GraDoN Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 ok i told hahn bout this and he said it was a good idea.... a spammers profile is complete with things like "live shows" and all that stuf we fill in ll they put in is a birthday.. cant we make it that the system picks it up when a spammer joins? http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/095443c5f5914cdd05b1d389456c201e.jpg http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/8df3638f80a4f010e06ef2c959f426e8.gif http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/fe80ab99471398f0ef121d8f90c31038.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHawk Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 no thats is a bad idea my friend a lot of people don't feel in anything but a birthday (mine was like that for a year or 2) Please when you see spam just click the http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/4b273718b96672a5cde873c5a972756e.gif graphic and type "Spam" into the text box then click report. Its better than complaining and goes straight to the mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Person Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 lol i dont think it was necessary to make another thread for this. its just gonna end up being like the last thread you made. just let it go dude. leave it to the mods and adminds to make ideas and improve it themselves. unless they ask for our help, you should keep quiet =O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraDoN Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 i am leaving it to the mods and admins this time and i think 99% of people fill in more than just their b-day.. its a great idea http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/095443c5f5914cdd05b1d389456c201e.jpg http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/8df3638f80a4f010e06ef2c959f426e8.gif http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/fe80ab99471398f0ef121d8f90c31038.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hahninator Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 lol i dont think it was necessary to make another thread for this. its just gonna end up being like the last thread you made. just let it go dude. leave it to the mods and adminds to make ideas and improve it themselves. unless they ask for our help' date=' you should keep quiet =O[/quote'] Actually, I'm not sure about the other staff members, but I'm always open to suggestions and ideas. I'd love to hear what the members think should be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Person Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Then in that case.....hehehe no i always though a media player would be awesome on this site but i dont think you can have one on forums >.> anywho, im just trying to let the dude know that the forums are ok as they are right now...spam will always come...no matter what. meh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Angel Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 No. Just, no, they don't. Stop frickin' posting so much it's getting annoying now. i still love you, girl from mars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowfax1007 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 The following is taking from customer support (how about researching prevention methods guys?! It only took me a minute to find all of this...): Most people are being hit with a lot of spam these days. Some things you can do to reduce this are: 1. Moderate new registrations: Admin CP -> vBulletin Options -> User Registration Options -> Moderate New Members -> Yes 2. Activate email verification: Admin CP -> vBulletin Options -> User Registration Options -> Verify Email address in Registration 3. Upgrade to 3.6.x if you haven't already since this includes an improved captcha for image verification. Then activate Image Verification if your server supports it: First: 1. Ensure that you have uploaded the true type fronts from the vBulletin download package. They are found in the /images/regimage/fonts folder 2. Ensure that you have uploaded the background images from the vBulletin download package. They are found in the /images/regimage/backgrounds folder Next: Admin CP -> vBulletin Options -> Image Settings -> Image Verification Library Set this option to GD (True Type Font). If the sample image shown below the option does not work, first ask your host if they can recompile PHP with Freetype 2 support. You want PHP to be able to handle True Type fonts properly and it will need this support to be able to do so. If your host refuses to do so or is unable to accomplish it, you will be forced to use the GD (Simple Font) option. Your server may also support ImageMagick 6.0+. If you have confirmed this, then you may also choose the ImageMagick 6 option. It is as secure as the GD (True Type Font) option. Next: Admin CP -> vBulletin Options -> Image Settings -> Image Verification Options Enable all options other than Random Shapes. If you are using the GD (Simple Font) option then you will need to enable ALL five options. Next: Admin CP -> vBulletin Options -> User Registration Options -> Image Verification Enable this option. You may also add your own fonts or background image to the system. Simply upload .ttf fonts to the font directory and .jpg or .gif images to the backgrounds directory (directories are detailed above). The backgrounds are used for all three image libraries and the fonts are randomly chosen for usaged by the GD (True Type Font) and ImageMagick 6 libraries. 4. Ban 'free' email domains many spammers use: Admin CP -> vBulletin Options -> User Banning Options -> Banned Email Addresses 5. As a last resort, follow these instructions to Add an extra question to the registration to prevent bot registrations. You should not need to do this unless you don't enable image verification or are forced to use the Simple Font option with image verification. 6. Some people have reported that spammers are using the 'Send Email to Friend' function to spam others from your forums. To reduce this make sure that your Unregistered, COPPA and User's Awaiting groups have the 'Can Use Email to Friend' option set to 'No'. 7. To help stop bots spamming through the Contact Us link, set this: Admin CP -> vBulletin Options -> Site Name / URL / Contact Details -> Allow Unregistered Users to use 'Contact Us' -> Yes, but Verify Image [broken External Image]:http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/2574/brissigyp1.jpg [broken External Image]:http://card.mygamercard.net/sig/shadowfax1007.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_deemy_ Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 There are also bots you can get that help scan through the members and determine which are spam-bots and such. We have one on another forum, and there are no spam-bots that post there anymore, but before there were like 5 new ones everyday But yeah, what shadowfax said should work, without having to find out all about the bots. http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/2c0c568daf69e26e0190fdd1817fb7db.jpg life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterdea Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 GraDoN, when are you going to stop?!? lol Its good to be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraDoN Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 i have this new mortal hate for smammers, i cant stop till its they stop sorry >< http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/095443c5f5914cdd05b1d389456c201e.jpg http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/8df3638f80a4f010e06ef2c959f426e8.gif http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/fe80ab99471398f0ef121d8f90c31038.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterdea Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 i have this new mortal hate for smammers' date=' i cant stop till its they stop sorry ><[/quote'] its not going to stop, at least for a long time, so just get over it. we tried dude, not a lot mroe we can do. Its good to be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraDoN Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 ok i didnt know where to put this so ill just say it here... the lpf calendar needs to be updated.. http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/095443c5f5914cdd05b1d389456c201e.jpg http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/8df3638f80a4f010e06ef2c959f426e8.gif http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/fe80ab99471398f0ef121d8f90c31038.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 dude ur like obsessed wit spammers this will make u rich lol good idea Jacks 1st sig. http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/5c1dc57df369238451876ae146e45afb.png Thats whats up ^-^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHawk Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 GraDoN = Spamaphobic Please when you see spam just click the http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/4b273718b96672a5cde873c5a972756e.gif graphic and type "Spam" into the text box then click report. Its better than complaining and goes straight to the mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowfax1007 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Has Admin even read and considered my post? Is the spam issue even being discussed with the mods? What spam prevention do we already have in place? [broken External Image]:http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/2574/brissigyp1.jpg [broken External Image]:http://card.mygamercard.net/sig/shadowfax1007.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterdea Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Has Admin even read and considered my post? Is the spam issue even being discussed with the mods? What spam prevention do we already have in place? 1.prolly not 2.prolly not 3.prolly none Its good to be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Person Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 lol people...just let anything go. Quit wasting ya'lls time on a matter that is utterly pointless and will never be resolved like this. Let them do their job their way, and just follow the rules. It's not your responsibility, it's theirs and that's what they're here for. Cut them some slack =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterdea Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 lol people...just let anything go. Quit wasting ya'lls time on a matter that is utterly pointless and will never be resolved like this. Let them do their job their way, and just follow the rules. It's not your responsibility, it's theirs and that's what they're here for. Cut them some slack =/ you know GraDoN isnt gonna stop cuz someone says so!!!lol Its good to be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Person Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Lol GraDoN's an idiot >.> why is he so hard-headed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterdea Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Lol GraDoN's an idiot >.> why is he so hard-headed? it's just him i guess Its good to be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Person Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 meh...it doesn't matter...we should just let him do w/e he wants. it's not whatever he does affects us directly. let him blabber on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterdea Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 meh...it doesn't matter...we should just let him do w/e he wants. it's not whatever he does affects us directly. let him blabber on well, in a way, by making so many threads thats spamming... so we shoudl just ignore it Its good to be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Person Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 or report it...and they can ban him hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterdea Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 lol no point banning him, he'll be back! so anyway, PLEASE CLOSE THIS THREAD lol Its good to be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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