It seems the past week or so, there has been more spam than usual. And it seems that each spammer makes 3 threads. Not 2, not 4, just 3.
I don't know much about computers, but can someone (evil someone) set up their computer to do that, or is it just a fluke? ???
Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceedest on to three.
Yep they can. So just use report to mod. Then reply "reported" in the thread so everyone knows that it been reported. That way the mod/admin boxes aren't flooded with reports on the same spam.
Sounds like a plan.
Quote from: Lady Renee Buchanan on November 23, 2009, 05:40:14 AM
It seems the past week or so, there has been more spam than usual. And it seems that each spammer makes 3 threads. Not 2, not 4, just 3.
I don't know much about computers, but can someone (evil someone) set up their computer to do that, or is it just a fluke? ???
Being a new member, i don't know what the flood limit is for this forum (if it is SMF default or higher). However, as admin of several other forums, we have noticed that (based on post time) the bots typically get nailed by the flood control so they only post in a certain number of threads.
I had one forum where I had intentionally removed all flood control (in the coding), and we would get spam bots in every single thread.
http://www.renaissancefestival.com/forums/index.php?topic=12770.msg266981#msg266981
If anyone sees spam on the forum, remember to use the "report to moderator" button. That will get our attention the fastest to be able to deal with the problem.
I have been taking a look at new member profiles lately, and it seems there is an uncommon number of them that have links attached for obvious "outside sales" sites. What about those people, who are obviously only here hoping that someone will click on their link, but without any intention of ever participating in the forums at all?
There have been quite a few lately, Rani Zemirah, I've noticed them too :-\
When I see posts like that, I usually click the "report to moderator" button, then DB and/or John are aware of the spammer and can handle it however they see fit.
We get our fair share trying to register on the McLotofus forums. Pain in the keester I tell ya! I hate spam... did I mention I hate spam?! >:( ;D
Oh, most of the ones I'm talking about never post, they just create a profile with a link to some sales site in the "Website" field of their profile page, so they can get a few cents if anyone clicks on it, but they're not here to actively spam, or to actively participate...
I like SPAM fried with eggs......... :P
I knew the original King of Spam, or at least his firstborn son, Geordie Hormel. Geordie got a kick out of useless stuff being called "spam." It's one of the world's most popular foods, oddly enough.
Quote from: Lady Nicolette on August 15, 2010, 10:21:12 PM
I knew the original King of Spam, or at least his firstborn son, Geordie Hormel. Geordie got a kick out of useless stuff being called "spam." It's one of the world's most popular foods, oddly enough.
Especially in Hawaii *grins*
We went to a restaurant there (and did not stay, alas), that served spam with every dish.
*balk*
Anyways, I do have something to add to this. I'm a web designer and do database work, no matter what you'll never get rid of them even if you beef up your procedures. The rule of three you've seen is due to the fact that they do flood and most databases only allow "X" number of responses per "X" time.
It's a bot, and not a real person normally. Annoying. I know. :(
Calling your attention to new member: zuohuijuan
See Knights, Squires, Joust- what's your home faire.
Tons of spam on the "I am new here what can I post" thread. REALLY bad.
This particular spammer is a fairly active one all around the forums...
There seems to be a plethora of spammers here this morning!! Watch yourself! Latest addition: SEOzzy
jackdaniels123 is spamming big time
Quote from: DonaCatalina on December 01, 2010, 02:28:50 PM
jackdaniels123 is spamming big time
...and such a good name!!....
I've seen a LOT of names joining the site today that I'd be willing to BET are spammers, positively identifying at least 2 via an anti-spam site I use on a board I administer.
edit...
In the last hour or so, the following have registered: bbethrasmussenh, wlatanyamorsek, & bvancephillipsp and because of the similarities in user name formation, and email eddresses of the first two, I wouldn't trust any of these... They haven't posted yet, but they may just laying-in-wait!
edit2: another: ykendalllloydn
When time permits, I usually scan the new registered members and clear out the spammers before they even have a chance to hit. Sometimes, like this week, I haven't had a chance to do so, so they get through.
Oh DB, we know you usually do such a good job of this that it appears invisible to most people.
True, Doña Catalina... the administrators! They are good! If I see something odd, I feel obliged to make note of it for their benefit. Unfortunately, I have experience with the problem, and it does take some help to stay on top of the spammers.
DB, if I am a bother in this area, please PM me and I'll keep quiet!
No bother at all. I'm glad people report the spam when it pops up, otherwise I might miss the ones that get through.
I just deleted about 400 spam accounts last night. One of the largest sweeps I've done in quite some time.
user ckenethfowlerk has been reported on another board just once, but bears watching.
May be time for another sweep... I've seen quite a number of spammers registering the the past 3-4 days. I think I'm just a little more aware since I've been handling a bunch on my site the past few days. I don't envy you this task, but if you ever want help, I'd be happy to pitch in. I spend more time here than I probably should! ::)
It's several hundred per day. I try to keep on top of it, but some days I don't have time to be on the computer. Tonight it was a little over 600 spam accounts.
On my site, I'm using extremely aggressive blacklisting, and am blocking most foreign IP addresses. But it's a very regionally focused forum and so far, that hasn't caused problems. Unfortunately, it's not a solution you can take with this forum. My offer to help stands. My job is in front a monitor, which is why I wander out here so frequently...I need period diversions to maintain sanity.
Thanks for keeping this running for all of us! If you come to RenDezvous, I'll buy you an ale...
There seems to be an unwarranted post in the Knights, Squire, Joust section . Something regarding unlimited bandwidth. :(
Dead Bishop and John.... I again offer my services.... PM me for references :D
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WaHOO!!!!! Woop, WOOP!!!! Thanks DB! =D (And all others who helped!)
Whenever I see this I always think its about the Musical :D
Theeeey're Baaack..... :P
SwetaJunya has been a VERY busy little spamer... ::)
Wow! :o
It's insane!
I was just taking a look to see if anyone I knew was having a birthday today (Aug 26)... It appears to be a very popular birthday for spammers....at least 20!
Quote from: Merlin the Elder on August 26, 2011, 07:36:22 AM
I was just taking a look to see if anyone I knew was having a birthday today (Aug 26)... It appears to be a very popular birthday for spammers....at least 20!
How funny. I wonder what it is about August 26.
Eight days after my birthday
Holy patooties a lot of spam today.
elindAnindy
In which Can find A single Top quality And greatest Cost Hermes Birkin Purses
---Though I'm not sure advertising the Greatest Cost is the best marketing strategy. If I wanted this weird thing, I would look for Lowest Cost. LOL
Zoinks!!
Could we get the administrators to apply their touch to the Knights/Joust threads? Spam abounds....
Unfortunately this forum uses an old version of smf which is a fairly spam prone forum software. Mods you really should upgrade to 2.0 rc4 the new version is much better at spam smashing plus it has a host of antispam plugins available for free
Actually it's not an old version, 1.1.16 is the current version of the 1.1.x track and will be supported for several years. We do have a fairly good anti-spam system in place but nothing is perfect :-). If we were to go to version 2 (which does have better anti-spam and other features) it would be 2.0.2 and not a release candidate.
;D OK just trying to help. I have been using smf for several years and thought I would throw it out there. I forgot 2.02 is still basically in beta as Iv'e been running it for quite a while. Spam actually forced me to upgrade. I was at my wits end with it and did the upgrade and couldn't have been happier with the results.
SPAM: Bristol forum. Someone posting for Hermes purses.
New spammer: liingw2n7s7y
New spammer in Candles for Prayer: beaufw754
bhalami2
Please check this member. 1 post with link to website for "best information about MN renaissance festival". Posted in MNRF.
Are you kidding me?!
That and the 'English as a second language' grammar. I hope no one clicked that link, they probably have a virus now. Sheesh.
I did a search on some of the text in their post. The search DID turn up the website with no warnings.
It looks to be a startup venture looking for advertisement, and like you say, the "English as a second language" part doesn't help much. There is information about several faires. If it is a trap, it's an elaborate one. I would recommend caution and a good anti-virus suite.
Another spammer on the MNRF board. Basically it's the same message as before. Ugh.
I'm not sure what system you use for anti-spam. My username + e-mail got caught in the system. Special thanks to DeadBishop for getting that worked out.
For my SMF(v2.02) I link to www.stopforumspam.com/ (http://www.stopforumspam.com/) The site has had 0 issues with actual user registration / spam detection in over a year. Link to Mod HERE (http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1547)
Also, if you don't already use it, you should look at Tiny Portal ;)
We do use Stop Forum Spam for R/F.com.
More SPAM Ankit01 Garbing forum. A post about MNRF
Wow. "Anggella" has just "tamoxifen" spammed all over the place.
Actually, it appeared to be confined the Renaissance Weddings forum. What an interesting combination. (NOT!)
accunkern
BenClenueDumb
JadsGoassab76
Spamming in Renaissance Art and Queen Bonnies Realm threads.
Gaaa!
2 new spammers:
AlofonDoody,
Pushcautt71x
Queen Bonnies Realm and Renaissance art again.
and another:
StagDotoMalay- Renaissance art.
that's 6 so far...
JadsGoassab76
Renaissance Art again.
The report to moderator button seems only to allow 1 report per day?
thoummaWhor
Renaissance Art
Queen Bonnie's Realm
We are being spammed! Help us, Obi-Wan Kenobi! You're our only hope!
I have done a bit of cleaning. Please remember to use the report to moderator link when you find spam, it makes it much easier to remove.
Roger that!
In an effort to control the spam I have added more anti-spam and anti-bot protection. You may notice "challenge" screens when you connect to the forum through services that use a proxy (AOL and Blackberry come to mind). This is because proxy sites are magnets for bots and spammers to connect through so connections from those types of sites require more stringent measures. I apologize for any inconvenience and here's hoping it helps!
Please let me know either through this thread or via PM if this is causing problems.
I've been trying to help by reporting spam when I find it, but there's an 80 second wait time to post reports. It makes it really frustrating. Reporting spam only takes a moment, and if that limit were lifted, I could report probably every spam in a morning within that 80 seconds, and that includes posting the reply that its reported. Is there any way to lift that limit, or does that just invite spam to the mods?
Some of the anti-spam measures may be causing a small number of users issues connecting to the site. If you hear of anyone having problems please let them know they can email me at support-at-renaissancefestival-dot-com and I will do everything I can to get their problems resolved.
Also, I am still tweaking settings trying to find an acceptable balance between protecting the site and keeping it as usable as possible.
FlotTeefife is starting a spam run... >:(
The BAN HAMMER has been used!
^^^LIKE^^^
;D
"Ban Hammer" ... is that a new macho Hollywood actor? :o
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It is a mighty weapon used to fight trolls and spammers! :-D
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faubpappy and binnx1009 are spamming! >:(
Banned!!!
Please remember to use the report to moderator link, it makes them easier to find. :)
Will do! ;D
Quote from: NoBill Lurker on October 10, 2013, 10:41:39 PM
faubpappy and binnx1009 are spamming! >:(
I cannot believe they would do that! They seemed like such nice lunch meats...
Albubarbows has posted some 175 spams since yesterday. All over the place.
Quote from: PollyPoPo on October 22, 2013, 07:17:14 AM
Albubarbows has posted some 175 spams since yesterday. All over the place.
I saw that! Mebbe I'll order some Motrin?
I reported one-all by the same person/bot/disgusting purveyor of delicious spam.
Toast Ban them!
238 posts from one spammer, I think that's a new record! Too bad no one will ever know his/her/it's accomplishment....*poof*
Squeeeee!!! My hero!!! :-*
As many have said before, WE NEED A THUMBS UP BUTTON!!
Wow... someone had a busy night! :o
Couple of threads reported, but there are just TOO MANY of them, and there are now at least two sources! Apparent;y they know to check to see if any mods are online before they hit! I'm PM'd DB and Sir Martin on fb, but I have no way of knowing if they will get the messages this morning or not... and I'm not sure which of the other mods I have in my friend list.
I see Rani has already handled it.
Well, I don't know about handled... but I've done what little I could to let someone know. If anyone else has any of the other mods in their facebook friend list, you might go and PM them, so at least someone knows, and can get over here as soon as they're able!
All gone! (for now, anyway!)
HUZZAH!!! I'm so glad you received the bat signal! ;D
I got your message immediately Rani, and started reporting the threads, but then I thought it would just be simpler to send the User IDs to DB because these guys were probably going to be banned immediately anyway. Thanks, DB!
Yeah... that would be a quicker way to do it! I messaged him on fb, as well... but I wasn't sure who would be online this time of day! I saw it all starting to pile up, and was afraid it was going to become a flood. I'm so glad you guys are so on the ball! :) Our mods are awesome!!!
We luvs our mods! :-*
Quote from: PollyPoPo on December 03, 2013, 11:29:27 AM
We luvs our mods! :-*
They ARE kind of superhero awesome, aren't they? Especially when they start wielding the BAN HAMMER!!! :o ;D
Wow, there's a whole sh*t-ton of SPAM going on right now! I tried to report each thread, but with the 80 second rule, it would take me all day. Hopefully the right eyes will see this and be able to shut it all down.
Cleaned and banned. Thanks for reporting it, it really does help!
WOW!
Moderator took care of that fast while I was sending a report.
Confused me at first, then I realized they got the spammer.
Quote from: Tom on December 11, 2013, 04:19:19 PM
Cleaned and banned. Thanks for reporting it, it really does help!
Huzzah!!! :)
Lots of spam today...
Only got one reported thanks to the 80 second rule (I noted the thread) but it appears to be multiple posters, so there are still unreported threads...
Spammer nabwrance has 74 posts scattered all over the place.
nabwrance, thagmaptabbit, spiplekeypeks,..Even the Spam thread was Spammed!
Edit to remove Quickie Mart!
I think I got them all (Quickie Mart does not appear to be a spammer), if not let me know.
Thank you, Tom!!
PS: Quickie Mart is part of the TRF folks. Not a spammer.
My humble apologies to Quickie Mart!
They had the misfortune to be on the end of that string of spammers and I did not recognize them.
Thank for catching that!
Kinda sounds like a building in the red-light district, doesn't it? ???
Quote from: Rowen MacD on January 20, 2014, 12:15:01 PM
nabwrance, thagmaptabbit, spiplekeypeks,..
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Love it!!
Spammer in the Adm forum.
Got 'em!
Tom,
I get this vision of you with a giant flyswatter smacking down all those spammers to spam jelly. :o
;D
benHeilebop -Mega-Spammer multiple threads
Got it.
NEW SPAMMER
twewcyncamatt
music, candles, books
perhaps other groups as well
Mega Spammer-nuptelfhept multiple threads.
They have been dealt with, harshly!
Quote from: Tom on February 26, 2014, 04:19:36 PM
They have been dealt with, harshly!
Missed some... ???
I got all of the ones that had mod reports at the time. Just took out another one.
Aabndewner - Spamming several forums
Got it.
Frauserarty - Spamming multiple forums
Frauserarty - Spammed a bunch of the post
liarFlott - SPAMMED over 200 threads!
Under attack currently by multiple spammers.
Spammers are even posting on Ask the Admin!
Must be a hole in the Spammer Catcher.
I hear that they love Spam in Hawaii. Can we send it there?
I've cleaned up what was reported, if you find more please report it using report to moderator and I will clean it up.
Yay! Thanks!
Ouch: JennoStani just drove by the forum and left us presents everywhere. :[
As before I've cleaned up what was reported, if you find more please report it using report to moderator and I will clean it up.
June 19, 2016
Got another spammer all over the place.
Pity we can't put em all back in the can.
No worries, I've think I got it all. Thanks for the notification and using the report function, it made it much easier to find!