Spammers bombing the forums

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DLL66
DLL66 Member Posts: 700
edited June 2014 in Comments, Suggestions, Feature Requests

Is there something that can be done on your end to prevent newly-registered spammers from bombing the forums with their livestream/online streaming posts? I have reported 10 such messages so far this morning.

Maybe impose a limit on how many posts a newly registered user can make within a certain number of minutes or require multiple posts to be moderator-approved before they go public? Just a thought.

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited November 2012

    Thanks for your thoughts DLL -- we have taken care of the spammers. Very strange there have been so many this morning -- it's usually very unlikely to have so many all at once. Usually we can handle them one or a few at a time, but you're right -- today they bombed us!! We'll take your suggestions into consideration. Thanks for your dilligent reporting of the spammers!

    --The Mods

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  • DLL66
    DLL66 Member Posts: 700
    edited March 2013

    http://community.breastcancer.org/member/173252/profile

    I don't bother reporting the individual spam posts anymore. Obviously there is no post-flood prevention in place yet.

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  • april485
    april485 Member Posts: 3,257
    edited March 2013

    I reported like about 10 of them and then I realized they are such a regular occurence around here, I just stopped. Talk about insensitive jerks!

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited March 2013

    Yes, we got a bit spam bombed this afternoon. Argghhhh. In the last weeks we have even further tightened our spam measures. We have a very tight system, but regrettably, they learn ways to get around it. Keep reporting the spam posts, as it helps us get rid of them faster, and see patterns. 

    Thanks so much! 

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  • PhyllisCC
    PhyllisCC Member Posts: 397
    edited March 2013

    Thank you for trying... and I just ignore it...but newbies need more protection.  :  (

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