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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?

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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

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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
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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

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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.

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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...

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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

 

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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 :mad:

 

But yeah, what shadowfax said should work, without having to find out all about the bots. :)

 

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i have this new mortal hate for smammers, i cant stop till its they stop sorry ><

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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.
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ok i didnt know where to put this so ill just say it here... the lpf calendar needs to be updated..

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dude ur like obsessed wit spammers

this will make u rich lol

good idea

Jacks 1st sig.

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Thats whats up ^-^

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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. :)

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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 :p

Its good to be back.
Posted

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 =/

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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.
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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 :p

Its good to be back.

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