Fake members EXTERMINATION

Post by **Duvel78** » 18 May 2006 11:25 pm

This evening I have made some changes on the board because it was becoming very very annoying to delete manually all the fake members only here to put porn links or things like that.

One of the consequences is that the signature isn't allowed anymore. Concerning the website in your profile, you can edit it when you want but new members don't have the possibility to put a link on the moment they suscribe to the board (to avoid automatic bots subscriptions). I also made code changes making very difficult bots to subscribe here.

If you see any "strange" member again on the board, please let me know it here asap!

Post by **340GLT** » 18 May 2006 11:39 pm

Its a shame about the signatures mate!!!!
Adam

Post by **Duvel78** » 18 May 2006 11:49 pm

Yeah I know but I prefer to apply the most efficient measures to save V3M from invaders with spam...

Post by **990** » 18 May 2006 11:53 pm

Yep it had to be done

Post by **redline** » 19 May 2006 08:29 am

Duvel78 wrote:If you see any "strange" member again on the board, please let me know it here asap!

If you delete all the " strange " members Aymat , there will only be you and me left

Website · Post by **antiekeradio** » 19 May 2006 09:28 am

you can blissfully leave the 'and me' out, then

Post by **Nick C** » 19 May 2006 07:53 pm

I've just had to go through and delete a load of such fake members from the Wessex MC forum

Luckily we've only got a few of them so far, but I have a feeling it'll soon get to the same state that Aymat's been having to deal with

Post by **Chris_C** » 19 May 2006 08:10 pm

The Southampton Kitesurf site was too, I found a solution that didn't involve stopping the signature, although it is now not possible to set a signature when a user signs up. I think the reason we didn't use it on here was Aymat decided that they were a different bot, but I'll chat to you about it at some point!

Website · Post by **antiekeradio** » 19 May 2006 09:45 pm

if i'm right there is a plugin for phpBB to require the copying of some characters from an image, before a member can register the account.

this is effective against all regbots.

e-mail activation is another possibility, that way you can delete the unactivated accounts after some time.

Post by **Duvel78** » 20 May 2006 12:19 am

antiekeradio wrote:if i'm right there is a plugin for phpBB to require the copying of some characters from an image, before a member can register the account.

this is effective against all regbots.

Not at all! The "visual confirmation" was of course enabled on V3M since loooong time ago, bots are now smart enough to bypass that visual confirmation when you suscribe to a PhpBB forum... I think that my solution was really the best, but for how long I don't know

antiekeradio wrote:e-mail activation is another possibility, that way you can delete the unactivated accounts after some time.

Not good because:
1. you need again to check and delete the accounts manually (what I don't want to do anymore each day!!)
2. activated or not activated, the problem is the same cause the profile with the commercial or porn link is visible on the board...

Website · Post by **antiekeradio** » 20 May 2006 08:04 am

2) should be fixable. don't display unactivated user profiles.

Post by **jtbo** » 07 Jun 2006 05:02 am

Yet another dooho location china, posted some links

Post by **pettaw** » 07 Jun 2006 06:38 am

I've deleted his post and Aymat will delete him when he comes on

Post by **filthyjohn** » 15 Oct 2006 02:20 pm

here's one http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... php?t=3773

Post by **SteveP** » 15 Oct 2006 02:49 pm

Not anymore

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