SPAM AVOIDANCE (my eyes burn)

[santherus]

Sigh. I highly recommend not looking at the spam. They're a series of pr0n pics: profit by my error, and don't look.

[Trestkon]

There seems to be in invasion of spam bots (well, most likely a real person, actually) today. We'll continue to ban them/delete the posts and hopefully find a way to keep them out. Sorry about the mess.

[Xesum]

Don't worry, my computer blocks images from Encylopedia Dramatica.

[Jaedar]

I still think you should implement a CAPTCHA on making new topics.
Still, glad you took care if it so quickly.

[Trestkon]

I still think you should implement a CAPTCHA on making new topics.
Still, glad you took care if it so quickly.

I can imagine that would be incredibly annoying, so it would only be considered as a last ditch protection measure if things get really, REALLY bad.

[Jaedar]

Note that I only mean when you make new topics, which means sure, You'd have to spend 30 seconds extra to make a new topic, but it wouldn't be too bad (and how many topics do you create per day anyway?), but for the spammers, it would quickly add up. I admit having CAPTCHA on all posts would be insanely annoying.

I apologize if I was unclear.

[Trestkon]

Note that I only mean when you make new topics, which means sure, You'd have to spend 30 seconds extra to make a new topic, but it wouldn't be too bad (and how many topics do you create per day anyway?), but for the spammers, it would quickly add up. I admit having CAPTCHA on all posts would be insanely annoying.

I apologize if I was unclear.

No, you were clear. I think having it on new threads would be annoying. Plus, CAPTCHA is relatively easy to break, and the hard ones seem to be getting hard for *people* to read :p

[Jaedar]

CAPTCHA is relatively easy to break, and the hard ones seem to be getting hard for *people* to read :p

You may be right on that.
I still think it would be a necessary evil though. But naturally, you are totally entitled to ignore my opinion

[Xesum]

To be honest, you need to get a special thing that only lets you one thread per 5 minutes, or was that only available on PHPBB2?

[Kee715]

How about a CAPTCHA on new topics ONLY for members with under 100 posts? Or is that not possible?

[mqduck]

There seems to be in invasion of spam bots (well, most likely a real person, actually) today. We'll continue to ban them/delete the posts and hopefully find a way to keep them out. Sorry about the mess.

What? What did I miss?

[bobby 55]

There seems to be in invasion of spam bots (well, most likely a real person, actually) today. We'll continue to ban them/delete the posts and hopefully find a way to keep them out. Sorry about the mess.

What? What did I miss?

A spammer decided it would be male porn day. Someone else can fill in the details for you. It was full on that's for sure.

[justanotherfan]

Sigh. I highly recommend not looking at the spam. They're a series of pr0n pics

Hmm, maybe we should have a separate section for this. Separate the male one apart though.

In seriousness, I recommended a post-captcha before to slow people flooding with new topics and such, but it really has been made easy to break and difficult to read. This forum is a small community, and the admins are vigilant, so it isn't necessary. Maybe a captcha to post a new thread, I don't know.

[~DJ~]

captcha is a no no

Specially because I have less than 100 posts..

BTW, doesn't it asks for captcha before registering?

Then it couldn't be a spambot.

[mqduck]

What? What did I miss?

A spammer decided it would be male porn day. Someone else can fill in the details for you. It was full on that's for sure.

Damnit!!