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Hey Woost, I know this topic was obviously made by a bot, but I don't think the premise of a topic like this would be bad. What I'm saying is, could we slam away this bot, but keep this thread and move it over into the Chatterbox part of the forum?
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Hey Woost, I know this topic was obviously made by a bot, but I don't think the premise of a topic like this would be bad. What I'm saying is, could we slam away this bot, but keep this thread and move it over into the Chatterbox part of the forum?
I thought we frowned upon simple post-spamming stuff like this?
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Hey Woost, I know this topic was obviously made by a bot, but I don't think the premise of a topic like this would be bad. What I'm saying is, could we slam away this bot, but keep this thread and move it over into the Chatterbox part of the forum?
IMO that's quite a bit of effort. But if you really wanted to, you could always begin a thread with that particular topic.
The erectile dysfunction pharmacy link in its signature only makes me want to 'slam it away' and nothing else.
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Y-You can do that?!
The powers of an admin are truly a sight to behold.
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Hey
You wanna turn that into tried-and-true skin remedies?
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http://www.forums.court-records.net/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=37522
http://www.forums.court-records.net/viewtopic.php?p=1175459#p1175459
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So guys, what do you think? Spambot or confused new user?
His signature contains stuff about roofs but it's not in his actual post. It could just be some really odd troll but that's kinda weird.
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I can understand "lawyer service" types stumbling across this site and getting confused, but that third one is practically the opposite of what should be here.
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If one of those ever makes it to 50 posts we'll be forced to deal with it until a mod gets on.
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I know just the one, custom questions!
Just asking new users a basic question that any member of the site should know or at least be able to find out trivially drastically reduces spam.
They work because it's something that the bot herders must manually configure for each site. And they don't bother, they just aim for low hanging fruit.
And it is a far more popular solution than reading distorted text, since it is easy to solve, has no accessibility issues and makes the site feel unique.
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I know just the one, custom questions!
Just asking new users a basic question that any member of the site should know or at least be able to find out trivially drastically reduces spam.
They work because it's something that the bot herders must manually configure for each site. And they don't bother, they just aim for low hanging fruit.
And it is a far more popular solution than reading distorted text, since it is easy to solve, has no accessibility issues and makes the site feel unique.
Yeah it would work but I think the bot problem is under control.
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I'd say
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Why not make it so first posts of new members have to validated by moderators?
Might seem like a hassle, but it'll be less then the current situation.
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*shrugs* The issue doesn't bother me but I think new members would really complain if they were denied the ability to post because of it, especially with the influx of new members we'll be sure to get with the new games on the go.
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Here are some example questions (answers are too obvious to post):
- What is Phoenix Wright's nickname?
- Which word does Franziska von Karma likes to use?
- Trucy is Phoenix's what?
- Which rank does Gumeshoe have?
- What does the judge slam?
- What does an attorney say when they find a contradiction?
- Which color is Edgeworth's car?
- What stores evidence and profiles?
- Which company makes the games?
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Here are some example questions (answers are too obvious to post):
- What is Phoenix Wright's nickname?
- Which word does Franziska von Karma likes to use?
- Trucy is Phoenix's what?
- Which rank does Gumeshoe have?
- What does the judge slam?
- What does an attorney say when they find a contradiction?
- Which color is Edgeworth's car?
- What stores evidence and profiles?
- Which company makes the games?
The Turnabout Musical forums use this, but they're questions are even simpler such as "What does Phoenix shout?" and "What color is the sky?", and it's worked perfectly.
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It would suck to be the new user who hasn't played Apollo Justice and wouldn't have any idea who Trucy is.
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I've tried various capatcha, they all seem equally incompetent, but if disabled, the spam problem is SIGNIFICANTLY worse.
Sign up is tested against a few third party anti-spam services. They, like capatcha, throttle the spam, but don't stop it.
I have no idea why spam bots like CR so much.
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I'd say
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Is it possible to exclude new members (-20 post count) from including a hyperlink in their posts?
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*Poke, poke*
Is it possible to be too specific and not specific enough at the same time?
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I'd leave it be, it has no link, no advertising intent and the name is more than a random jumble of letters.
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His only post is simple, his profile is suspicious but with no links.
The one post he made has a smily not from the CR library that links out to another page apparently.
I've not dared click it but it's especially deceptive, ban this fool?
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