Eyesa Horg Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 Good thing I can't crawl through the internet. It's overwhelmed my email with notifications too. Over 100 so far in the last 2 hours.
Uncle Ethan # 94321 Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 This happened on the Ocoee Rangers site a week or so ago.
Misty Moonshine Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 I'm working on it guys. give me a little time to get it cleaned up and the posters banned/flagged as spammers. It's a chore. Misty
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted May 25, 2023 Author Posted May 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, Misty Moonshine said: I'm working on it guys. give me a little time to get it cleaned up and the posters banned/flagged as spammers. It's a chore. Misty THANK YOU! Has got to be a real PITA to deal with!
Eyesa Horg Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 6 minutes ago, Misty Moonshine said: I'm working on it guys. give me a little time to get it cleaned up and the posters banned/flagged as spammers. It's a chore. Misty Thank you Misty, we feel for ya. It's gonna be a long day.
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted May 25, 2023 Author Posted May 25, 2023 2 hours ago, Misty Moonshine said: I'm working on it guys. give me a little time to get it cleaned up and the posters banned/flagged as spammers. It's a chore. Misty The Saloon is under attack, again!
Yul Lose Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 Pretty sure this type of stuff will keep happening until SASS takes some defensive measure.
Rip Snorter Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 Have handled these attacks on another site. Difficulty is that it takes an Admin or Moderator online frequently, not actually all that hard to get rid of them. I believe there are measures that an Admin can set up on this platform to delay posts prior to approval, but separating genuine New folks from spammers is time consuming as well.
Matthew Duncan Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 47 minutes ago, Yul Lose said: Pretty sure this type of stuff will keep happening until SASS takes some defensive measure. I'm loading six, where and when?
Dungannon Gunner Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 BTT, I will say it again. Keep it simple and let's nip it in the bud Classifieds should be limited access for members only.
Misty Moonshine Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Yul Lose said: Pretty sure this type of stuff will keep happening until SASS takes some defensive measure. We have defensive measures. These guys are creating bot programs that are getting smarter. Every spammer we've banned all past the "test" upon registration.
Eliphalet R. Moderator Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, Misty Moonshine said: We have defensive measures. These guys are creating bot programs that are getting smarter. Every spammer we've banned all past the "test" upon registration. Thank you Misty! Folks in Kolkata are working overtime today. I got my first cup of coffee this morning and saw that you'd been hard at work with the ban hammer. I've been banning as fast as I can since then. I think they're going for a record!
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted May 25, 2023 Author Posted May 25, 2023 Can you tell what country these spammer post from? If you can, can you just do a blanket ban for that country?
Lone Spur Jake SASS #7728 Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 As soon as you see someone is trying to sell a painting, then you will know it's Hunter Biden.
Waimea Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 Can I suggest (if possible) limiting new subscribers to 5 posts per day for the first month? Kind of a probation. This type of behavior drove me away from writing and maintaining websites for a living to making boolits.
Still hand Bill Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 One of the other forums I am on requires 10 posts and 1 month membership before one can post or reply to a post in the classifieds section. Helps keep the scammers at bay.
Yul Lose Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 1 minute ago, Still hand Bill said: One of the other forums I am on requires 10 posts and 1 month membership before one can post or reply to a post in the classifieds section. Helps keep the scammers at bay. There have been a few scammers in the past, 44 Bang as an example that joined and posted on lots of subjects on the Wire and Saloon and once he looked legitimate he pulled his scam sales in the Classifieds. There have been others but I don’t recall their “aliases”.
Rye Miles #13621 Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 22 hours ago, Misty Moonshine said: I'm working on it guys. give me a little time to get it cleaned up and the posters banned/flagged as spammers. It's a chore. Misty Thanks for all your diligent work! It must be really frustrating for you!
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