Spam hunters

**Alarmnummer** · Jan 17th, 2007, 05:28 AM

It appears that the Spring forum also is subject to Spam. The last few months I have seen quite an increase of spam. If there is any need for extra spam hunters, I'm willing to assist. *Hates spam*

**karldmoore** · Jan 17th, 2007, 05:39 AM

Ditto, I've been reporting the posts. I guess it's just the lag before a forum admin can remove them.

**Marten Deinum** · Jan 17th, 2007, 05:46 AM

+1 here. Been reporting posts to. Isn't there some kind of filter or add-on for vBulletin which can check for possible spam posts?!

**karldmoore** · Jan 17th, 2007, 06:30 AM

I guess there are, but these things are pretty clever. One of the ones recently actually made sensible comments, but had an advert URL at the bottom. So the post would read "I'm having the same problem to, can you help.", or "I can't find the information in the manual either". Only reason I noticed was that it kept posting similar comments quite randomly.

**karldmoore** · Jan 19th, 2007, 02:33 AM

Ahhhhhhhhhh more spam!!!!!!!!!!!

**Marten Deinum** · Jan 19th, 2007, 02:34 AM

Just noticed it to. Did send in some reports.

Can't the users issueing the spam be disabled/deleted? Some of them seem to have posted more spam than just one message.

**karldmoore** · Jan 19th, 2007, 02:46 AM

I know what you mean. There was a user last week that had spam removed and was only banned this week when more was added. Maybe some kind of second chance? I'd just delete them.

**Marten Deinum** · Jan 19th, 2007, 03:10 AM

+1 here. If they didn't have any normal posts and where just spamming, disable them at once if they had some postings it could be a hacked account.

**karldmoore** · Jan 19th, 2007, 03:13 AM

Indeed! I think the accounts are typically new ones. Create an Account. Created post some spam. Rinse, repeat!

**Costin Leau** · Jan 19th, 2007, 03:16 AM

Sorry about the spam guys. I've been quite busy and haven't been on the forum since 1 Jan which I think is the longest time I can remember. ColinS, the forum admin has been also doing a lot of traveling and the spammers seemed to have taken advantage of that.
I've deleted the spam and soon the users will be deleted also.
All I can say is that we are working on a solution to greatly improve (IMO) the forums. I'd like to be a surprise and I hope/think that in 1 month or so you'll see the results for yourself.
If there is any spam left, just report it again as I'll be watching.

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