Spam Posts - System Update

**Jeremy** · 08-06-2008, 07:38 AM

As some of the late night/early morning members might have noticed, there has been a gradual increase in the number of spam related posts over the past month. To help stop the problem, I've made some system adjustments and enhancements this morning that should prevent nearly all of the nonhuman (spam bots) registrations & automated post. There have been measures in place before, but this new technique is much more proven.

I've tracked all of the spam-related accounts to China and have also put in some stronger filters for people registering using an IP address from the China region.

Thanks,

Jeremy Lind

**SeattleClone** · 08-06-2008, 07:43 AM

Andy Ireland could be behind this...

**ornryactor** · 08-06-2008, 07:46 AM

Thanks, Jeremy. I've been seeing a pretty sharp increase in bot spam in the last two weeks on every online community I'm a part of, so I know it's not just us. (You're the only admin to do anything about it, though!)

**IcSyU** · 08-06-2008, 07:51 AM

Dang, common man by day...FBI agent by night!

**Phaedrus** · 08-06-2008, 07:54 AM

Actually, I'm going to miss them. In the wee hours of the morning, we used to have these wonderful one-way conversations which made me feel wanted and worthwhile.

Oh, well, I'll be in CST in less than 2 weeks, so I wouldn't see them anyway.

**Flag Guy** · 08-06-2008, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by Phaedrus

Actually, I'm going to miss them. In the wee hours of the morning, we used to have these wonderful one-way conversations which made me feel wanted and worthwhile.

Oh, well, I'll be in CST in less than 2 weeks, so I wouldn't see them anyway.

So... you're moving to the Mountain Time zone? because currently CF is in CDT... and will still be in 2 weeks

**l2alphmacchio** · 08-06-2008, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by SeattleClone

Andy Ireland could be behind this...

Not to steal this thread, and if people want to talk about this, we can open a new one. But the other CBS reporter that he's with is B-E-A-UTIFUL.
Sorry mods

**Phaedrus** · 08-06-2008, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by Flag Guy

So... you're moving to the Mountain Time zone? because currently CF is in CDT... and will still be in 2 weeks

Oh, man!!!!

Busted by Flag Guy...

**ornryactor** · 08-06-2008, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by Phaedrus

Oh, man!!!!

Busted by Flag Guy...

Yeah, that happens a lot.

**brianhos** · 08-06-2008, 09:26 AM

I was thinking about this the other day. You could just not allow people to create a thread if they have less than say 5 posts. That would curb it also I would think, and probably not mess things up too much for n00bs.