Spam - Printable Version +- 306oc - Peugeot 306 Owners Club & Forum (https://www.306oc.co.uk/forum) +-- Forum: General (https://www.306oc.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=6) +--- Forum: The Couch (https://www.306oc.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=7) +--- Thread: Spam (/showthread.php?tid=950) Pages:
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Spam - Scott - 17-01-2012 Hey guys/girls, First of all apologies for some of the spambots that have signed up over the last week, I know a few people have noticed it. As the site is getting bigger and more popular, and getting a higher search index on Google, we become more of a target for spambots and/or hackers (and yes we have had people attempt to hack the site). Forums are regularly targeted anyway, but it's becoming more frequent now as we are growing. Unfortunately spambots have been able to sign up due to flaws within the way that Google's Captcha service runs. Google is trying to digitize old books, and every time you fill in a captcha form for them you're actually entering the words that Google's software hasn't been able to correctly identify or verify, which allows incorrect characters to be submitted. I have just changed the user registration so that it asks a simple question, but hopefully not one that can easily be answered by a bot. I will be keeping an eye on user signups over the next few days, and I'm hoping that the new security question will work, however if you do see a spam thread, please just report it and we'll deal with it and change the question to something harder. Cheers Re: Spam - Connor - 17-01-2012 Haha nice question, tbh if you can't answer that, you dont belong here Re: Spam - Scott - 17-01-2012 Exactly, but I'm hoping it's vague enough/not easily decipherable to bots. Also everyone, please note that both myself and Fooby, despite much time and effort put into trying to resolve the issue, have been unable to stop Matt's campaign of spam. Re: Spam - Foxy-jim - 17-01-2012 Haha, I dont think anyone would be able to stop him! Re: Spam - mark_airey - 17-01-2012 Scott Wrote:Exactly, but I'm hoping it's vague enough/not easily decipherable to bots. What are you talking about, you both have a ban hammer, that would fix it Re: Spam - Niall - 17-01-2012 Im quite surprised that this thread wasn't started by Matt if I'm honest. Saw the title spam and thought he had just come to accept the fact that all he does is talk rubbish! Lol Re: Spam - Flynn - 17-01-2012 I too, thought this was some kind of 'let off' thread for spam. I was preparing myself to post some obscene content to compete with Matt's title of master spammer but since he is a moderator he can simply delete my posts, therefore giving him an unfair advantage. Re: Spam - Toms306 - 17-01-2012 Good to hear!! I can't stand spammers myself!! Re: Spam - Curt - 17-01-2012 Scott Wrote:Also everyone, please note that both myself and Fooby, despite much time and effort put into trying to resolve the issue, have been unable to stop Matt's campaign of spam. Hahaha Spam - Matt - 17-01-2012 f*ck all your couches. Bastards Re: Spam - Toms306 - 17-01-2012 Matt you have nearly 1500 posts in like 6 weeks! hock: Re: Spam - Curt - 17-01-2012 You see who's saying that Matt?! Now that's saying something. Spam - Matt - 17-01-2012 Nah got to be more than 6 weeks? Re: Spam - Curt - 17-01-2012 Look under your name you fool . It's actually just under... Re: Spam - Toms306 - 17-01-2012 Intact I think its less than 6 weeks lol. I don't remember you spamming pugnet like that lol! Re: Spam - Ian - 17-01-2012 But what can be done about Tom? Its only a matter of time before the Golf spam begins surely?? Re: Spam - Niall - 17-01-2012 Ian Wrote:But what can be done about Tom? Its only a matter of time before the Golf spam begins surely?? Ban ban and a whole lot more ban! Re: Spam - Dum-Dum - 17-01-2012 You lot leave off, its 43 days (7 and a bit weeks) and as mods we get spam rights. Were are supposed to be here posting all the time to look after you lot and delete the spambots (we delete them cos matt dosent like other spam thats more intelegent than him) Re: Spam - Curt - 17-01-2012 Dum-Dum Wrote:Were are supposed to be here posting all the time to look after you lot and delete the spambots (we delete them cos matt dosent like other spam thats more intelegent than him) Fail? Re: Spam - Ian - 17-01-2012 ^^ lol Spam - Matt - 17-01-2012 Spam bots can't out spam me. But tbh most of what I post can be used as usefull information, it was the first 2/3 weeks that was pure spam. Obviously to test server/hosting of the new site Re: Spam - 4WayDiablo - 18-01-2012 Matt Wrote:Obviously to test server/hosting of the new siteOh well in that case we will let you off! -.- lol Re: Spam - Fooby - 18-01-2012 Matt Wrote:Obviously to test server/hosting of the new site You do realize, 7 weeks in, you can stop testing? We are fine.. Spam - Matt - 18-01-2012 Never know, but keep testing just incase haha Re: Spam - Toms306 - 18-01-2012 Matt Wrote:Never know, but keep testing just incase hahaLol, bloody spammers! Spam - Matt - 18-01-2012 Your one to talk Re: Spam - THE_Liam - 18-01-2012 Christ Matt, just seen your post count! I thought 300+ was a lot... Re: Spam - Fooby - 18-01-2012 [8.40% of all posts / 32.89 posts per day] I do have the option to delete user and all posts..... Re: Spam - 4WayDiablo - 18-01-2012 Lol matt is averaging 32 posts a day wtf I thought me at nearly 14 was bad :-S Re: Spam - Dum-Dum - 18-01-2012 So I guess my post count is a little excessive too 6.39% of all posts / 25.05 posts per day More than Fooby and Scott put together LOL Connor is fast catching me up though, he dosent have an excuse, hes not staff |