tell me where I can find an online pharmacy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spawn Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 A huge thanks to all who are on the front lines in this battle against spam... Looking at the site today it appears that the good guys are winning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE SPA GUY Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 thanks guys for getting some os this spam gone, I have also been on here quite a while , and it does seem to come in batches... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Boy Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Great news from the webmaster!! It seems to be under control much much better now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Clown Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Unfortunately this action may also prevent some GOOD members from posting a message. If you are affected by this please send us a personal IM and I will reactivate you. Regards, Webmaster I had a problem earlier i could not log in, therefore i could not IM anyone. How can we alert you to a problem like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Clown Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 double Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjames710 Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 There's some on the forum right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Spa Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 is not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbear Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 yeah, there is...was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forthosewhobelieve Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 http://www.poolspafo...showtopic=35441 It looks like you have another with nothing to do but SPAM 4 or 5 pages of the same doo doo- - Lots of "blue" words which I surmise will take you to some other web sites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PreservedSwine Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'm not having problems with Spam, but posting a reply has been a real pain lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem geek Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 That is because of the ad that pops up on the right hand side since it prevents accessing anything below it including the Post button. Dr. Spa suggested I use Adblock Plus and it works great. Otherwise I would not have been able to post anymore to this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PreservedSwine Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 That is because of the ad that pops up on the right hand side since it prevents accessing anything below it including the Post button. Dr. Spa suggested I use Adblock Plus and it works great. Otherwise I would not have been able to post anymore to this site.Do you have a suggestion, I'm using Mozilla Firefox as my main browser btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem geek Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 If you went to adblockplus.org it should let you download the app for Firefox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PreservedSwine Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Thanks, works like a champ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PreservedSwine Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Any way to change the layout to prevent everything from becoming centered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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