Is there something we can do about them? Just wondering...
Maybe start using visual confirmation on the registration?
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Is there something we can do about them? Just wondering...
Maybe start using visual confirmation on the registration?
omae wa mou shindeiru
I hope they go away.
I banned 7 accounts today. Obviously the same person/bot.
Ip ban!!!
Fullmetal if you aren't here in 10 years I will find you and make you post!!Originally Posted by Fullmetal
I don't think I can do it. Perhaps Tim can.
Or just ask then to stop nicely and maybe the will
Fullmetal if you aren't here in 10 years I will find you and make you post!!
They don't speak English.
And I told a specific bot 5 accounts ago to stop.
nope, cant ip ban
just add a captcha to the registration
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ip banning wouldn't work, as I'm guessing it would change its ip each time in order to make an alternate account. Or it's a worm operating from several people's computers.
Add a CAPTCHA or something. Blacklist their emails (they probably use the same domain). Try using moderated registration. Then just ban the few that get through.
omae wa mou shindeiru
Heres a plan.
Like no one goes on pokedream anymore and signs up. So it should be easy just to have them register but not be able to do anything until God or someone else blocks there account after emailing them not just a confirmation thing but a conversation with them (easy stuff like whats your favorite color) if they actually answer good and don't spam god there real.
...or you could just use a better captcha.
never!
I vote Captcha. I've been getting more ads with this upgrade too...
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http://pokedream.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15474
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Wait email ban!
Fullmetal if you aren't here in 10 years I will find you and make you post!!
Been perma banning a few too. Some of them even have avatars. XD
I'm against moderated registration. Some pokemon that come here for the pokemon content may not bother logging in a second time if they need to wait to post. Captcha is better.
The problem is CAPTCHAs are on for everything (registration, search). We even have email verification on. This means that these aren't bots: these are real people.
Real people set them up, then turn 'em loose?
Black FC:
0423 7880 2025
http://pokedream.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15474
^Some pretty freaky crap, check it out.
~Current avatar (and most of my sig) made by Ed~
Pokemon post on these now too?
That's weird. Do they have any common email? Perhaps if you blacklisted that email or something...
Or real people register, make a post, and leave. Or develop a bot to read the CAPTCHA's. I remember /b/ made one of those for a raid a while ago on the TIME website.
omae wa mou shindeiru
Do what tcod has and make a what is the Pokemon and have a picnic a Pokemon right there and they got to type the name!
Fullmetal if you aren't here in 10 years I will find you and make you post!!
Pick*, but that's actually a clever idea. No idea how viable it is, or if it's possible with vBulletin, but if it's possible, that might work.
omae wa mou shindeiru
The captchas are pretty tough to read nowadays. Sometimes even I can't get them.
Who honestly would waist there time posting spam?
-directs Kirbx to Spam Section-
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Heyyy. That's not fair. It's a different kind of Spam.
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