haulin 10 Posted August 30, 2012 With the mass amount of spammers registering and flooding the forums with posts, maybe the registration process needs to be changed. Require approval? Or something to stop these idiots. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted August 30, 2012 I suggested requiring approval and we did it for awhile. Then for some reason, it was dropped. I totally agree. I spent over an hour in the middle of the night last night trying to ban members I thought might be spammers (the russian IP is a giveaway) before they could post. And I am a non paid volunteer. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AbsoluteAirbrush 33 Posted August 30, 2012 Thanks for that John! Guess I can't log in with my russian IP any longer... you know somebody has to mess with everything! LOL 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strycnine 23 Posted August 31, 2012 I had to set my forum to approval awhile back, the spammers were killing me. Now I have Spam-O-Matic installed and it's cut waaaayyyy down on spammers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted August 31, 2012 yeah we are supposed to have excellent spam filters too. If we could just ban all IP from Russia, it would take care of the problem to a large degree.As far as I know we don't have a single legitimate member in Russia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strycnine 23 Posted August 31, 2012 I'm not sure if Invision Power has that feature. I know vBulletin will let you ban whole country IP's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted September 1, 2012 Please note ------- all new registered users will now have their posts go through a human moderator before appearing in the forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted September 1, 2012 Please note ------- all new registered users will now have their posts go through a human moderator before appearing in the forum. http://forum.uscutte...post__p__286669 I've deleted over 60 posts and banned 4 members in the last 24 hours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted September 2, 2012 As your sig says -- "Guardian of the gate" I still think it's hilarious that the thread which announces the new rules actually had a spam post in it immediately! (Warseseda gave us a VIAGRA link) To which I can only say --- "KEEP UP" the good work, guys! (pun intended) After the holiday weekend, I am pretty sure things will level out and the Forum will be more secure and cleaner. Happy Labor Day to all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted September 2, 2012 The thing is, I'm pretty much here all alone on the weekends. USC mods don't work Saturdays and Sundays. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted September 2, 2012 I thought it was funny, that all this spam is going thru,, and I went to reply to a message. and I get this: I sent my reply, but it was never posted. LOL This post will need approval from a moderator before this post is shown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted September 2, 2012 Skeetz, you probably replied to a newly-registered user, and from what I understand, that means it will need to be approved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mabscotthandyman 1,410 Posted September 2, 2012 The thing is, I'm pretty much here all alone on the weekends. USC mods don't work Saturdays and Sundays. And you do a great job I am really surprised that more isn't able to slip in I for one appreciate your work here. Dan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piscespokerbrat 80 Posted September 17, 2012 I say we have ALL new registrations make a Youtube video of themselves hopping up and down on one foot while rubbing their tummy and tops of their heads for a minimum of 15 seconds. Any shorter, and they might be spam!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites