Spam cluttering up boards

Discussion in 'Screwfix' started by teabreak, Mar 24, 2014.

  1. teabreak

    teabreak Screwfix Select

    Hi can any of the Screwfix team explain why the gobbledygook postings can not be filtered out?
    You can see on the list of viewing members some are identified as robots, are these the authors of these posts?
    So darn annoying. My connection is a bit slow at the moment getting that annoying jump in the page a few seconds after loading or a delay in responding to a click so a you do a second one and as a result I ended up clicking on one of the links in a spam posting. Security software says that one is ok but so easy to get caught though, is there nothing that can be done to filter these? Perhaps as has been suggested before delaying new posters until at least their first post has been moderated?
     
  2. Sean_ork

    Sean_ork Screwfix Select

    robots are usually the likes of Google scanning the content of a thread for inclusion within their search results

    I thought one of the main reasons for moving to the new forum software was to enable the filtering of the unwanted content far quicker and easier - it does look as if the spammers are winning the race
     
  3. chippie244

    chippie244 Super Member

    Why is spam still arriving at 11am from the same source? The mods should have been at work since 9am and blocked it.
     
  4. Phil the Paver

    Phil the Paver Screwfix Select

    If they were they'd have blocked you. :p:p:p
     
  5. chippie244

    chippie244 Super Member

    I've never been blocked! I have been warned once or twice ;)
     
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  6. FatHands

    FatHands Well-Known Member

    From memory, the join-up process is relatively easy isn't it compared to other boards which require things such as colour of grandparents eyes! :p

    I appreciate Screwfix want lots of members (and not to put off people signing up through a long-winded process) although anyone wanting to make genuine use of the forum would be prepared to wait. Perhaps a manual review of registration (i.e if so many attempts from same source) and time delay in joining and posting would help?

    Just my tupence worth?
     
  7. Phil the Paver

    Phil the Paver Screwfix Select

    I belong to a motorcycle forum, on there your first 5 posts have to be cleared by a Moderator, that site never has any posted spam on it.
     
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  8. I find that by the time you've read through all the spam threads, visited the sites, signed up and given your credit card details, there's very little time to do much else on here.

    I mean, I used to have time to write 'pointless' posts on here, but not any more.
     
  9. FatHands

    FatHands Well-Known Member

    Pleased to hear business is doing well DA! :)
     
  10. chippie244

    chippie244 Super Member

    Well the spam's gone but I'm still here :)
     
  11. Phil the Paver

    Phil the Paver Screwfix Select

    Slipped through the net again, " we're going to need a bigger boat" :p
     
  12. FatHands

    FatHands Well-Known Member

    :p
     
  13. teabreak

    teabreak Screwfix Select

    Time to call in the Rockers then:cool:

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    "The best motorcycle in the world"
    "Nulli Secundus"
     
  14. Mr. Handyandy

    Mr. Handyandy Screwfix Select

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    Great sound!
     
  15. chippie244

    chippie244 Super Member

    Is it possible that the screwfix select members could hide posts from suspected spammers during "out of hours" which the mods could then review when they came back to work? If it was a genuine post it could be reposted with only the loss on any insomniacs input.
    The mods would see who was hiding posts and if any one was over zealous they could be offered advice.
    The majority of the multiple posting garbage and slimming tips happens at night and weekends and stays there till 10am.
     
  16. teabreak

    teabreak Screwfix Select

    Strange silence from Screwfix:rolleyes:
     
  17. Sean_ork

    Sean_ork Screwfix Select

    DA has banned them all
     
  18. chippie244

    chippie244 Super Member

    DA is only a well known member not select, how did his member get so well known but not selected?
     
  19. Sean_ork

    Sean_ork Screwfix Select

    he's way above us mere immortals, we are simple selected folk - he is the chosen one
     

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