Mark J Posted February 19 Author Report Posted February 19 25 minutes ago, Von said: BTW, I think I'm also seeing some more sneaky spammers whose posts seem on topic but include links to advertising. +1 1 Quote
fcschoenthal Posted February 19 Report Posted February 19 I know. It's sometimes hard to determine whether a newbie is trying to be helpful, or has their own agenda. If it's not really blatant, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. 2 Quote
Popular Post Chet Posted February 20 Popular Post Report Posted February 20 On 2/19/2025 at 7:51 AM, Von said: BTW, I think I'm also seeing some more sneaky spammers whose posts seem on topic but include links to advertising. If you see something like this go ahead and report it. When we get them we edit them to eliminate the link but leave the rest. Then we message the poster to let them know that linking like this isn't allowed. 3 Quote
Beechwood Chip Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 Is it my imagination, or has the Temu spam tapered off? Or maybe the other moderators are just getting to them before me. I'm seeing maybe one a day. 1 Quote
wtnhighlander Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 I think between the three of us, we're getting them taken in short order. I think I banned 5 or 6 today, I'm sure Chet caught a few as well. 1 1 Quote
fcschoenthal Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 They may be slowing down, but they're still here. 1 Quote
Beechwood Chip Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 Yeah, I just got two, posted in the last hour or so. 1 Quote
wtnhighlander Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 Looks like a few 'real humans' are trying to slip in some free adverts, also. I just banned an account that was created more than a year ago. Maybe the bots are hijacking existing accounts now? Wouldn't be the first time. 2 Quote
gee-dub Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 Can someone tell me how to get MORE TEMU coupons!?! I just can't get enough 2 Quote
Mark J Posted February 21 Author Report Posted February 21 I wish there were some easy and cheap ways to better vette prospective new members, so that the mods wouldn't have to spend half their day swatting these flies. 2 Quote
wtnhighlander Posted February 22 Report Posted February 22 We could ask Marc to disable new user accounts for a week or so, that might make them turn elsewhere. 1 Quote
Von Posted February 22 Report Posted February 22 On 2/21/2025 at 9:19 PM, wtnhighlander said: We could ask Marc to disable new user accounts for a week or so, that might make them turn elsewhere. I hate to put out an "unwelcome sign" for new folks but hopefully they would come back. Hmm, it does look like there is a way to require moderation of posts by new members until they hit some # of posts (similar to how we block them from posting images now by putting them in some group). Quote
fcschoenthal Posted February 22 Report Posted February 22 Well, they must have gotten tired of Temu and started a new campaign for Vigortrix. 1 Quote
Mark J Posted February 22 Author Report Posted February 22 2 hours ago, fcschoenthal said: Well, they must have gotten tired of Temu and started a new campaign for Vigortrix. Hopefully it's a switch and not an addition. 1 Quote
fcschoenthal Posted March 3 Report Posted March 3 Seems they moved on to other sites. Darn, where am I going to get the codes now? 1 Quote
Popular Post Coop Posted March 4 Popular Post Report Posted March 4 I was afraid it was one of those where, once the camel got his nose under the tent, we were going to have to sleep with him! Hopefully he found a tent more to his liking. 3 Quote
Popular Post Tpt life Posted March 28 Popular Post Report Posted March 28 I smite, smite, smite and they disappear. Mods make me feel powerful. Thanks mods. 4 Quote
wtnhighlander Posted March 29 Report Posted March 29 I happened to catch one, that made five posts, despite having just joined 17 minutes before I logged on. Odd, the forum software doesn't seem to allow me to post that rapidly. Wonder how they get around the time limits? Quote
Beechwood Chip Posted March 29 Report Posted March 29 On 3/28/2025 at 4:49 PM, Tpt life said: I smite, smite, smite and they disappear. Mods make me feel powerful. Thanks mods. I was thinking of writing a python program that would log in repeatedly, look for temu posts from new accounts, and ban them. Then the temu spam went away, but now it's back. Is this a crazy idea? 2 Quote
Mark J Posted March 29 Author Report Posted March 29 8 hours ago, Beechwood Chip said: I was thinking of writing a python program that would log in repeatedly, look for temu posts from new accounts, and ban them. Then the temu spam went away, but now it's back. Is this a crazy idea? That would be appreciated, if it's not too laborious. 1 Quote
Beechwood Chip Posted March 29 Report Posted March 29 It should be a straightforward program, but I haven't done much python programming, I haven't done any web client programming, I haven't done any programming in years, and I haven't done any programming on my current setup. So, lots of known unknowns and unknown unknowns. I'll think about it when I finish my taxes. 2 Quote
Tpt life Posted March 29 Report Posted March 29 Ha! Posting a Temu code right next to this thread is classic. 2 Quote
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