Miles Kjeller 23 Report post Posted January 3, 2013 Ok, we appear to be the target of some spam bots now.If you see a post, do NOT click any of the links and immediately click the "Report" button.One of the admin team will swoop in, delete the post and ban the user.We apologize for the inconvenience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jman 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2013 Spam bots are a common commodity in nowadays forums, even 4chan gets them ^If I see any, I'll report em :^) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mathew322 402 Report post Posted January 3, 2013 I reported one earlier today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miles Kjeller 23 Report post Posted January 4, 2013 Deleted 7 spam-bots.I hope I didn't catch anyone legit in the crossfire. But I'm sure they were all spam-bots.Can't be too careful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mathew322 402 Report post Posted January 4, 2013 Deleted 7 spam-bots.I hope I didn't catch anyone legit in the crossfire. But I'm sure they were all spam-bots.Can't be too carefulHow many posts did each bot have? If they all had one post each that was an advertisement then there's no way you could have banned a real person. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miles Kjeller 23 Report post Posted January 4, 2013 They had 0 because they'd already been banned. I was just cleaning them up.I have enabled email verification for new registrants and I'm installing a plugin to help combat spam! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mathew322 402 Report post Posted January 4, 2013 That's a smart idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miles Kjeller 23 Report post Posted January 6, 2013 I have installed the Advanced Blocking MODIf you spot spam on the forums please help by either clicking the icon to report the spam and help delete it Or clicking the button to report the post using reason "Spam".We WILL beat these bots, we have the technology! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
