Forum SPAM Crackdown
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Forum SPAM Crackdown
Due to the prevalence of SPAM bot posts I have started taking more aggressive measures to combat them. You should hopefully notice a significant decline in the SPAM postings on these forums due to this. There are several additional levels of enforcement that may be applied if necessary. I will try to limit the amount of noticeable changes to the forums while maximizing reduction in SPAM posts for your convenience.
I have also begun a cleanup effort to remove the SPAM bot user accounts that were created in the past and have been left behind to pollute our member list. During this process some innocent user accounts may be deleted. If this occurs to you, recreate your account and send me a PM to inform me of the mistake so that future SPAM bot detection can be improved. The only reason an account may be deleted on accident is if it fits the profile of a potential SPAM bot account and has no posting activity. The easiest way to avoid this is to be an active member of this forum!
Thank you for your patience as we attempt to provide a more productive forum for the Mantis user community.
I have also begun a cleanup effort to remove the SPAM bot user accounts that were created in the past and have been left behind to pollute our member list. During this process some innocent user accounts may be deleted. If this occurs to you, recreate your account and send me a PM to inform me of the mistake so that future SPAM bot detection can be improved. The only reason an account may be deleted on accident is if it fits the profile of a potential SPAM bot account and has no posting activity. The easiest way to avoid this is to be an active member of this forum!
Thank you for your patience as we attempt to provide a more productive forum for the Mantis user community.
No problem Victor, glad to help.
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Re: Forum SPAM Crackdown
Looks like it's time to rethink the spam controls. The "Help" forum was overrun by spam on 06/01/08.
Re: Forum SPAM Crackdown
[quote="vzw614"]Looks like it's time to rethink the spam controls. The "Help" forum was overrun by spam on 06/01/08.[/quote]
You haven't seen the "Polls" forum recently, have you? ;)
You haven't seen the "Polls" forum recently, have you? ;)
Re: Forum SPAM Crackdown
Is it possible to remove all the spam?
Thanks
Thanks
Re: Forum SPAM Crackdown
[quote="Ati"]You haven't seen the "Polls" forum recently, have you? ;)[/quote]
vboctor removed the "Polls forum" today, thus removing lots of spam messages :-)
vboctor removed the "Polls forum" today, thus removing lots of spam messages :-)
Re: Forum SPAM Crackdown
[quote="Jocelyn"][quote="Ati"]You haven't seen the "Polls" forum recently, have you? ;)[/quote]
vboctor removed the "Polls forum" today, thus removing lots of spam messages :-)[/quote]
Yes, now we have spam in all other forums...
vboctor removed the "Polls forum" today, thus removing lots of spam messages :-)[/quote]
Yes, now we have spam in all other forums...
Re: Forum SPAM Crackdown
Please do not moderate "old" members, "old" members already proved you that they're not sending spam.
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Re: Forum SPAM Crackdown
deboutv, I've created a contributors group which doesn't get moderated. Members that typically help with answer others will get added to this group and won't be moderated. Please test and let me know if it works for you.
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