Scam articles

[dancam]

Hey mods! Is it possible to get rid of all these stupid scam articles/ health stuff that get posted here on a daily basis? They are really annoying.... Just wondering if its possible or whats up with them.


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[lethal6]

We get rid of them as they pop up. No way to get rid of them completely without locking down the whole site, then there would be complaints about that. Catch 22.

 

[dancam]

We get rid of them as they pop up. No way to get rid of them completely without locking down the whole site, then there would be complaints about that. Catch 22.

Alright, cool.


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[XpL0d3r]

Alright, cool.


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Yeah, the issue is that the spam is all coming for various IP addresses, so we can't just blacklist a certain range. We can ban them easily once we see them, which in return also manually blacklists that specific IP... This has been our best method so far. I usually try to catch them every morning (I got 7 on Friday morning), but as there's no real automated way to keep them out, some slip through.

Just report them when you see them, and we'll definitely get them taken care of.

 

[5SpeedEJ6]

Install AdBlocker+ in google chrome or firefox. Works great.

 

[XpL0d3r]

Install AdBlocker+ in google chrome or firefox. Works great.

It won't stop spambots from registering on the website and posting junk, though.

 

[dancam]

Yeah, the issue is that the spam is all coming for various IP addresses, so we can't just blacklist a certain range. We can ban them easily once we see them, which in return also manually blacklists that specific IP... This has been our best method so far. I usually try to catch them every morning (I got 7 on Friday morning), but as there's no real automated way to keep them out, some slip through.

Just report them when you see them, and we'll definitely get them taken care of.

Ok, i will do that. Thanks for the time you spend cleaning this site up.


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[lethal6]

Install AdBlocker+ in google chrome or firefox. Works great.

That is for ads. Not for threads posted by spam bots.

 

[Diana Nam]

to be honest i don't think you can ever get rid of those spam bots all together pretty much all forums get them all the time from what i have seen

 

[Killa_CiViC]

It's getting worse, and it's going to get worse, now that the software is getting to where it can read and understand the registration instructions, and even the captcha text.

May want to look into this for registration, if the admins haven't already. I haven't had to register in a while, so I don't know for sure.
https://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2014/12/are-you-robot-introducing-no-captcha.html

 

[nd4sped]

You can also block the domain the IP is related too. Now that may block several potential users but its not like its hurting for them.