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Forum spam - Need report box


larryllix

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A report spam/inappropriate box would be good for each post to assist moderators finding it.

 

This has to be a massive job running things here and still getting anything else done. I hope those spammers get paid well, 'cause unrelated spam does nothing for me when I am reading Home Automation matters. :cry:

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The red Exclamation point in the bottom right of every post is exactly that. Click it and choose your spam type and notification options. Of course, around here, you have to get up pretty early to find a spam post that hasn't "Already been reported" :)

 

-Xathros

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The red Exclamation point in the bottom right of every post is exactly that. Click it and choose your spam type and notification options. Of course, around here, you have to get up pretty early to find a spam post that hasn't "Already been reported" :)

-Xathros

 

Aww shucks! You must have snuck into my browser and added those when I wasn't looking!! Duh! :lol:

Thanks!

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Time to add a captcha code during registration for an account.

 

I don't think that will help as the spam we see here is likely posted by actual humans getting paid peanuts to post link spam anywhere they can.

 

-Xathros

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Suggestions.

1. Captcha code during registration.

2. Admin approval for new accounts or 24 hour waiting period.

3. Restrict first time posters from creating new topics or embed links in posts. Moderator approval of first post.

4. Automatic block of account once spam post is reported. Require admin approval to reactivate.

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Ok this is just plain sad. Obviously if you have all the technical and administrative controls in place to thwart spam, they have found a vulnerability. I am starting to see similar spam on other forums which have never had a problem, but also have the tapatalk backend installed. Is it possible they have found a vulnerability that bypasses all the measures?

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Maybe some of us trusted users could be given access to hide these messages until they can be reviewed and deleted by the admin staff. I can easily write the code to allow this.

 

Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk

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Thanks to the overnight spammers, all my watched topics generated emails and flooded my mail box. >.

 

I had to trawl through at least 50 posts by just one stinking spammer, to see if the topics has any legitimate answers. Then 50 or so more by a combined handful of spammers.

 

"Stop Forum Spam" no longer has a working plugin for phpBB it appears.

 

Michel, please take a look at KeyCAPTCHA for phpBB: https://www.keycaptcha.com/phpbb-captcha/

 

It's what I use on my forum (though a different brand, not phpBB), and the one my company recommends for its clients with spam problems.

 

If those stinking spammers have to complete that check before every post, they'll quit and go somewhere easier.

 

I'll volunteer to help as well! Limited to post moderation permissions, whatever.

 

And you may wish to look at a commercial (paid) solution for the entire forum. PM me if you'd like some details, I'd rather not clutter things up further.

 

Thanks.

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I guess what really stands out is when a forum is run so well and the systems are locked down. These sorts of things are so very rare to the end users.

 

I am sure things will get sorted out in due time. Its just shocking to see a one night of mayhem cause so much frustration to the members in trying to review monitored threads and those of interest.

 

I guess we have all been pampered in not seeing such a high volume of spam in the forums! :mrgreen:

 

Teken . . .

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I suggest that if a user is tagged as a spammed by 5 longtime users, all his messages are hidden and an admin must unflag the account to allow future posting. That has a built in safety protecting the alleged spammer. Again, I can modify the code.

 

Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk

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I suggest that if a user is tagged as a spammed by 5 longtime users, all his messages are hidden and an admin must unflag the account to allow future posting. That has a built in safety protecting the alleged spammer. Again, I can modify the code.

 

Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk

 

Posts needs to be hidden and account blocked after a single user flags as spam. Otherwise we will never get ahead of the spammers.

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