Registration rules tightened up

James

James

Chairman
Hi everyone,

Just a quick message for new members out there. We are currently going through a period of increased SPAM attacks, so we've had to implement a slightly stricter-than-usual rule to new members.

When you post your first post/thread, it will have to be approved by a moderator first. Once that post has been approved your account moderation rule will be lifted within an hour and you will be free to post as much as you like!

To any other members having trouble posting:​
Users who have been inactive for 3 days are not included in the first mass update of accounts, so your unmoderated posting rights will be re-assigned to you within an hour of you logging in again.​
If this does not happen, please feel free to contact me, however, please wait an hour or so after your first log-in before contacting me with any problems.​
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We all know in this day and age that SPAM is a necessary evil, so thanks for your understanding in this matter!

Regards,
James.

Update (06/11/2012): I have noticed a reduction in the amount of spam so I have removed this rule on a trial basis. If we get an influx of spam again, I will re-enable it.

Update (03/06/2021): Due to a massive surge in spam registration and postings from certain countries, I have implemented much stricter registration rules for these countries. Anyone receiving an access denied message on trying to register please email [email protected] for help
 
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Being a paid up member should automatically remove you from that group, what link are you having trouble viewing?
 
I have noticed a reduction in the amount of spam so I have removed this rule on a trial basis.

If we get an influx of spam again, I will re-enable it.
 
Hi!
I´ve got a problem with Photobucket pics. I can´t see them in my blog, I think it´s the firewall of some computers that is messing up. Would that Bronze memberships be the cure to my pic problems. I read that bronze members can load pictures from their own computers, but would this photobucket prob still exist or should I send all photos through my computer.

Thanks for your help! :)
 
I've been talking to James about this and it is something we are looking into on several levels.
 
just ignore them george, they only do it if they get any response, if nobody clicks on the post or link then they will bugger off and spam somewhere else
 
mckenziecz said:
well, i am not sure how about you, but there is ridiculous amount of spams at the moment
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Since the moderator approval has been removed there has been an increase on what is seen on the forum by the general public. The amount of spam in general has gone down but is on the increase again. We just reduced the chances of it being seen by the general public to zero by making new posts subject to moderation. This did however catch a lot of real people in the system.

Given I am an hour ahead of the UK, I am deleting a lot of the spam, (happy to do so too), so I can confirm that it is on the increase again. The methods are however evolving making it harder to deal with.

As forum administrator, only James can advise on how things can be improved technically and if we need to or even can implement alternative solutions to tackle the spam in an efficient manner.
 
Update (03/06/2021): Due to a massive surge in spam registration and postings from certain countries, I have implemented much stricter registration rules for these countries. Anyone receiving an access denied message on trying to register please email [email protected] for help
 
but ya have left all the spam posts / threads, and not banned any of them, could ask ya mods to pop on more often
 
vexorg said:
So, if I'm in the UK then I'll be ok to keep spamming the forum??? :D :D :D
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yeah of course you are mate, cos the staff on here do nothing about it, fair enough if they where just spam threads, but they also spam in other members threads, and not getting removed, its shocking and a shame
 
andy said:
yeah of course you are mate, cos the staff on here do nothing about it, fair enough if they where just spam threads, but they also spam in other members threads, and not getting removed, its shocking and a shame
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Posts within members threads are actually harder to find as it requires us to actually view every thread that ever gets a reply to check. As said in my previous post, report any you see and they will be dealt with ASAP.
 
i dont know why, but i have no report button :unsure: and by the amount of spam threads that are still on the forum, not many other members have one too :unsure: or the threads, posts would of, should of, been reported, and removed. used to be a tight knit forum this place when i first joined in 2007, its not the fact ya not got the mods to cover it daily, cos you have, its more the fact they have grew up and family, work life took over and dont bother with the place, you only have to look at there last activity to see when they was last online.
not hard to spot a spam thread, only have to read the thread title, in the new post list..
 
andy said:
i dont know why, but i have no report button :unsure:
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This should now be fixed.

The problem is forums aren't as well populated as Facebook now and yes we are struggling with mods, but the ones that are here do their best.

As I said, threads are more obvious, but spam posts in a member's topic are harder to spot.
 
nice one thanks for sorting that (y) yeah i know how hard mods work, i currently am one on 2 vauxhall forums, and the spam is that bad over there, we are on manual registration on one of them.
 

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