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- - By Uly (Gold) [mx] Date 2011-01-30 07:26 Edited 2011-01-30 09:38
Why is it allowed that any member comes and starts posting links? Probably just a [EDIT]requirement of 10 posts first, or something would help with SPAMBots.

Instead of such SPAM appearing and having to be deleted, it shouldn't be allowed to appear in the first place (something easy as all SPAM have links in them).
Parent - By Permanent Brain (*****) Date 2011-01-30 07:35

> a rquirement of 10 posts first


Good idea.

Serious new members could even post non-functioning links as a workaround still, e.g. without "http://".
Parent - - By Dadi Jonsson (Silver) [is] Date 2011-02-01 15:53
The current policy is to use methods which don't restrict or require extra work from normal users. Therefore I don't use CAPTCHAs or similar methods. Although not perfect (no method is), I'm currently catching around 99,95% of all spambots before they post (although I can't know if all of them actually would have posted if they got through).

> Probably just a [EDIT]requirement of 10 posts first


Nah, that's too easy :lol: Of course it's quite effective if you only look at it from the administrator's/moderator's point of view, but since normal users may want to post links in their first few posts I want to look at other methods first.
Parent - - By Uly (Gold) [mx] Date 2011-02-01 18:21

> but since normal users may want to post links in their first few posts


What about requiring validation of first post if it contains a link?
Parent - - By Dadi Jonsson (Silver) [is] Date 2011-02-01 18:28
That's one option, i.e. only a placeholder for the post would be visible until a moderator approves it.
Parent - By Uly (Gold) [mx] Date 2011-12-24 01:43
We had a SPAMBot recently breaking havoc, have you considered going with this placeholder plan?
Parent - - By sockmonkey (***) [de] Date 2011-02-01 20:12
This is how we do it on OpenChess, and it works great. Low maintenance and it catches (so far) all of the spam.
Parent - By Uly (Gold) [mx] Date 2011-02-02 02:18
Yes, that's what motivated me to create this thread, as 100%>99.95%, and it's always bad seeing the 0.05% of remaining spambots flooding the board.
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