Popular Post Immortan D Posted July 12, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 On 7/12/2023 at 10:05 AM, Mark J said: Another Wack-A-Mole morning. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted July 12, 2023 Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 @wtnhighlander & @Chet Right now the policy is that if two member report a given post as spam the offending post is temporarily removed (pending moderator review). Would it be possible to temporarily ban a poster if two of their posts get reported as spam? Otherwise we're just cleaning up the mess, not stemming the inflow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted July 12, 2023 Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 Do those "I am not a robot" things work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 12, 2023 Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 On 7/12/2023 at 9:03 AM, Mark J said: Would it be possible to temporarily ban a poster if two of their posts get reported as spam? When two members report something, like you said, it is temporarily removed from view on the forums. Once Ross or I ban whoever or whatever connected to that report, any other post that that "entity" posted are permanently gone at the same time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legenddc Posted July 12, 2023 Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 On 7/12/2023 at 12:08 PM, Mark J said: Do those "I am not a robot" things work? Only if you're a human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonPacific Posted July 12, 2023 Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 On 7/12/2023 at 9:08 AM, Mark J said: Do those "I am not a robot" things work? Partially, which is basically the answer to every question like this. They're a combination of a few anti-bot techniques, and do stop the majority out there. But no generalized solution will be 100% effective or remain that way. Particularly if a bot author programs it to navigate a particular platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted July 12, 2023 Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 The big problem seems to be that once a bogus account is active, the 'bot blasts it with posts as fast as the software allows. These accounts are hitting a dozen or more posts within a few minutes. And FYI, @Chetmay have more power than I, but I have no access to chsnge forum software settings. I think that is up to @thewoodwhisperer or the sysadmin he works with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 12, 2023 Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 On 7/12/2023 at 2:06 PM, wtnhighlander said: I think that is up to @thewoodwhisperer or the sysadmin he works with. This is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted July 13, 2023 Report Share Posted July 13, 2023 Well thanks Ross and Chet for dealing with the PITA this is probably creating. I'm going to keep reporting posts and making sure to tag them as spammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted July 13, 2023 Report Share Posted July 13, 2023 On 7/12/2023 at 12:08 PM, Mark J said: Do those "I am not a robot" things work? One of my favorite commercials. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoSmith Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 It's great to see that the forum is taking active steps to combat spam and enhance the user experience. The new approach of allowing user reports to have a direct impact on posts is a smart move. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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