Big Ol Tortoise
Well-Known Member
What's with all the bots on TFO that just spam at night?
They spam in the morning here. And as they appear to be Korean... they're doing it in the evening.What's with all the bots on TFO that just spam at night?
What about one of those "tests" to see if your human? like those weird letters or ask to select pictures that have a pizza in it.No, all mods can ban spammers, and they do. But that doesn't mean they stay banned. They just sign in with a new username and from a different IP.
Captcha would help, but sometimes a human will set up the account before letting the bot use it.What about one of those "tests" to see if your human? like those weird letters or ask to select pictures that have a pizza in it.
So all mods need to be able/confident enough to block IPs too.No, all mods can ban spammers, and they do. But that doesn't mean they stay banned. They just sign in with a new username and from a different IP.
What about one of those "tests" to see if your human? like those weird letters or ask to select pictures that have a pizza in it.
So all mods need to be able/confident enough to block IPs too.
Anyway, that aside, I have no spam accompanying my breakfast this morning. Fingers crossed!
Doesn't get round the human that sets up the user before connecting it to a bot unfortunatelyOur spam program DOES use Captcha I guess ours isn't difficult enough.
It is very much appreciated thanks to the mods on TFO.I just came across this old post.
I've got to rell you...Now that I'm one of the new moderators, I remove or deny up to 8 spammers each day before they get in and I remove at least 2 posts a week that got through.
I can't imagine how difficult this was with just the couple of remaining mods we had back then.
It all happens in the background. Out of sight. But it's happening