Author Topic: Sorry about the spam!  (Read 3228 times)

Sitar_Ned

Sorry about the spam!
« on: December 15, 2014, 06:19:30 PM »
Wow. They've been hitting us hard the past two days.

Just wanted to let you guys know we are actively trying to delete and ban the spammers while simultaneously looking for ways to slow them down. It got like this once before and we implemented some anti-spam measures that I thought had the problem under control.. guess not. But like I said.. we're working on it.

It kinda feels like having a roach infestation in your house, if that analogy makes sense to anyone lol



« Last Edit: December 15, 2014, 06:23:06 PM by Sitar_Ned »



Carbon_Dude

Re: Sorry about the spam!
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2014, 08:21:35 PM »
Sad that even our little forum is not immune from being targeted.
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MTNRCKT

Re: Sorry about the spam!
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2014, 09:55:09 AM »
Well thanks for keeping us updated.

I was a mod on a forum long ago and I remember how crazy the spam got sometimes. Extremely annoying! And quite a bit of work to keep up with.

MTB2223

Re: Sorry about the spam!
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2014, 12:06:17 PM »
Well thanks for keeping us updated.

I was a mod on a forum long ago and I remember how crazy the spam got sometimes. Extremely annoying! And quite a bit of work to keep up with.
Thank you, it's almost a full job to get rid of this junk.

Oolak

Re: Sorry about the spam!
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2014, 03:00:22 PM »
Yep, unfortunately, spam is just part of forums. I've seen a few pop up here recently, but they seem to get deleted pretty quickly. I've been a member of forums that just left them there, and it's annoying, so I'm glad you guys are on top of it!

Our town is having it's second major crime wave  :P

MTB2223

Re: Sorry about the spam!
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2014, 05:08:14 PM »
That's a benefit of a global moderator in the Netherlands and an administrator and GM in the US.  Different time zones. Different working hours  :)


blueducati

Re: Sorry about the spam!
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2014, 08:13:39 PM »
Oh, that was all spam? So I shouldn't have sent them my credit card numbers and my social security number?  ;D