![]() |
![]() |
#1 |
Global Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Germany
Age: 46
Posts: 32,573
|
![]()
The recent update by RCK that introduced new methods to keep the spam bots outside is not working very well
![]() My question is if 'normal' mods should have the right to temporary ban users (spam bots). When a bot occurs there is most of the time a mod active, so it would be IMHO very effective. What do you think about it? |
![]() |
![]() |
#2 |
Ya' like it Retr0?
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 49
Posts: 9,768
|
hmmm there are some captcha updates for vbulliten, perhaps some of those could be considered.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#3 |
HOL / AMR Team Member
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Australia
Posts: 2,632
|
That's a bit of an understatement (no disrespect to you RCK if you're reading). Probably best to revert to the methods used before the update (if possible) until something better can be implemented. They weren't foolproof, but at least we didn't get the rampant bot spamming that we're seeing right now. Would be less burden for the mods too I imagine. My 2c.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#4 |
Phone Homer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: 5150
Posts: 5,887
|
机打印w的彩喷样助您顺畅完成定单的几A而计算机打印的彩喷样却是基于色系的机理N造完成定单的几a而计算机打印的彩喷样却是基于色系的机理造机打印w的彩喷样助您K顺畅完成定单的几a而计算机打印的彩喷样ER却是基于色系的机理造R完成定单的几a而B计算机打印的彩喷样却是基O于色系的机理造机打印Tw的彩喷样助您顺畅完成定单的几a而计算机打印的彩喷样却是基于色系的机理造完成定单的几a而计算机打印的彩喷样却是基S于色系的机理造
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#5 |
Global Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Derby, UK
Age: 48
Posts: 9,355
|
Currently I remove any spam I notice and perm-ban the poster.. though going on this way, the number of banned users will outweigh the number of active members
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#6 |
Global Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Germany
Age: 46
Posts: 32,573
|
@bippym : What do you think about 'normal' mods freezing the account to limit the number of posts a spam bot could make? Better captchas and other methods should be applied too, but it's like the cold war : any new captcha will be cracked someday
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#7 |
Global Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Derby, UK
Age: 48
Posts: 9,355
|
I think mods should be able to temp ban a suspected spammer and then a global mod or rck can then check and perm ban etc..
I don't know if VB has this ability though (To allow mods to ban just users suspected of spamming) |
![]() |
![]() |
#8 |
Going nowhere
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 50
Posts: 9,035
|
I wouldn't mind some mod access as i'm on here anytime I like now i have a PC at work. So frustrating to see these tossers spamming, and i'm there watching it happening!
|
![]() |
![]() |
#9 |
Global Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Derby, UK
Age: 48
Posts: 9,355
|
Galahad hinting
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#10 |
Global Moderator
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Derby, UK
Age: 46
Posts: 2,304
|
You should be able to ban people through the modcp if RCK allows all mods to access it.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#11 |
Global Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Germany
Age: 46
Posts: 32,573
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
#12 |
Global Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Derby, UK
Age: 48
Posts: 9,355
|
I think only global mods+ can ban
|
![]() |
![]() |
#13 |
Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK
Age: 37
Posts: 11,168
|
I think RCK should make all normal mods global mods... that would be fun
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#14 |
Going nowhere
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 50
Posts: 9,035
|
Alternatively, new members can only post in one section, a section to introduce new members, that way, they can't keep spamming the whole damned board.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#15 |
Going nowhere
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 50
Posts: 9,035
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
#16 |
Global Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Germany
Age: 46
Posts: 32,573
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
#17 |
Global Moderator
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Derby, UK
Age: 46
Posts: 2,304
|
Only because that's all RCK currently allows.
One of the problems might be that one of the answers for one of the questions is EAB. I only have one question set for registration "please type I am not a spambot in the box below" It stopped them all dead. Last edited by Ian; 25 May 2008 at 00:54. |
![]() |
![]() |
#18 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: .
Age: 48
Posts: 5,562
|
Quote:
many new members sign in just for to have some problem solved, and there's no point in do that if not everybody else can read their posts. even if they would like to say hello only, people should be able to interact not just the mods; therefore the post would compare as usual in the "new/today" area and if they were spam they would be readable by all. not much different from now, just the spam would be, so to speak, in one basket only. so i second the possibility to make invisible / soft delete for all the mods |
|
![]() |
![]() |
#19 |
Thalion Webshrine
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Oxford
Posts: 14,648
|
Wouldn't it take 10 minutes script work to add a custom question to the registration process? Something unique that it will never guess??
Q. Who originally manufactured the Amiga? A. "Commodore"? 99.99% of spammers are not going to tweak their spambots for just one site. Are they? As soon as you customise even a tiny bit of the standard BBS registration template you should defeat ALL bots. No? |
![]() |
![]() |
#20 |
Global Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Germany
Age: 46
Posts: 32,573
|
Hi alexh,
the custom question is already there : ![]() Seems that did not help ![]() |
![]() |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
![]() |
||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Report User button in the profile? (for non-spammy SPAM bots) | lilalurl | project.EAB | 7 | 09 July 2011 12:46 |
Asteroids played by bots | thor | Retrogaming General Discussion | 0 | 19 August 2008 15:59 |
Spam, Spam, Spam on the EAB | mrbob2 | project.EAB | 45 | 03 May 2008 22:47 |
[ Mods Jbx ] - Mods Jukebox is launched !! | RCK | project.Mods Jukebox | 26 | 21 November 2006 11:11 |
|
|