elmuziko Posted May 20, 2015 Share #1 Posted May 20, 2015 I'm sure I'm not the only one who hasn't noticed just how much spam the site gets. Can we possibly make a rule so new users can't start threads? Or maybe have a captcha thing for users with less then 10 posts? Much love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diverge Posted May 20, 2015 Share #2 Posted May 20, 2015 +1 I was going to post a suggestion earlier. But I like yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niedi74 Posted May 20, 2015 Share #3 Posted May 20, 2015 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaleecher Posted May 20, 2015 Share #4 Posted May 20, 2015 Or have a time out period from all these rapid spam posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taffeys Posted May 21, 2015 Share #5 Posted May 21, 2015 +1 Something has to be done soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billat29 Posted May 21, 2015 Share #6 Posted May 21, 2015 Most of the users in the moderator list don't visit very often. Maybe we need one or two extras who come here regularly and can delete these posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pm1982 Posted May 21, 2015 Share #7 Posted May 21, 2015 Me too +1 Everyday I'm reporting spam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asgaroth Posted May 21, 2015 Share #8 Posted May 21, 2015 +1 from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanmmj Posted May 22, 2015 Share #9 Posted May 22, 2015 +1 to disabling rapid thread creation or adding more forum moderators. However, I do not believe disabling new thread creation is the way to go as that would lead to thread high jacking with new people trying to ask questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor Posted May 23, 2015 Share #10 Posted May 23, 2015 Unfortunately only Andy have admin rights. He is the only one that can add moderator and change the forum settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy928 Posted May 25, 2015 Share #11 Posted May 25, 2015 Hello. I try to solve problems with spam on this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diverge Posted May 28, 2015 Share #12 Posted May 28, 2015 Hello. I try to solve problems with spam on this week. Make it a paid site for new members. $5 in order to see and post on the forums. That will help pay for web hosting... and if spammers want to pay $5 to spam your site, then they get banned. Win win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantje Posted May 29, 2015 Share #13 Posted May 29, 2015 Hello. I try to solve problems with spam on this week. Make it a paid site for new members. $5 in order to see and post on the forums. That will help pay for web hosting... and if spammers want to pay $5 to spam your site, then they get banned. Win win. Not a very good idea imo. Would you pay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diverge Posted May 29, 2015 Share #14 Posted May 29, 2015 Hello. I try to solve problems with spam on this week. Make it a paid site for new members. $5 in order to see and post on the forums. That will help pay for web hosting... and if spammers want to pay $5 to spam your site, then they get banned. Win win. Not a very good idea imo. Would you pay? Sure. It isn't much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick w Posted May 29, 2015 Share #15 Posted May 29, 2015 Hello. I try to solve problems with spam on this week. Make it a paid site for new members. $5 in order to see and post on the forums. That will help pay for web hosting... and if spammers want to pay $5 to spam your site, then they get banned. Win win. Not a very good idea imo. Would you pay? Sure. It isn't much. Really. People would defect to free sites.. A forum I browse closed during peak periods to non paying members. People ended up leaving to other sites and it disappeared from the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnapps Posted May 29, 2015 Share #16 Posted May 29, 2015 Hello. I try to solve problems with spam on this week. Hehe, I though you're away for good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samy Posted June 1, 2015 Share #17 Posted June 1, 2015 Hello. I try to solve problems with spam on this week. happy to see you back... Hope you saw my PMs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samy Posted June 19, 2015 Share #18 Posted June 19, 2015 Hello. I try to solve problems with spam on this week. Andy, please do something to defense against spam , it is very hard every day to delete it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmuziko Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share #19 Posted June 22, 2015 Apparently this is free and should help kill off some of the bots? https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucan Posted June 22, 2015 Share #20 Posted June 22, 2015 phpBB got some nice captchas on board by default (Q&A for example) combined with custom profile fields you can create a effective spam protection within 5 minutes. Already wrote andy a message with the offer to help him - didn't get any response... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy928 Posted March 27, 2017 Share #21 Posted March 27, 2017 Hello guys! Now i try to change old engine phpbb 3.0.xx to 3.2.xx It's need some time. Forum have really big messages and information. Also i try to add spamblock service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnapps Posted March 27, 2017 Share #22 Posted March 27, 2017 Hello guys!Now i try to change old engine phpbb 3.0.xx to 3.2.xx It's need some time. Forum have really big messages and information. Also i try to add spamblock service. fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samy Posted March 27, 2017 Share #23 Posted March 27, 2017 May the force be with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy928 Posted March 27, 2017 Share #24 Posted March 27, 2017 Heh! Before expirementation on real forum, I try all tricks on shadow backup system do not worry ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hostilian Posted March 27, 2017 Share #25 Posted March 27, 2017 Yep, definitely.. Also, the forum is badly in need of moderation. It's frankly a bit of a mess.. Lots of off topic responses (that should be new topics) etc etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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