Phantom Members

PeterT · 05-16-2013, 10:10 PM

Quite often when looking at the list of who is online I see "new" members with names like 124sntm5t. Note things like their eBook device of
qrstu20772.

Can anything be done to spam proof the forums from entries like this (IDs I expect that are artificially inflating the number of registered users here).

(Or 1rsuhr276l 2j08873vi 499ewdb5w 528prui8v)

dreams · 05-17-2013, 03:41 AM

Alex, the forum owner, does have and continues to add, blocks, checks, stops, slow downs, etc., and still it is game for spammers to find a way in and share what is found. Moderators spend a combined, daily, amount of many hours just deleting spam. It is annoying, but we try hard to keep spam out and having members report spam really, really helps.

poohbear_nc · 05-21-2013, 03:53 PM

I just banned this lot - their IP's lit up StopForumSpam like fireworks!

poohbear_nc · 05-21-2013, 06:02 PM

To repeat what dreams said - we mods appreciate any & all reports of suspected spammers - we will do the investigating and deal with them accordingly! You guys have NO idea of the numbers of spammers that try to "join" MR every day!

wannabee · 06-02-2013, 10:05 AM

I asked our IT guy if we could open a blog for comments on one of our sites. He said we did and got 6,000 spams when he checked it next. He said the answer is NO.

PeterT · 06-02-2013, 11:49 AM

+1
LOL

crich70 · 06-03-2013, 02:17 PM

I think the moderators do a great job keeping the spammers out of MR. You see that junk all over the place at Yahoo groups. Spam of all sorts that has no connection to what the group is supposed to be about. It's always pleasing to see a spam free site like MR.

05-16-2013, 10:10 PM	#1
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,162 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	Phantom Members Quite often when looking at the list of who is online I see "new" members with names like 124sntm5t. Note things like their eBook device of qrstu20772. Can anything be done to spam proof the forums from entries like this (IDs I expect that are artificially inflating the number of registered users here). (Or 1rsuhr276l 2j08873vi 499ewdb5w 528prui8v)

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05-17-2013, 03:41 AM	#2
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Alex, the forum owner, does have and continues to add, blocks, checks, stops, slow downs, etc., and still it is game for spammers to find a way in and share what is found. Moderators spend a combined, daily, amount of many hours just deleting spam. It is annoying, but we try hard to keep spam out and having members report spam really, really helps.

05-21-2013, 03:53 PM	#3
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,838 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I just banned this lot - their IP's lit up StopForumSpam like fireworks!

05-21-2013, 06:02 PM	#4
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,838 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	To repeat what dreams said - we mods appreciate any & all reports of suspected spammers - we will do the investigating and deal with them accordingly! You guys have NO idea of the numbers of spammers that try to "join" MR every day!

06-02-2013, 10:05 AM	#5
wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,381 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	I asked our IT guy if we could open a blog for comments on one of our sites. He said we did and got 6,000 spams when he checked it next. He said the answer is NO.

06-02-2013, 11:49 AM	#6
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,162 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	+1 LOL

06-03-2013, 02:17 PM	#7
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	I think the moderators do a great job keeping the spammers out of MR. You see that junk all over the place at Yahoo groups. Spam of all sorts that has no connection to what the group is supposed to be about. It's always pleasing to see a spam free site like MR.

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