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Radian · 10-10-2024, 06:37 PM

I get it - it's a secret! Oops. Well, I understand. I have my own (defunct now) PHP forum and spam is what killed it.

Unfortunately, in the age of chat gpt we're pretty much at the mercy of those who would devise ways of infiltrating public forums for their own gain. I can imagine hordes of bots solving captchas and generating tailored OP's to suit the environment. Only then, after a few realistic interactions, does the evil campaign unfold...

Sirtel · 10-10-2024, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Radian

I get it - it's a secret! Oops. Well, I understand. I have my own (defunct now) PHP forum and spam is what killed it.

Unfortunately, in the age of chat gpt we're pretty much at the mercy of those who would devise ways of infiltrating public forums for their own gain. I can imagine hordes of bots solving captchas and generating tailored OP's to suit the environment. Only then, after a few realistic interactions, does the evil campaign unfold...

Fortunately AI-generated posts are still quite easily recognizable, at least they have been so here. They might no longer be recognizable next year, or the one after that, of course...

theducks · 10-12-2024, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Radian

I get it - it's a secret! Oops. Well, I understand. I have my own (defunct now) PHP forum and spam is what killed it.

Unfortunately, in the age of chat gpt we're pretty much at the mercy of those who would devise ways of infiltrating public forums for their own gain. I can imagine hordes of bots solving captchas and generating tailored OP's to suit the environment. Only then, after a few realistic interactions, does the evil campaign unfold...

It ain't a secret. It varies depending... Links and Attachments during that period seem to extend the quantity (common way spammers try and bypass simple analysis) .

ibat · 11-26-2024, 07:16 AM

I still cannot see the captcha on the wiki registration page:

pdurrant · 11-26-2024, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ibat

I still cannot see the captcha on the wiki registration page:

Thanks. I've mentioned this to the owner.

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10-10-2024, 06:37 PM	#16
Radian Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2024 Device: Paperwhite 2	I get it - it's a secret! Oops. Well, I understand. I have my own (defunct now) PHP forum and spam is what killed it. Unfortunately, in the age of chat gpt we're pretty much at the mercy of those who would devise ways of infiltrating public forums for their own gain. I can imagine hordes of bots solving captchas and generating tailored OP's to suit the environment. Only then, after a few realistic interactions, does the evil campaign unfold...

11-26-2024, 07:16 AM	#19
ibat Fool Posts: 74 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: HanLin V3, Cybook Odyssey HD, PocketBook PB626, PB632	I still cannot see the captcha on the wiki registration page:

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