Spam?

I'm not going to say I don't get spam, because I do, but I actually have a few mods and options to catch (almost) everything:

Cyb - Advanced Permissions Based on Post Count - No links under 10 posts

vbStopForumSpam - check spam database on registration. I don't even use capcha/Q&A on signup any more.

vBulletin options:
Verify email addresses - This should be on by default, shame on you vBulletin!
Akismet anti-spam service - these guys are usually dead on.

Even better, I allow guest posting in all forums now. Of course, all threads/posts by guests must be approved, and those with URLs are denied, but I don't see a problem with this.

I haven't been hit with any spam at all on the forum I have this setup on.

 

Well, just spammed again! What mods are used here to stop it? Its not working at all.

 

You make it sound as if we were bombed with SPAM this morning. I simply removed one thread (and banned one individual); nothing major compared to what was being experienced a few days ago.

 

Well these idiot spam bots seem to just come and try to sell their phones most likely. To keep them from posting, i figured just spam them with visitor messages. Seems to work

EDIT: wow this is my 907th post, thats my area code :p

 

I assumed that you admins on AA are so active that reporting the spam was unnecessary.

Do you want us to report the posts/spam?

 

Only one report per spammer. In other words, if a single spammer makes 100 spam posts, please only report one of them.

If 20 spammers post 200 spam posts, you would theoretically make 20 reports.

 

ok. I was concerned about 25 people hitting the report post button for the same post.

 

If it was a spam bot, it would have been posted in every forum on this site.

 

Well some bots are on a mission just to post one correct?

 

Moderators for those late-night spammers.

/inb4rejection

 

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I guess you could waste your money with a bot programmed to only post once. Would be a very pathetic campaign. Bots are designed to inundate a site with links from multiple campaigns so that the person running the bot makes money. When you're offering 1,000 posts for about $10.00, volume is the key. Multiple posts also increases the likelihood that something will be missed and your message will live more than a few minutes.