Level of spam is quite high here

HunterBennett · 01-05-2009, 01:54 PM

Good to know someone is on the job.

Hunter1 · 01-05-2009, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D3niss3

Question Hunter:

How many of you guys do the moderating jobs? Is there any one of you who stays active for almost 24 hours a day to regulate the site?

I think the problem goes with new members who just post away for the sake of their sigs. Why don't you re-classify the members and revise your rules on signatures? That might help don't you think?

And please check from time to time on the new members. Scrutinize their IPs one by one. You might miss the same spammers changing their usernames, thus having double accounts.

Just my two cents anyway.

1. There are 3 here that are pretty active in fighting Spam currently but as we grow, we need more people.

They are in different timezones so it works out pretty good I think. Someone usually sees the Spam coming in but it does slip from all of us once in awhile.

2. New members are a problem I totally agree but you really have to let them go for a bit and see what they do because if you BAnned on feeling then there may be some great members being taken down such as Hotelsex for instance which is a new member and an awesome one at that but the member name may have thrown a moderator.

I know that we are not 100 percent clean but we will continue the fight to make a nice community to the best of our abilities!

You are an excellent member as well BTW and I know that you have a real eye for this stuff as we have seen for months and I really appreciate that!

I hope to talk more about this with you soon.....hint hint!

Great Post!

jamilla_0001 · 01-05-2009, 03:37 PM

yeah she is..she'll be a good moderator too just give her a chance..
you'll see you count on her..

D3niss3 · 01-06-2009, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hunter1

Someone usually sees the Spam coming in but it does slip from all of us once in awhile.

Acceptable and might be a reason for you to invite some good members to take a mod position. Thus, forum assignments would help rather than all of you taking the super mod task. ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hunter1

New members are a problem I totally agree but you really have to let them go for a bit and see what they do because if you BAnned on feeling then there may be some great members being taken down such as Hotelsex for instance which is a new member and an awesome one at that but the member name may have thrown a moderator.

You have a point in there. Would love to talk to him over IM soon.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hunter1

You are an excellent member as well BTW and I know that you have a real eye for this stuff as we have seen for months and I really appreciate that!

I hope to talk more about this with you soon.....hint hint!

Thank you. Would love to be a part of your team.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamilla_0001

yeah she is..she'll be a good moderator too just give her a chance..you'll see you count on her..

Thanks dear! Just trying to help the community to make it a better place!

lol

iowadawg · 01-07-2009, 01:48 PM

Compared to a lot of forums I belong to, admin and mod, Dev Hunters is quite tame when it comes to spam and members who put links in all their posts.

The mods here do their job well.

And hint, hint, and another hint....
D3niss3 would make a great mod!

D3niss3 · 01-09-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by iowadawg

And hint, hint, and another hint....
D3niss3 would make a great mod!

sshhhh... I hear yah!

snooks · 01-10-2009, 01:19 AM

Spam in here is minimal to the other few places that i visit.

The people are also way friendlier, nicer to talk to and certainly more helpful.

Im learning a lot, simply by lurking around and reading the threads....sometimes you learn more when you keep your mouth shut and just read :) I should have learnt that years ago (LOL)

ruskin012 · 09-08-2009, 01:03 AM

Well, I think 90 % of people are here only for signature link. SO what can we say.

shortcircuit · 01-25-2010, 02:44 PM

Spam has slowed quite a bit over the past few weeks - personally, I come in here numerous times day and night gleaning over every post, not only removing Spam but Banning many who don't obey the FORUM RULES and I don't play childish games with those who think they're sneaking something past us!

Guess that's what they get when coming across this Former U.S. Marine, who's always obeyed orders and "Rules Of Engagement", serving as one of several Moderators here - Spammers suddenly find themselves Bee-Atch Slapped and gone ... no questions asked.

~kev~ · 02-09-2010, 01:36 PM

If this forum does not have it installed, maybe consider the "Stop Forum Spam" modification. Between ReCaptcha and the Stop Forum Spam mod, about 99% of the spam will stop.

shortcircuit · 02-09-2010, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ~kev~

If this forum does not have it installed, maybe consider the "Stop Forum Spam" modification. Between ReCaptcha and the Stop Forum Spam mod, about 99% of the spam will stop.

What ... and put us out of a fun job???

~kev~ · 02-24-2010, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shortcircuit

What ... and put us out of a fun job???

You get a funner job. Once you have the Stop Forum Spam modification installed, create yourself an account at the SFS site. Then you can report spammers and stop them from being able to sign up on other sites.

So far, I have added 47 spammers to the stop forum spam system.

In essence, you will be joining an army of forum admins working together to stop forum spam.

iowadawg · 02-24-2010, 10:51 AM

What is to stop people from going to that site and just start entering information on you, me, other legit forum posters?

~kev~ · 03-01-2010, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by iowadawg

What is to stop people from going to that site and just start entering information on you, me, other legit forum posters?

To report a spammer to the Stop Forum Spam site, you need 4 things:

Username the spammer signed up with on the forum
Spammer IP address
Spammer Email address
Be a member of the stop forum spam site and get your key

Lets say you get listed as a spammer, you can file a dispute with the stop forum spam site. I hear about it every once in awhile. Someone will get an ip address that a spammer once had. They just file a dispute with the SFS site, and get it resolved.

Also, they keep track of how often a spammer gets reported. If an ip address has no reports in 6 months, the SFS site will say so.

In the first week that I had the modification installed, it blocked something like 600 spammers that tried to register.

Overall, its probably the best system you can have installed to block spammers. Spam protection has to be layered, just like all other types of security.

Stop Forum Spam Modification
ReCaptha
Email verification

With those three items, my forum might get 2 or 3 spammers a month.

01-05-2009, 03:37 PM	#23
jamilla_0001 Field Master Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 379 HB$ Balance: 0 iTrader: (0)	yeah she is..she'll be a good moderator too just give her a chance.. you'll see you count on her.. __________________ Professional Web Design and Development

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iowadawg Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 450 HB$ Balance: 189.00 iTrader: (1)	Compared to a lot of forums I belong to, admin and mod, Dev Hunters is quite tame when it comes to spam and members who put links in all their posts. The mods here do their job well. And hint, hint, and another hint.... D3niss3 would make a great mod! __________________ General Bid Directory \| Domains Available Lists \| Digital Products Blog \| The General Blogger \| Free Advertising \| Celebrity News & Information

01-10-2009, 01:19 AM	#27
snooks New Hunter Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 52 HB$ Balance: 0 iTrader: (0)	Spam in here is minimal to the other few places that i visit. The people are also way friendlier, nicer to talk to and certainly more helpful. Im learning a lot, simply by lurking around and reading the threads....sometimes you learn more when you keep your mouth shut and just read :) I should have learnt that years ago (LOL) __________________ www.security-alarm.com.au www.submit-url.com.au

09-08-2009, 01:03 AM	#28
ruskin012 New Hunter Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 6 HB$ Balance: 0 iTrader: (0)	Well, I think 90 % of people are here only for signature link. SO what can we say. __________________ Joomla Developer

01-25-2010, 02:44 PM	#29
shortcircuit Senior Moderator Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 372 HB$ Balance: 24.00 iTrader: (0)	Spam has slowed quite a bit over the past few weeks - personally, I come in here numerous times day and night gleaning over every post, not only removing Spam but Banning many who don't obey the FORUM RULES and I don't play childish games with those who think they're sneaking something past us! Guess that's what they get when coming across this Former U.S. Marine, who's always obeyed orders and "Rules Of Engagement", serving as one of several Moderators here - Spammers suddenly find themselves Bee-Atch Slapped and gone ... no questions asked. __________________ Cheapest Airfares / Military Clothing & Supplies / FREE Financial News in Real Time

01-05-2009, 01:54 PM	#21
HunterBennett New Hunter Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 47 HB$ Balance: 0 iTrader: (0)	Good to know someone is on the job.

02-09-2010, 01:36 PM	#30
~kev~ Field Master Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 229 HB$ Balance: 10.00 iTrader: (0)	If this forum does not have it installed, maybe consider the "Stop Forum Spam" modification. Between ReCaptcha and the Stop Forum Spam mod, about 99% of the spam will stop. __________________ digital cameras \| shotgun forum \|

02-24-2010, 10:51 AM	Tweet this post! #33
iowadawg Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 450 HB$ Balance: 189.00 iTrader: (1)	What is to stop people from going to that site and just start entering information on you, me, other legit forum posters? __________________ General Bid Directory \| Domains Available Lists \| Digital Products Blog \| The General Blogger \| Free Advertising \| Celebrity News & Information

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