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**Unclear_Motives** · 07-03-2010

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Originally Posted by Abigalewu

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This is spam (?), or something not right. Are there not systems in place to prevent this type of activity in these forums?

MurphDurph · 07-03-2010

I'll have to ask the dude who I used to run a forum with. There's a way he did it but I forget how.

DJ · 07-04-2010

Yes there are systems and I am working heavily on stopping these bots. Hang tight!

**Unclear_Motives** · 07-05-2010

kewl

MurphDurph · 07-06-2010

DJ is greater than or equal to The Man.

DJ · 07-10-2010

lol at post above.

Some new tweaks:

1. Need to answer a basic question: Who makes the Altima?
2. Implemented reCAPTCHA which is tougher against bots

Here is the problem:

There are sites out there that PROMOTE bots and the use of them on the internet. For instance: http://decaptcher.com/client/

You can pay them to 'break' your captcha algorithm manually by human. Once this is done, any bot can get in.

Beating bots is a never-ending process of elimination. :\ -- So please, if you see Bots, Use the REPORT POST button and I will remove all posts, pm's, and threads based on that username.

Thanks!

LTS · 07-10-2010

Spam will always get through know matter what steps you take to keep them back. I'm a moderator on another forum and just the other day a spam bot made 900 accounts. It was terrible. It also spammed 900+ users via PM.

**Unclear_Motives** · 07-13-2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJ

lol at post above.

Some new tweaks:

1. Need to answer a basic question: Who makes the Altima?
2. Implemented reCAPTCHA which is tougher against bots

Here is the problem:

There are sites out there that PROMOTE bots and the use of them on the internet. For instance: http://decaptcher.com/client/

You can pay them to 'break' your captcha algorithm manually by human. Once this is done, any bot can get in.

Beating bots is a never-ending process of elimination. : -- So please, if you see Bots, Use the REPORT POST button and I will remove all posts, pm's, and threads based on that username.

Thanks!

Okay, got it. Will 'observe and report'...lol