Spam-bots: Time To Take A Stand.
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Spam-bots: Time To Take A Stand.
If its a war they want, it's a war they'll get. They're ruining the experience of this forum. This is pretty bad.
Is there any way to tackle them?! I remember that on some sites, when you register, it asks you to input a code from an image (to prove that you're human). Is it possible to introduce it to this forum, or is it ineffective?
Is there any way to tackle them?! I remember that on some sites, when you register, it asks you to input a code from an image (to prove that you're human). Is it possible to introduce it to this forum, or is it ineffective?
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Well, if we did that wouldn't everyone that is already registered have to re-register?
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You can call me Rick because I'm not actually Piccolo.
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The point may be moot, I was under the impression that EX wasn't exactly computer savvy. He hasn't gotten around to fixing that black skin* problem yet.
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*That sounded bad. I mean the forum style selection, the one called "FI Black", that breaks the forum until EX manually changes it back for you.
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*That sounded bad. I mean the forum style selection, the one called "FI Black", that breaks the forum until EX manually changes it back for you.
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I don't know about you, but if that were indeed the case I would be the first one in line. It'd be a small price to pay to get rid of that @#$%ing stupid ass garbage.Mr.Piccolo wrote:Well, if we did that wouldn't everyone that is already registered have to re-register?
Keep me appraised.
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That happened to me. The only option for this forum is silver, don't chose black..!desirecampbell wrote:The point may be moot, I was under the impression that EX wasn't exactly computer savvy. He hasn't gotten around to fixing that black skin* problem yet.
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*That sounded bad. I mean the forum style selection, the one called "FI Black", that breaks the forum until EX manually changes it back for you.
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You can call me Rick because I'm not actually Piccolo.
I missed out on all of the DB Movie fun, huh?[quote]Point blank: it's gonna suck if you want it to. Personally, I'm seeing it as a comedy.[/quote][/size]
You can call me Rick because I'm not actually Piccolo.
I missed out on all of the DB Movie fun, huh?[quote]Point blank: it's gonna suck if you want it to. Personally, I'm seeing it as a comedy.[/quote][/size]
Is this thread even necessary? Jesus tapdancing Christ on a Christ cracker, when Mike doesn't manage to kill a bot within a few minutes of it appearing (because heaven forbid he have a JOB that keeps him away from the online community for a good chunk of the day), he gets accused of being lazy, not on top of things, and not tech savvy. I love you guys, and totally understand your frustration, but c'mon, I don't think you're thinking realistically here. Bots WILL happen, and while there are long-term solutions (some of which I'm sure Mike would be happy to discuss), some of them fall through the cracks every so often... and mods can't be there ALL the time just to catch them.
[Just to show that I'm as annoyed by these bots as you (but am understanding of Mike's work situation), I ended up killing the bot myself by logging on and cleaning shit up myself. I was only able to do this because it's a slow work day at my job, and no one is breathing over my shoulder, heh. I try to do my best to clean up stuff in Mike's and Julian's absence, but that's a very rare occurrence.]
[Just to show that I'm as annoyed by these bots as you (but am understanding of Mike's work situation), I ended up killing the bot myself by logging on and cleaning shit up myself. I was only able to do this because it's a slow work day at my job, and no one is breathing over my shoulder, heh. I try to do my best to clean up stuff in Mike's and Julian's absence, but that's a very rare occurrence.]
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Well what about the spam bots that are here already..?Steven Perry wrote:Hmmm... I don't think so. If it was introduced now, wouldn't it only apply to the people who registered after that point? Right?Mr.Piccolo wrote:Well, if we did that wouldn't everyone that is already registered have to re-register?
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You can call me Rick because I'm not actually Piccolo.
I missed out on all of the DB Movie fun, huh?[quote]Point blank: it's gonna suck if you want it to. Personally, I'm seeing it as a comedy.[/quote][/size]
You can call me Rick because I'm not actually Piccolo.
I missed out on all of the DB Movie fun, huh?[quote]Point blank: it's gonna suck if you want it to. Personally, I'm seeing it as a comedy.[/quote][/size]
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I'm going to back up Meri here, by saying that you guys need to get outside more or something. It's very rare that I see any spam bots on this forum, and I log on at least 3 times a day to check posts. Many times more if I have a day off and at times when Mike definitely wouldn't be around, like very late at night. Do you guys sit here for 5 hours a day or something in order to see this?
Are they honestly that big a problem that you think some "big war" needs to declared? I go to a lot of forums where the problem is ten times worse than here. This thread is just as useless and a waste of space as the spambot threads themselves. >> Oh and ironically, that picture is a form of "spam" too.
Are they honestly that big a problem that you think some "big war" needs to declared? I go to a lot of forums where the problem is ten times worse than here. This thread is just as useless and a waste of space as the spambot threads themselves. >> Oh and ironically, that picture is a form of "spam" too.
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Meri? You do stuff here?Meri wrote:[Just to show that I'm as annoyed by these bots as you (but am understanding of Mike's work situation), I ended up killing the bot myself by logging on and cleaning shit up myself. I was only able to do this because it's a slow work day at my job, and no one is breathing over my shoulder, heh. I try to do my best to clean up stuff in Mike's and Julian's absence, but that's a very rare occurrence.]
Wait . . . who are you again?
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I don't know if this is becuase I'm kind of drunk, but that is the funniest (ok I am drunk as I just had to spell check funniest) thing I have seen wrote in quite a while! Really I almost peed a little!Meri wrote:Is this thread even necessary? Jesus tapdancing Christ on a Christ cracker
yes, 5 hours may even be a bit too shortJerseymilk wrote:Do you guys sit here for 5 hours a day or something in order to see this?
I have to agree though, the key confirmation when you register though could be a good idea though!
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This spambot problem isn't going to go away and yet we can't do a damn thing about it. It's Mike's problem and not ours. This is a sort of spammy topic and we are doing no better than your better than average spammer. We just need to leave it to Mike to handle the riff raff. That's what an admin does on his webboard. Yeah, it's wrong for people to put up filthy links and clog OUR board with shit, yet they do it for one purpose. To get a response from the people they harrass. If you see a spammy topic IGNORING it is the first line of attack against such foolery. Mike will delete accounts and topics if he deems them to be spam topics/ spammy users. Like I said, leave it up to him.
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I don't think anyone is saying otherwise, Bardock. The whole point of this topic was to simply ask if anything could be done, even if it's a rather minor issue right now. Just a simple question wasn't it?
To be honest, this was the first spambot I've seen here. It's so rare that it's hardly a problem, but that doesn't make the question any less relevant.
To be honest, this was the first spambot I've seen here. It's so rare that it's hardly a problem, but that doesn't make the question any less relevant.
Exactly the point I would like to make.Magica wrote:What's so hard about ignoring and not posting to the spam topic?
We, as the members of this forum are smart enough to know a spambot, or even some jerk posting to span websites when we see one.
I think that we should really just ignore them. The fact that we've even made a topic like this is proof that we're letting them got to us. We really just need to ignore it.
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