shanester
217 posts
Aug 30, 2010
6:48 PM
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Spammer! Is this an inside job? Git liju!
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Shane
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"Keep it coming now, keep it coming now,
Don't stop it no don't stop it no no don't stop it no don't stop it no no..."
- KC and the Sunshine Band
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LittleJoeSamson
441 posts
Aug 30, 2010
6:50 PM
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SPAMMER!
This is ridonkulous!
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Buddha
2406 posts
Aug 30, 2010
6:52 PM
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so can we get rid of the capcha thing now? It sucks more than the spammers
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"All is bliss"
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shanester
218 posts
Aug 30, 2010
6:54 PM
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Yeah capcha is cumbersome.
Think a meat sac is doing this?
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Shane
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"Keep it coming now, keep it coming now,
Don't stop it no don't stop it no no don't stop it no don't stop it no no..."
- KC and the Sunshine Band
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Buddha
2407 posts
Aug 30, 2010
7:05 PM
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it's either harpninja or toodlgreene. I say ban em both for this atrocity.
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kudzurunner
1815 posts
Aug 30, 2010
7:05 PM
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I haven't approved a member named liu. I have no idea how a spambot by that name suddenly showed up here.
All applications need to be manually approved by me. Perhaps liu snuck in a few days ago when for 18 hours I had a no-approval-needed policy.
I'd urge the moderators not to waste time deleting all liu's posts.
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jonlaing
80 posts
Aug 30, 2010
7:23 PM
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I think there is a clear pattern with the way the spam looks. Notice that the spammer uses multiple links with interlocked with pop culture references, among other things. Someone with extensive web development knowledge (like me) could conceivably write an algorithm that scores posts for spam, anything that scores higher than a prescribed amount goes through a human test.
If you guys have access to the FTP information for the site, I could write the filter in, just for the sake of cleaning up the forum. I've had to do it several times on my own website and clients' websites. That would allow a captcha-free and hopefully spam-free forum environment.
It would certainly make the lives of the moderators easier.
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nacoran
2650 posts
Aug 30, 2010
8:26 PM
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Ok, when I logged in I now have the option to check a bunch of posts to delete in a thread, kind of like a deleting extra emails (before I had to click a delete button next to the edit button.) This is a great improvement, but, as with all great improvements, it only makes me want more. I don't know how hard this would be, but if there was a way to display comments chronologically in one list instead of a bunch of threads all the spam would be lumped virtually all together. (Great job whoever was on call when it hit. I only found a handful for me to zap. Jonlaing, is that what you are talking about?
I'd think another way to filter would be spotting multiple posts with links posted quickly together.
A while back I noticed we had a few threads that mentioned gxld plating. Every time someone said wxw in the thread we'd get WxW Gxld spam. (I changed o's to x's so I didn't spite the angry spam dogs.) I'm guessing their bot was searching for mentions of those words and targeting sites where it turned up. In their own creepy way they were trying to be helpful by bringing us what they thought we wanted.
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jonlaing
82 posts
Aug 30, 2010
8:40 PM
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I don't know what the backend looks like for moderators, but if you guys are using an SQL database to host the forum (which is more than likely) you can display posts in any damn way you please, you just have to have someone who knows how to write the code. It's really not hard.
I think another great feature would be allowing regular users to act as anti-spammers. Youtube and other popular sites do things like that where next to each post a user has the option to "flag as spam" in which case a moderator is notified and the post is made invisible until a moderator can confirm whether or not the post is indeed spam. That way we wouldn't have to make a new thread every time a bot hits.
Like I said, if I could get onto the FTP and into the backend that the moderators see, I could conceivably build in anti-spam algorithms and more effective spam cleaning methods.
I've learned a lot from this forum and I would be more than happy to do my part in improving the experience gratis.
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gene
550 posts
Aug 30, 2010
10:09 PM
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Let jonlaing have a go at it.
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toddlgreene
1727 posts
Aug 31, 2010
4:34 AM
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Taint me, Buddha. I only like Spam if it's fried with an over-easy egg on top. I was pointing the finger at you-probably still bitter about your little purple football team being bested by the Saints. Could be Mike though...He's got that stereotypical 'Ginger Rage' thing going for him if he chooses to use it. I knew I should have offered to sell him my HarpAttack or my Bullet so he could have 'that' tone he seeks.
Good morning, by the way.
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Last Edited by on Aug 31, 2010 5:04 AM
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tmf714
221 posts
Aug 31, 2010
6:56 AM
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Saints aint goin nowhere without Sharper and Ingram.
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toddlgreene
1729 posts
Aug 31, 2010
7:05 AM
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We shall see.
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Buddha
2409 posts
Aug 31, 2010
7:14 AM
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Brees will not make it to half time on Sept 9th. Eat that SPAMMER!
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toddlgreene
1731 posts
Aug 31, 2010
7:18 AM
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Wager? C'mon Buddha...here's your chance to improve your track record.
As for being Spamby, I'm tellin' ya, it ain't me. My hair is blonde, not red.
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Todd L Greene, Co-Founder
Last Edited by on Aug 31, 2010 7:20 AM
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Buddha
2410 posts
Aug 31, 2010
7:36 AM
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I'll bet you a can of SPAM that the vikes win.
There's no question the NFC championship game was rigged with all the missed calls in favor of the 'aints
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Buddha
2411 posts
Aug 31, 2010
7:39 AM
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Mods, please change Todd's signature pic to his real pic.
Thank you.
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toddlgreene
1732 posts
Aug 31, 2010
7:50 AM
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That's not me-I don't wear turtlenecks.
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Todd L Greene, Co-Founder
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DeakHarp
175 posts
Aug 31, 2010
11:55 AM
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Such a pleasent thread everyone getting along ...Eating SPAM...
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nacoran
2654 posts
Aug 31, 2010
12:41 PM
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Nothing unites people like a common enemy. Spammers are about as common as you can get.
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