1. Advertising
    y u no do it?

    Advertising (learn more)

    Advertise virtually anything here, with CPM banner ads, CPM email ads and CPC contextual links. You can target relevant areas of the site and show ads based on geographical location of the user if you wish.

    Starts at just $1 per CPM or $0.10 per CPC.

Someone is spamming my forum

Discussion in 'Forum Management' started by bybcous, Feb 15, 2007.

0
  1. #1
    Sent over 200 personal messages trying to draw users away from my site. Is this against google tos?? I reported them to google anyway last night
     
    bybcous, Feb 15, 2007 IP
  2. toby

    toby Notable Member

    Messages:
    6,923
    Likes Received:
    269
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    285
    #2
    I dont see it relating to google. So i guess you could write your personal mail to him directly. Remember NOT to use your own private email address or you risk getting more spam.
     
    toby, Feb 15, 2007 IP
  3. 2003m2003

    2003m2003 Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    863
    Likes Received:
    17
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    138
    #3
    I wish it is against your site TOS, so ban him (and IP), I think that is only you can do.
     
    2003m2003, Feb 15, 2007 IP
  4. goscript

    goscript Prominent Member

    Messages:
    2,753
    Likes Received:
    306
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    315
    #4
    Only thing you can do is, as said, banning him from your site.
    I don't see why you e-mailed google.
     
    goscript, Feb 15, 2007 IP
  5. KC TAN

    KC TAN Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    4,792
    Likes Received:
    353
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    155
    #5
    I agree this has nothing to do with Google.. try banning his IP..
     
    KC TAN, Feb 15, 2007 IP
  6. jdR!pper

    jdR!pper Peon

    Messages:
    4,974
    Likes Received:
    564
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #6
    Yeah... Google has nothing to do with it. Just ban the IP and make a thread that explains the situation to your members.

    --Joe
     
    jdR!pper, Feb 15, 2007 IP
  7. YIAM

    YIAM Notable Member

    Messages:
    2,480
    Likes Received:
    240
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    280
    #7
    If the "Someone" is only one then ban his IP.

    Some forums have hundreds "Someone" and they cant do anything to stop spamming.
     
    YIAM, Feb 15, 2007 IP
  8. ltjman22

    ltjman22 Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    489
    Likes Received:
    8
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    108
    #8
    Ban the IP and also look to see if the domain extension on the email is bannable! By that I mean it is not hotmail or yahoo! If it's something weird or you know that is a spamming email, then ban it from making new registrations! Also do a member search and see if anyone else has that email address, they are probably spamming also! Hope this helps!
     
    ltjman22, Feb 15, 2007 IP
  9. souravsaha86

    souravsaha86 Banned

    Messages:
    65
    Likes Received:
    1
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #9
    google has nothing to do with it.
    go to the administrators control panel and warn/ban his user name...
    simple as that :D
     
    souravsaha86, Feb 15, 2007 IP
  10. Nick_Mayhem

    Nick_Mayhem Notable Member

    Messages:
    3,486
    Likes Received:
    338
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    290
    #10
    Don't ban him just disable his PM facility from the admin panel :D

    If he opens the thread then just edit out his URL with your own URL.

    After somedays ban him. :D And if he comes again then ban his whole I.P. range with xxx.xxx.*.* in the control panel of your hosting. :)
     
    Nick_Mayhem, Feb 15, 2007 IP
  11. Doctorlove

    Doctorlove Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    609
    Likes Received:
    11
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    110
    #11
    Google has nothing to do with it.

    Here is what you do:

    1) contact his Host, registrar, and complain as hell.
    2) Ban his ip(s) in your forum, from cpanel, as well as in your firewall if any.
    3) Ban his username, email on your forum.
    4) Take the url from the spamming text, and put it into censor options of your forum.

    Should give you some peace of mind.

    regards
    DL
     
    Doctorlove, Feb 16, 2007 IP
  12. bybcous

    bybcous Peon

    Messages:
    203
    Likes Received:
    3
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #12
    I made a topic explaining his site had viruses all over them lol and my members dont want to have nothing to do with that site lol
     
    bybcous, Feb 16, 2007 IP
  13. Smithers

    Smithers Banned

    Messages:
    1,442
    Likes Received:
    29
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #13
    Just ban his ip google has no buisness with your site.
     
    Smithers, Feb 16, 2007 IP