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Please help by telling me when you see a spam bot

Posted: September 11th, 2013, 9:31 am
by Doreen Peri
We are again being hit by spam bots registering and posting. Apparently the puzzle that needs to be solved in the registration process isn't stopping them due to some sophisticated programmers.

These aren't real people. They are simply screen names posting ads.

When you see one of these posts, at the top of every post their is a little icon that looks like a yield sign with an exclamation mark inside it. If you hover over it, it will tell you it's a "report post" icon.

Could you please click that which will send me a warning that there's a spam bot posting so me or one of the other admins will be notified and can delete the account?

Thank you for your help!

We hope to again upgrade the software to help with such security problems as soon as we're able.

Re: Please help by telling me when you see a spam bot

Posted: September 11th, 2013, 11:47 am
by judih
Hi Doreen, good suggestion!
Please help combat spam bots!

i've been deleting daily, but apparently a mere drop in that endless bucket.
Please help keep this site spam-bot-free!

Re: Please help by telling me when you see a spam bot

Posted: September 12th, 2013, 10:20 am
by Doreen Peri
Thanks so much, Judih, for your continued help! Very much appreciated!

I hope others will read the notice and use the report button!

Re: Please help by telling me when you see a spam bot

Posted: September 12th, 2013, 2:36 pm
by stilltrucking
out out dam bot
bring um on
i'm ready to zap

Re: Please help by telling me when you see a spam bot

Posted: September 28th, 2013, 12:11 am
by stilltrucking
[url=Vhttp://studioeight.tv/phpbb/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2948]fthyufd45[/url]
spammer?

Re: Please help by telling me when you see a spam bot

Posted: September 29th, 2013, 12:32 pm
by Diana Moon Glampers

Re: Please help by telling me when you see a spam bot

Posted: October 1st, 2013, 9:12 am
by stilltrucking

Re: Please help by telling me when you see a spam bot

Posted: October 1st, 2013, 8:05 pm
by Doreen Peri
Jack... thank you! I'm only deleting them when they post spam. To delete them all as they register is just too much work.

I rarely come here any more, so if you see spam post, click the icon in the post that looks like a yield sign. This will bring you to a form to fill out to report the post. The post will then be marked as spam and the administrators notified so we can delete the spam bot.

Thanks so much!