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A message regarding spam - brandonio21 - 10-13-2012
Hey guys!
As you are probably aware, there has been a recent slew of spam that has contained messages about kitchen cabinets, website design, and foot fungus. In the past, I have personally fought the spam and manually banned the accounts and deleted the posts. However, since the forum has gained popularity, I cannot handle this large task anymore.
To fight this spam, I have installed a few countermeasures:
1) To register for an account, you need to answer a question that is somewhat random; however, it is definitely answerable.
2) All new accounts are now monitored by a spam filter which connects with a database of spam IP Addresses and usernames. If the registered account is contained within one of these databases, registration will be blocked.
3) All posts will be filtered by the same spam filter, and any posts that contain sketchy URLs will be immediately deleted and the posters will be banned.
4) Finally, all accounts that are banned on BP Forums will be uploaded to the "spam" database, making BP Forums play a major role in the fight against spam.
These spam countermeasures should work very well, so prepare to see a reduced amount of spam on BP FORUMS!
Also: We have a new logo. It's monospace.
Re: A message regarding spam - manishshrestha60 - 10-14-2012
well that is a good news
Re: A message regarding spam - Vinwarez - 10-17-2012
That's great! There could be some system that would ban you (temporary or permanently) from forums if you have like 10 posts deleted due to sketchy URL or spam.
Re: A message regarding spam - kismetgerald - 10-17-2012
Cool, really appreciate the due diligence.
Re: A message regarding spam - brandonio21 - 10-17-2012
I am glad that you guys appreciate the effort I am putting into this. So far, we have scanned over 400 posts, registrations, and visits. We have also blocked over 100 of these due to spam. Things are going just as planned.
Vinwarez Wrote:That's great! There could be some system that would ban you (temporary or permanently) from forums if you have like 10 posts deleted due to sketchy URL or spam.Although this is a good idea, I do not want to encourage spam whatsoever. With that being said, BP Forums upholds a no-tolerance policy when it comes to spam, meaning that any instance becomes punishable within reason.
Re: A message regarding spam - manishshrestha60 - 10-18-2012
Well i found i problem with that now i really can't use tinyurl and post a thread. Any suggestion for other website that make link short
Re: A message regarding spam - brandonio21 - 10-18-2012
manishshrestha60 Wrote:Well i found i problem with that now i really can't use tinyurl and post a thread. Any suggestion for other website that make link shortHm. Well, you can simply post the full website URL!
Re: A message regarding spam - Vinwarez - 10-23-2012
I think you should allow y.ahoo.it links since (even without registering) you can set it so it informs you where it redirects you and you need to confirm to redirect you.
Instructions for that:
1. Go to y.ahoo.it.
2. Check the box which says 'Show me a preview of the destination URL when viewing y.ahoo.it links'.
3. Enjoy knowing where it redirects you.