Drack Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Please delete this thread when all of the below have been banned. Abterha7 Abencejotard2 from here - Post deleted, thanks Abmoter67 from here Adpotertedbas05 from here Adedsterter from here Anedtardder Anup82 from here - Post deleted, thanks Admodickbas99 from here - Post deleted, thanks Anhabas from here - Post deleted, thanks Anersterence9 from here - Post deleted, thanks Bastender0 from here D9 from here Dicktard21 from here Edhabasder from here Ermoted34 from here Ertedtard2 Erdicktard93 Haencetenmoed from here Jotedder8 from here Poencetard61 Pojobasder from here Tentertedjoad from here Helpful searches http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/search.php - Check "Search for ALL terms" celebs uncensored help asap need to watch this porn inside For the searches below, Check "Display results as posts" regards wow realy hot (Don't correct the typo) check this too wow shit superb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Orichalcon Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Please delete this thread when all of the below have been banned. or before, which apparently seemed like a good idea to somebody a moment ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I'm very close to cracking now. This is just beyond controllable. I see a new spambot every time i switch forum section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antelucan Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Hello. I'd like to report some spam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bug Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Prolly every review topic on the front page has one or two spambot posts in them (the last ones). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFu Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I really don't think they are bots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Yeah, this is getting out of hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Unfortunately, we can't do anything more than we're already doing. We've been working as fast as we can to delete the posts but some threads (not even FORUMS) have 10+ bot posts 20 minutes ago I cleared out the ReMixing forum and it's already got a ton of new posts. I think this is a losing battle. We need Dave's intervention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghetto Lee Lewis Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 The small forums I was moderating was probably getting 5 or 10 spam posts per day, and that was with me deleting every new registered bot every 3 or 4 days (yes, I actually went through every new registered user with 0 posts and looked to see if they looked like a bot). We had about 20 new bots (and still do) registering for the forums each day. I got so tired of deleting so much crap I eventually disabled account activation by e-mail. New users have to get an admin to activate their account. I'm happy to report we've been spam free for several weeks. I'm surprised these forums haven't gotten a lot more spam. The mods must be doing a really good job of keeping on top of it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Omnimaga Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Anyone else has admin powers? If someone who does come online, he should disable registration completly for a while (email validation will not work), and ban the alerady registered bot accounts, or if you have a backup of the forums from 2 days ago, rollback to that date by restoring it (altough this will cause lot of good posts to go) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Orichalcon Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Anyone else has admin powers? If someone who does come online, he should disable registration completly for a while (email validation will not work), and ban the alerady registered bot accounts, or if you have a backup of the forums from 2 days ago, rollback to that date by restoring it (altough this will cause lot of good posts to go) Dave's the only one with admin powers. When we switch to vBulletin, which should be VERY soon (within a week) all mods can ban, and hopefully Dave will promote Larry to co-administrate the forum for emergency situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Nope, djpretzel is the only admin and he's also the only one who can ban people. If mods had ban powers (which some of us will in vBulletin) we could have fixed this in 30 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drack Posted December 26, 2006 Author Share Posted December 26, 2006 I've been messing around with the search function and have added some searches to the top post which will find these topics and replies, fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nineko Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 When we switch to vBulletin, which should be VERY soon (within a week)Nooooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Also, it is far more useful for us if you can link to the profiles, not the posts, as has been said before. That way we can ensure the removal of the spam by each of these names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noTuX Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Maybe we need some sorta new account activation method. I can't really think of any ideas though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 How about a phone number? That way, you have to actually talk with a mod to activate the account. Think of how easy it would be to spot the bots. "So, you want to join the OCR forums, huh"? "Affirmative." "Yeah, somehow I think you're a spambot. Account denied." "Affirmative." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nineko Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Maybe we need some sorta new account activation method.I can't really think of any ideas though. phpBB offers three way.Right now we're using the second, that implies a validation e-mail. The third one is stronger, each new account must be hand-activated by an administrator. OLRemix used that system for a while to prevent me from joining. It's not very effective because I registered like 5 alt accounts while they were running that policy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noTuX Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Maybe mods could send a PM to new joiners below a certain postcount. If the PM is not answered within a certain time period, then they get purged! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Personally, I think adding a code for registration should at least be considered. Some string of random letters and numbers that have to be typed in at the bottom of the page for signing up. Places like the Underdogs site uses this system to prevent bots from downloading files from their site (you have to put in the random sequence before you're allowed to download), and it seems to work pretty well. So why not do something like that here? I mean, if the registration process stays as it is, the vBulletin OCR will be just as swamped with bots in no time at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nineko Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Personally, I think adding a code for registration should at least be considered. Some string of random letters and numbers that have to be typed in at the bottom of the page for signing up. Places like the Underdogs site uses this system to prevent bots from downloading files from their site (you have to put in the random sequence before you're allowed to download), and it seems to work pretty well. So why not do something like that here?We have that. (lol ok I edited it a bit) edit: now that I think about it, I've seen a better system somewhere else. The pic displays messed up letters that make up a number and you have to type that number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverCoat Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 make them type a word in the box BACKWARDS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nineko Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 This is what I mean, I quickly drew this in Paint to give you a sample of what I seen some time ago: Bots would have big troubles with this thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilhead Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 There should be a picture of a famous video game character like Mario, Zelda, or Sonic, and you have to type in what video game character it is. Don't see how bots could deal with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Orichalcon Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 There should be a picture of a famous video game character like Mario, Zelda, or Sonic, and you have to type in what video game character it is. Don't see how bots could deal with that. That would be unfair to people who haven't heard of certain video game characters. I think the best idea is Kitten Auth. Have 9 pictures, 8 are cute little kittens, 1 is a cute little puppy. You have to click the picture of the little puppy to register. The idea is to have 4-5 of these screens which you have to click through so there is only a remote chance that spambot will get through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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