Is There No Way To Ban Spammers?

shep854 · 01-11-2012, 05:35 AM

What the title asks. Post-ers like "Cheap Jerseys" and his ilk obviously add nothing to the discourse of this site, and indeed may pose a threat with their links--I'm sure not clicking on them!--but only distract from a truly excellent forum.
There should be ample justification to ban them on sight--or am I missing something?
I surely don't want this thread to appear exclusive to non-members, but given the problems of spammers, a screening step or two as part of registration may be helpful, and most people shouldn't mind.

Lash · 01-11-2012, 07:12 AM

The spambots have been cleaned up and banned.

You're right - I am going to beef up the registration process right now so when new users sign up, we can determine if they're spam or ham.

Argh! I hate spambots!

shep854 · 01-11-2012, 08:02 AM

Thank you...While this is not the most active forum, it is the most informative and mature!

01-11-2012, 05:35 AM	#1
shep854 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham AL Posts: 1,516	Is There No Way To Ban Spammers? What the title asks. Post-ers like "Cheap Jerseys" and his ilk obviously add nothing to the discourse of this site, and indeed may pose a threat with their links--I'm sure not clicking on them!--but only distract from a truly excellent forum. There should be ample justification to ban them on sight--or am I missing something? I surely don't want this thread to appear exclusive to non-members, but given the problems of spammers, a screening step or two as part of registration may be helpful, and most people shouldn't mind.

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01-11-2012, 07:12 AM	#2
Lash Site Admin Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Northwest Posts: 63	The spambots have been cleaned up and banned. You're right - I am going to beef up the registration process right now so when new users sign up, we can determine if they're spam or ham. Argh! I hate spambots!

01-11-2012, 08:02 AM	#3
shep854 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham AL Posts: 1,516	Thank you...While this is not the most active forum, it is the most informative and mature!