Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
Can we please, please, PLEASE implement user_hidden's suggestion of requiring ALL new members to have their first 2-5 posts approved by an admin before they are visible on the board? The way I understand it, an admin currently has to be involved anyway to delete the offending posts, so it wouldn't be any extra work for the admins, but it would keep the board much, much cleaner. The amount of work might be different if we had a lot of good new members joining and posting frequently, but unfortunately that's not the case.
Just a thought.
Cheers and Regards
Just a thought.
Cheers and Regards
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Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
i agree !!!
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Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
Bring it on already 

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......bump.......
I'm curious and a little concerned that there has been no response in this thread by an admin. Maybe they're hard at work on a solution to the problem so they didn't have time? Very strange.
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I'm curious and a little concerned that there has been no response in this thread by an admin. Maybe they're hard at work on a solution to the problem so they didn't have time? Very strange.
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Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
I can respond after the fact and delete offending posts. But anything further requires Ryan's attention.
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yikes, first time i've seen it on this forum...
has anybody counted how many posts "wanglili" was able to post ???
I CAN'T COUNT THAT HIGH !!!
has anybody counted how many posts "wanglili" was able to post ???
I CAN'T COUNT THAT HIGH !!!
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Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
according to "its" profile, wanglili posted NINETY FIVE of those POS posts !!!
ugh...
ugh...
Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
Just deleted each and every one of them individually.
Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
And we're assuming that Ryan is aware of the issue? It's not like him to let a problem that has become so annoying last this long without some kind of response by him.
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Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
the forum that i moderate, all you do is click the username and then click "goodbye spammer"...
in just TWO CLICKS it deletes ALL of the user's posts and bans the user - TWO CLICKS...
if you had to delete them individually, then that's a problem...
if i moderated here, i would see those 95 posts and NOT DO ANYTHING, let ANOTHER moderator sit for the HOUR+ just to delete crap that shouldn't have been able to land here...
in just TWO CLICKS it deletes ALL of the user's posts and bans the user - TWO CLICKS...
if you had to delete them individually, then that's a problem...
if i moderated here, i would see those 95 posts and NOT DO ANYTHING, let ANOTHER moderator sit for the HOUR+ just to delete crap that shouldn't have been able to land here...
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Activities of those spammers are like bots!!
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Where is Ryan lately? I haven't seen him post on the board in six months. (literally) I hope he's OK.
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Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
I was really hoping that moving to phpbb3 + recaptcha2 would be enough to avoid what I was doing prior to upgrading - that is, requiring admin activation of all new accounts. Sadly, that doesn't seem to be working out like I'd hoped. Also annoying is that I haven't found the option to have the board, you know, email me, when a post gets reported. Sorry for the noise everyone, and thanks to user_hidden and 5eraph for doing what they can to keep the dumpster fire under control 

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The inscription is made by humans, that's why.
The only solution is to manually approve the first two posts of each new member, so they will see their spam will not be displayed and they will move on.
The only solution is to manually approve the first two posts of each new member, so they will see their spam will not be displayed and they will move on.
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My phpbb3-fu is weak. I'm not seeing that option in the ACP anywhere 

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Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
@RyanVM
settings should be in this tree?
admin panel
permissions
groups forum permissions
registered users
the forum you want
advanced permissions
misc tab
Can post without approval
This can also stem from
ACP -> General -> Post settings
settings should be in this tree?
admin panel
permissions
groups forum permissions
registered users
the forum you want
advanced permissions
misc tab
Can post without approval
This can also stem from
ACP -> General -> Post settings
Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
Another f***** posted spams here ? https://ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php? ... 22#p143222
Hey this bloody fools have no sense !!!
I never use slang's in my real life or internet but i lost my temper
these are nothing but b****S**** i am seeing around . Ban These users
@5eraph or @user_hidden remove above post please !!
@Ryan Please do something enough is enough these fools have no place here .
Hey this bloody fools have no sense !!!
I never use slang's in my real life or internet but i lost my temper
these are nothing but b****S**** i am seeing around . Ban These users
@5eraph or @user_hidden remove above post please !!
@Ryan Please do something enough is enough these fools have no place here .
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Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
when i logon each time and see the spam, i ban the user and delete the post.
Ryan will have to adjust the AdminCP to stop the spam as i can only access ModCP
Ryan will have to adjust the AdminCP to stop the spam as i can only access ModCP
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Oh!!GoD Save me I wanna Cry What going over my favorite forum
@Ryan Lol Do something
@user_hidden or 5eraph please delete this hells
https://ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10746
https://ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10745
https://ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10744
I am quite sure now a single guy is doing all this hell works . Making again new accounts to irritate us .
Ban his IP
@Ryan Lol Do something
@user_hidden or 5eraph please delete this hells
https://ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10746
https://ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10745
https://ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10744
I am quite sure now a single guy is doing all this hell works . Making again new accounts to irritate us .
Ban his IP
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https://ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10747
Again another Is their party for spammers going on here ?
Again another Is their party for spammers going on here ?
Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
Ryan, did you try user_hidden's suggestions:
Didn't that work? If not, then you might have to go back to "requiring admin activation of all new accounts".user_hidden wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:31 pm@RyanVM
settings should be in this tree?
admin panel
permissions
groups forum permissions
registered users
the forum you want
advanced permissions
misc tab
Can post without approval
This can also stem from
ACP -> General -> Post settings
This board has always been one of the most reliable ones and free from spam. That's why it's been used for notification when some of the other boards, such as MSFN, are down. It's a shame that spam has become such an annoyance here.
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OK, I think I now have it set that newly registered users will need their first 3 posts approved by a moderator. Fingers crossed.
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Many Thanks, Ryan. Here's hoping it works.
Cheers and Regards
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Thanks Admin !!
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I just flagged another couple.
Looks like you need to try again, Ryan. Or perhaps give user_hidden access to the ACP so he can try, or at least contact him directly so you two can share notes?
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- =[FEAR]=JIGSAW
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Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
Yep Spamming SAGA Continues but needs a end for sure !!
ryan can you enable cool black skin while logged in I am bored with PHB official Skin .Black theme exists until you log in .
ryan can you enable cool black skin while logged in I am bored with PHB official Skin .Black theme exists until you log in .
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@Dibya -
Hmmmm The skin stays the same for me whether I'm logged in or not. [ Lucid Lime, I think? (See very last line on the page) ] In fact, I can't find a way to change the skin. But I might have missed it, since I could swear I used to be able to do so.
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Hmmmm The skin stays the same for me whether I'm logged in or not. [ Lucid Lime, I think? (See very last line on the page) ] In fact, I can't find a way to change the skin. But I might have missed it, since I could swear I used to be able to do so.
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The same here.
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hrm, the change appears to have done something as we've definitely seen *some* new posts waiting on moderator approval since that change went into effect.
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Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
I would say that means that they had joined before you made the change and then waited until now to post, but if I remember correctly their "Joined" date was always the same day they posted, so that's not it. Very strange.
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Just flagged 3 more.
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Maybe so, but the rate that spam posts are showing up on the board doesn't seem to have noticeably decreased.
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Another one.
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Another one.
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Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
How ironic, your posts (and now, mine) are also "another one".
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Hey Ryan what up lol ? https://ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php? ... 9f#p143347
Another One
Another One
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Three more.
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Two more.
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Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
With MSFN closing on 2017-08-12, WinCert having been sold twice lately, Kel having shut down his site on 2017-08-01, and however many other tech boards shutting down, there is a chance that RyanVM could attract more traffic. If that's what we want to happen, then this SPAM situation has got to be dealt with now. Otherwise, it is sure to get worse.
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Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
Well, the "approve/disapprove" thing works sometimes. I'm thinking it's only active for new members that have singed up since the feature was activated.
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Two more.
I checked and it seems that they made their posts about 15 minutes after their "joined" date, so I don't know what is happening.
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I checked and it seems that they made their posts about 15 minutes after their "joined" date, so I don't know what is happening.
Cheers and Regards
Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
Another one, this time 30 minutes after "joined" date.
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One yesterday and two, so far, today.
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And two more, and two others have been reported by others.
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I've banned one and moved his topic in the trash bin just now 

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Re: Ridiculous Amount of SPAM Lately
i've been banning & deleting everyday