StartingOver Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 It isn't even worth scrolling through hundreds of spam posts to try to read tonight. There had to be a way to stop the insanity. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 It's crazy. I don't remember spam on the board before they did the major upgrade. What is happening now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Yeah, page 3 or 4 to find a non-spam post? Must be time for bed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk8ermaiden Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I used to be a forum mod, and half my job was removing this stuff. I am sure some of us night owls would volunteer to do it. Other forums I have been on that experienced this problem put the kaibosh on late night registrations, or made your first three posts on a forum be approved by a mod before they would appear to the general public. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Yeah this stinks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Yes, this is ridiculous. I can't believe they have nothing else to do! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I used to be a forum mod, and half my job was removing this stuff. I am sure some of us night owls would volunteer to do it. Other forums I have been on that experienced this problem put the kaibosh on late night registrations, or made your first three posts on a forum be approved by a mod before they would appear to the general public. How do you volunteer to be a moderator? I wouldn't mind volunteering some time to get rid of some spam. :) I'm always on my computer researching materials anyhow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk8ermaiden Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Sorry, it wasn't here. But it was a similarly-formatted forum of similar size. I realize TWTM doesn't moderate a ton, but it seems like it's something that could help until there's a better fix for the spamming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I personally think this should be a pay to post site. Even fifty cents for lifetime membership would do it. I doubt a spammer is going to go through the trouble. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I get around it by searching for my own content. That way only threads that I have posted in show up. By morning it's all taken care of (thanks PHP!) and I can get back into what was missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 As much as I hate captcha, maybe registration or a user's first few posts should require it? Don't make everyone deal with it all the time, just new users for a limited time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellydon Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I used to be a forum mod, and half my job was removing this stuff. I am sure some of us night owls would volunteer to do it. Other forums I have been on that experienced this problem put the kaibosh on late night registrations, or made your first three posts on a forum be approved by a mod before they would appear to the general public. This is a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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