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Old 04-14-2012, 12:22 AM
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What's with all the spam bots?

As the title states, we seem to be getting hit with spam bots on a daily basis. They take bits and pieces of previous posts and reposts them with a link at the end. Is the "human verification" part of the registration page not strong enough?
Old 04-14-2012, 08:09 AM
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We have an excellent spam filter program but there will always be some that get through.

I usually catch them when I do my morning screening but again, some will always get through.

If you would submit a Bad Post Report when you see one, that would help a lot.

Have you any examples?
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Old 04-14-2012, 04:59 PM
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I try to report the posts whenever I see them.

The latest "member" to join (that Ive seen) is wasson66
Old 04-14-2012, 06:06 PM
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Thanks. He has been banned and all five of his posts are now deleted.

Keep them coming.
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Old 04-15-2012, 10:29 PM
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Old 04-16-2012, 08:15 AM
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wow, super spam.
Ron A. you're slacking.


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Old 04-16-2012, 11:24 PM
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Old 04-18-2012, 01:18 AM
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Ron, if at any point you want me to stop bumping this with new names, just let me know. I report the posts either way
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Originally Posted by civicdrivr
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Ron, if at any point you want me to stop bumping this with new names, just let me know. I report the posts either way
I usually get the reports but you can post them here also in case I don't get some.
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Old 04-27-2012, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by civicdrivr
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Ron, if at any point you want me to stop bumping this with new names, just let me know. I report the posts either way

I've picked up some your reported posts too. IMO, reporting them is useful since all moderators get notified via email, so the chances of a response are pretty high.
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Old 04-28-2012, 12:24 AM
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Cool. I wasnt sure how that reporting thing works. Ill just keep doing that




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