Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: Peter van Es on March 08, 2011, 10:45:15
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We've had the first spammer in our Technical Manual. He was advertising car insurance... see the screen snapshot. The entry is now deleted. Currently some 60% of all new "Free" members that sign up for the forum are signature spammers.. they add URL's to sites selling stuff in their signature in the hope that when people look at the memberlist or when they post, people click on the links.
When you see such a post, or spot such a member, please report them to the Moderator. The Moderators already do a lot to remove such members, and to ban them. Usually we are quick, catching them before they are able to do much damage. Today I have banned a couple of users, Richard has deleted a few, and I've deleted a thread started by one of them, to which a few of you had already replied.
Additionally I have produced software that automatically detects forum registrations of spam members who do not contribute, and to delete them.
I will look at our registration code again soon, and see if I can make it more difficult yet again.
Just be aware that we keep doing our best to keep this forum spam free, but occasionally we may miss something!
Please DO NOT post your e-mail address or telephone number in forum messages... use Private Messages to get in touch with other members, and then exchange e-mail addresses using that channel.
Peter
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Top work again Mods - in particular PvE
Thanks!
(of course, the Tech Manual could be protected best if it was only accessible to full members... ;) *)
* I know, discussion already had and the important thing is preservation of cars not ourselves!
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Thanks to the Moderators.
The behind the scenes work to keep this site operating correctly requires diligence and dedication.
And we members very much appreciate it.
Joe
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Those guys will alwayss be around. They probably don't look at the site and simply hope someone responds to their crap.
I have all my contact info on the site and I don't see any more spam at my end than I ever have. My own filter catches 99% of everything that comers to me and I have the level set on high. So much so that I go to my spam folder and pick out real posts to me every other day and delete the rest.
No way of saying how much comes through this site. I can almost always tell if I have a tele marketer from a call center on the other end because they never say anything while the connection is made. I hang up right away if I don't hear Hello.
Welcome to the net.....