Is there anything that can be done about the spam?

Iphinome · 03-31-2010, 05:02 AM

The same one seems to show up around the same time every day, any chance of filtering for the word 4Videosoft or maybe adding captcha for a person's first post? Or I dunno is it always coming from the same IP?

GeoffC · 03-31-2010, 11:16 AM

where does it appear?

Wetdogeared · 03-31-2010, 12:06 PM

Spammers on MobileRead are usually dealt with swiftly and effectively. Spam in your eMail can usually be filtered out by word/phrase/source or ads can be blocked with certain web browsers.

Are these posts at MR that you are referring to?

Iphinome · 03-31-2010, 07:04 PM

Yes it often appears in the new/general/deals area from people trying to sell crappy video conversion software.

It is often dealt with quickly, I click report 5-10 mins later it goes away it's just that it is the same spam every day at about the same time, seems like the kind of thing that could be just filtered out

pshrynk · 04-02-2010, 09:55 AM

The IP address of that one flops around like a carp in the bottom of the fishing boat. If we could nail that bastard permanently, we would. It shows up in other areas on a routine basis, too. We can certainly discuss captcha, but there are barriers to that. (Being totally annoying being the most prevalent...)

Iphinome · 04-06-2010, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

The IP address of that one flops around like a carp in the bottom of the fishing boat. If we could nail that bastard permanently, we would. It shows up in other areas on a routine basis, too. We can certainly discuss captcha, but there are barriers to that. (Being totally annoying being the most prevalent...)

captcha could be for only the first post, I noticed a recent pattern with a nonsense posting and then going back to edit it, is there a bad language filter? Could add the urls and certain keywords like company names to it to be filted out at least then the spam would only get through when they switch domains.

edit: it seems banning the account and then editing the post into a bad review at least annoys them found at http://forum.applian.com/showthread....4688#post14688

pshrynk · 04-10-2010, 08:10 PM

The moderator team has been discussing captcha and variants. We may have a solution sometime in the future. Don't hold your breath, though, Alex is dealing with a lot of IRL flack and doesn't have a lot of time for programming the forum, sadly...

GeoffC · 04-12-2010, 10:56 AM

It won't be a complete solution, but has there been any discussion on the active moderation of a new poster's first (say) 10 posts....

Canuck_in_Japan · 04-13-2010, 07:38 AM

How about not allowing a poster to create a new topic unless they have 10 posts?

montsnmags · 04-13-2010, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan

How about not allowing a poster to create a new topic unless they have 10 posts?

I think it would kind of kill the Introduce Yourself section, if you had to post 10 times in response to others before you introduced yourself.

Cheers,
Marc

columbus · 04-13-2010, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

It won't be a complete solution, but has there been any discussion on the active moderation of a new poster's first (say) 10 posts....

I'll second that.

I joined an electronics board which vets all new members posts before they allow the post to appear on the board. Though this looks like more work for the mods unfortunately. But it would virtually eliminate the spam and more importantly phishing attacks from clicking on an infected link.

pshrynk · 04-13-2010, 10:51 AM

We have a partial approach to that. Alex subscribes to a Spam Filter that moderates any early post that fits certain criteria. Those posts are sent to the Moderation Queue. There are Numbers limits on some things and content screening, etc.

I'm being deliberately vague for a reason...

columbus · 04-14-2010, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

I'm being deliberately vague for a reason...

Of course! and quite right too!!

Patricia · 04-14-2010, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan

How about not allowing a poster to create a new topic unless they have 10 posts?

I'm afraid this just leads people to make 10 vacuous posts. The forum would be cluttered with messages saying, "thanks"; or "I agree." In th long run this is rather irritating.

pilotbob · 04-14-2010, 07:55 PM

Believe me... there is a lot of SPAM mitigation in place. But, it isn't perfect.

99% of the time moderators are on line. Just report the SPAM and it is usually deleted pretty quickly.

BOb

03-31-2010, 05:02 AM	#1
Iphinome Paladin of Eris Posts: 3,119 Karma: 20849349 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USAland Device: Kindle 10	Is there anything that can be done about the spam? The same one seems to show up around the same time every day, any chance of filtering for the word 4Videosoft or maybe adding captcha for a person's first post? Or I dunno is it always coming from the same IP?

03-31-2010, 11:16 AM	#2
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	where does it appear?

03-31-2010, 12:06 PM	#3
Wetdogeared Storm Surge'n Posts: 5,776 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lobster Capital Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1	Spammers on MobileRead are usually dealt with swiftly and effectively. Spam in your eMail can usually be filtered out by word/phrase/source or ads can be blocked with certain web browsers. Are these posts at MR that you are referring to?

03-31-2010, 07:04 PM	#4
Iphinome Paladin of Eris Posts: 3,119 Karma: 20849349 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USAland Device: Kindle 10	Yes it often appears in the new/general/deals area from people trying to sell crappy video conversion software. It is often dealt with quickly, I click report 5-10 mins later it goes away it's just that it is the same spam every day at about the same time, seems like the kind of thing that could be just filtered out

04-02-2010, 09:55 AM	#5
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	The IP address of that one flops around like a carp in the bottom of the fishing boat. If we could nail that bastard permanently, we would. It shows up in other areas on a routine basis, too. We can certainly discuss captcha, but there are barriers to that. (Being totally annoying being the most prevalent...)

04-10-2010, 08:10 PM	#7
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	The moderator team has been discussing captcha and variants. We may have a solution sometime in the future. Don't hold your breath, though, Alex is dealing with a lot of IRL flack and doesn't have a lot of time for programming the forum, sadly...

04-12-2010, 10:56 AM	#8
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	It won't be a complete solution, but has there been any discussion on the active moderation of a new poster's first (say) 10 posts....

04-13-2010, 07:38 AM	#9
Canuck_in_Japan Wizard Posts: 1,475 Karma: 14328611 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: Aura, Aura H2O, Kindle PW3	How about not allowing a poster to create a new topic unless they have 10 posts?

04-13-2010, 10:51 AM	#12
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	We have a partial approach to that. Alex subscribes to a Spam Filter that moderates any early post that fits certain criteria. Those posts are sent to the Moderation Queue. There are Numbers limits on some things and content screening, etc. I'm being deliberately vague for a reason...

04-14-2010, 07:55 PM	#15
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Believe me... there is a lot of SPAM mitigation in place. But, it isn't perfect. 99% of the time moderators are on line. Just report the SPAM and it is usually deleted pretty quickly. BOb

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