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How the hell I stop people from spamming...?

Discussion in 'vBulletin' started by Realbigsource, Mar 1, 2008.

  1. #1
    People just signing up on my forum to advertise Viagra Pills, porn site etc, how do I stop people from spamming?
     
    Realbigsource, Mar 1, 2008 IP
  2. 5starpix

    5starpix Notable Member

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    #2
    make shure they have to verify email to fully sign up..

    censor the words they use
     
    5starpix, Mar 1, 2008 IP
  3. aaron_nimocks

    aaron_nimocks Im kind of a big deal Staff

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    #3
    Dont auto approve members.

    or

    Remove/rename forums named general, chat, ect that these software programs look for to post to.

    Theres 2 suggestions to get you started.
     
    aaron_nimocks, Mar 1, 2008 IP
  4. melbel

    melbel Notable Member

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    #4
    I suggest getting captcha installed in your forum, that really cuts down on spam. Some forum admins make it so users have to enter a code in every post, I think that's excessive, I think captcha should be at the very least, a requirement when signing up to a forum... and maybe at the first post with a little note that says "When you make XX posts, you will no longer have to enter this code"

    I wrote an entire blog post on it a while back:
    http://www.melbel.com/2007/12/importance-of-captcha-in-forum-sites.html

    Captcha
    [​IMG]
     
    melbel, Mar 1, 2008 IP
  5. wisdomtool

    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    You can also install anti spam mods for eg vocabulary mods, capthcha mods etc as these are normally posted by bots. Once installed it will surely cut down the such spams. Also enable banning of such words so that even if the spammer manually sign up, they won't be able to do much harm.
     
    wisdomtool, Mar 1, 2008 IP
  6. dairyman

    dairyman Notable Member

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    Be an armed personnel and tell in the FAQ the rules that have to be followed strictly. If any thing goes out of hand, just warn in the first instance and should they repeat the mistake, then ban them. You also inform other members (by way of scrolling news or some thing like that) that x and y etc have been banned because of violating the rules. That would deter others to spam your forum. Hope this would be helpful.
     
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  7. aaron_nimocks

    aaron_nimocks Im kind of a big deal Staff

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    Also you can hunt down this guy and tell him to stop. Most of the forum spam comes from his software.
     
    aaron_nimocks, Mar 1, 2008 IP
  8. Realbigsource

    Realbigsource Peon

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    the thing that up set me is that they posting these porn pictures...I dont give warning, you post anything about porn, pills or cansino I just banned you without warning.

    well, what I have done is to moderate all new user first post, because most of the spammer just sign up to spam.
     
    Realbigsource, Mar 2, 2008 IP
  9. bogart

    bogart Notable Member

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    #9
    Keep on deleting the spam quickly and many spammers will not come back.
     
    bogart, Mar 2, 2008 IP
  10. FreelanceFirm

    FreelanceFirm Banned

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    #10
    Simple:
    Just BAN their IP's, and every thing will be solved.;)
     
    FreelanceFirm, Mar 2, 2008 IP
  11. Shazz

    Shazz Prominent Member

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    They truely bypass everything now days. It depends what kind of forum your using.
     
    Shazz, Mar 2, 2008 IP
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    chris265 Peon

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    I try to block emails they use. I usualy block all domain extension of that email. @spamer.com @spamer.net and so on
     
    chris265, Mar 2, 2008 IP
  13. gocubs19

    gocubs19 Well-Known Member

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    #13
    Hire moderators, they will scare them off. :D
     
    gocubs19, Mar 2, 2008 IP
  14. bogart

    bogart Notable Member

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    #14
    A forum needs moderators. It wouldn't run itself.
     
    bogart, Mar 2, 2008 IP
  15. wisdomtool

    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    That depends on the size of the forum, if it is just a small forum, I doubt any members would be interested to moderate, the owner will need to do it himself.

     
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  16. Realbigsource

    Realbigsource Peon

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    Hay guys....I got something new that I can use to take care of the spamming hopefully....its a plugin from Vbulletin.org, anyone with less than 5 post that have a particular eyeword within the post will automatically sent to be moderated...I think this should help....I hope it work, already banned about 20 people today which first post is a porn picture. I should sleep good tonight and not worrying about my visitor getting thier computer cloged up with porn.

    http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=131568&highlight=advertising
     
    Realbigsource, Mar 2, 2008 IP
  17. Emperor

    Emperor Guest

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    Get yourself some moderators... ;) Most will do it for free ;)
     
    Emperor, Mar 2, 2008 IP