Spambot Discussion
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GoldMan27
Retired Moderator/Car Enthusiast
Very well, I've renamed the thread to "Spambot Discussion".
So, we know they arrive during peak hours when the bulk of activity is minimal. We also have the option of making a bot ourselves to hunt down these accounts (however the coding could take a while, and even then it could have tendency to follow its protocol too well, meaning we'd end up banning accounts made by real people alongside spam accounts).
Any other ideas then?
So, we know they arrive during peak hours when the bulk of activity is minimal. We also have the option of making a bot ourselves to hunt down these accounts (however the coding could take a while, and even then it could have tendency to follow its protocol too well, meaning we'd end up banning accounts made by real people alongside spam accounts).
Any other ideas then?
GoldMan27
Retired Moderator/Car Enthusiast
Hmm, so it all comes back to a 5th/replacement 4th Mod. Well, if anyone has further opinion on the matter, feel free to say your opinion on this.
Chaotix
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Well, considering the potential for banning non-spamming users if a bot is used to cut down on spam threads, I believe a new moderator would work much better when it comes to decreasing the frequent spam accounts. However, whether these are appropriate decisions or not is up to VashX. Perhaps he should have an idea or two about the situation.
Oddy
NEWS JUST IN! KIDS ARE REALLY EDGY IN 2K16!
A captcha would be annoying. Unless, only new members can get it untill said amonut of post's.
Mint
lol
Woops, I mean't a captcha when joining, unless we already have that. But your idea seems smarter than mine :3.
???
Active Member
The idea of spam bots seem pretty decent. Although the idea may be useless and basic it would be helpful. All of the moderators do have their own lives to take care of and rarely have time to ban multiple spam bots. Plus it would have at least a flaw or two but the idea could be added to the forums.
Ruby Rose
The Silver Eyed Warrior
Question!
What exactly is a spambot?
U.N. Owen
Need more speed
Someone who makes a account with a name like "Tod Bed" names like that and have links in there profile
GoldMan27
Retired Moderator/Car Enthusiast
Not quite.
Spambots are usually actual "bots" (as in programmed bots, not physical bots) controlled by a user that make accounts on forums in hopes that some fateful user will click their link. Often times if left unattended, these spambots can overwhelm a forum and will usually boost the forum's pagerank in Google searches by posting numerous threads, further advertising their link.
RudeWolf and I tend to spot them quite quickly on the Members section. If they have a full name in all lowercase, and they have a spam link attached to their profile, they are a spambot. Simply give RudeWolf or I a holler, and one of the Mods will hop right over and ban their butts back to the computer they came from!
Knight_Prism05
PG3D Sniping Lord.
so TRW will Be a Moderator?
GoldMan27
Retired Moderator/Car Enthusiast
Actually, I only threw him in there because he seems to be the main person to report these spambots for me when I am unable to. In a sense, he's moreso a secretary in these matters for me, though if he will become a Moderator, that remains to be seen.
Ruby Rose
The Silver Eyed Warrior
Ok!Not quite.
Spambots are usually actual "bots" (as in programmed bots, not physical bots) controlled by a user that make accounts on forums in hopes that some fateful user will click their link. Often times if left unattended, these spambots can overwhelm a forum and will usually boost the forum's pagerank in Google searches by posting numerous threads, further advertising their link.
RudeWolf and I tend to spot them quite quickly on the Members section. If they have a full name in all lowercase, and they have a spam link attached to their profile, they are a spambot. Simply give RudeWolf or I a holler, and one of the Mods will hop right over and ban their butts back to the computer they came from!
U.N. Owen
Need more speed
I seen them come from mostly 4 or 5 sources
Which one is Maxxnofacts or what ever its called
GoldMan27
Retired Moderator/Car Enthusiast
Truth be told, there are programs out there that allow users to setup loads of spambots, linking bogus websites, with bogus IPs, and bogus email addresses.
How do I know this? I had a user on this forum ask twice for some software that could create spambots and send them to a specific domain. After that, I did some more background research on spambots. In short, if you know what to look for, you can find software to create dozens of spambots, and file them out to a specific site. In any case, These spambots are most likely coming from the same user, who just at random happens to put different sites on them.
How do I know this? I had a user on this forum ask twice for some software that could create spambots and send them to a specific domain. After that, I did some more background research on spambots. In short, if you know what to look for, you can find software to create dozens of spambots, and file them out to a specific site. In any case, These spambots are most likely coming from the same user, who just at random happens to put different sites on them.
Ruby Rose
The Silver Eyed Warrior
That's kinda creepy.....
mrawesome9002
The depressed fat Freddy Fazbear
Spambots are freaking annoying, I think maybe having to do a simple and quick CAPTCHA (or however you spell it) every time somebody registers/logs in that is hard enough so bots can't pass it, yet easy enough so that it doesn't become annoying/tedious for real people.
Bunji Craze
Member
Thx