DO NOT POST IN SPAM BOT THREADS

Dunehunter · 2008-03-20, 02:07

When you notice a spambot, please, please don't reply to it. Report it, pm a moderator or admin who is online, but don't give it any attention. That'll just get us more of them. Thank you.

~~Waaah_Wah~~ · 2008-03-20, 02:09

Not to sound like a "noob" but, wtf is a spambot really?

PantlessMidget · 2008-03-20, 02:12

Like when someone or something made an account here to advertise shoes. A spambot is basically a program that makes a forum account or just any other kind of account automatically and advertises something (spam)

Airsoft · 2008-03-20, 02:28

https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f10...-handbags.html

Dunehunter · 2008-03-20, 02:30

That's the specific thread that caused me to make this one. I understand that it's tempting to use it as a temporary spam thread, but please show some constraint.

Tef · 2008-03-20, 03:34

Yeah so is it a possibility to make like a question when you register that asks you what the site is dedicated to. I have seen it implemented on other sites to hinder spambots.

GeZe · 2008-03-20, 03:46

Why aren't you deleting the spam threads but just locking them?

Wasteland · 2008-03-20, 06:23

If users post in spam bot threads, I will begin issuing infractions to the offenders for "useless/unhelpful post content".

Masaq · 2008-03-20, 16:45

Sorted.

As DH said - please use the "report this post" option to let us know about spam threads without responding to them.

GeZe: Anyone with moderation rights can click on the tick-box for the OP in a spam thread, then select the "Delete as Spam" option from the drop down moderation menu.

This gives us the awesome ability to delete the post, any other posts that user has made (thus deleting any spam threads started), and then permaban them, all in one screen.

It's pretty fun

Airsoft · 2008-03-20, 18:14

sorry be a noob but where exactly is the report post button? Ususally on other forums it an exclaimation point under the post but i didnt find one.

2008-03-20, 02:07	#1
Dunehunter Retired Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 12,101 Belgium Location: Ghent Blog Entries: 2	Spambots When you notice a spambot, please, please don't reply to it. Report it, pm a moderator or admin who is online, but don't give it any attention. That'll just get us more of them. Thank you.
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2008-03-20, 02:12	#3
PantlessMidget Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 60	Like when someone or something made an account here to advertise shoes. A spambot is basically a program that makes a forum account or just any other kind of account automatically and advertises something (spam)
PantlessMidget Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 60

2008-03-20, 02:30	#5
Dunehunter Retired Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 12,101 Belgium Location: Ghent Blog Entries: 2	That's the specific thread that caused me to make this one. I understand that it's tempting to use it as a temporary spam thread, but please show some constraint.
	[R-MOD]Jigsaw] I am drunk. I decided to come home early because I can''t realy seea nyithng. I hthknk i madea bad choicce.

2008-03-20, 03:46	#7
GeZe Retired PR Developer Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,444 Canada Location: Victoria, BC Blog Entries: 2	Why aren't you deleting the spam threads but just locking them?
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2008-03-20, 06:23	#8
Wasteland Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,608 Location: Calgary	DO NOT POST IN SPAM BOT THREADS If users post in spam bot threads, I will begin issuing infractions to the offenders for "useless/unhelpful post content".

	Last edited by Wasteland; 2008-03-20 at 17:57..

2008-03-20, 02:09	#2
~~Waaah_Wah~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,167 Norway Location: Norway	Not to sound like a "noob" but, wtf is a spambot really?

2008-03-20, 02:28	#4
Airsoft Retired PR Developer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,697 United States of America Blog Entries: 1	https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f10...-handbags.html

2008-03-20, 03:34	#6
Tef Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 632 Location: Jamaica/ Canada	Yeah so is it a possibility to make like a question when you register that asks you what the site is dedicated to. I have seen it implemented on other sites to hinder spambots.

2008-03-20, 16:45	#9
Masaq Retired PR Developer Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 10,022 United Kingdom Location: UK Blog Entries: 5	Sorted. As DH said - please use the "report this post" option to let us know about spam threads without responding to them. GeZe: Anyone with moderation rights can click on the tick-box for the OP in a spam thread, then select the "Delete as Spam" option from the drop down moderation menu. This gives us the awesome ability to delete the post, any other posts that user has made (thus deleting any spam threads started), and then permaban them, all in one screen. It's pretty fun
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2008-03-20, 18:14	#10
Airsoft Retired PR Developer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,697 United States of America Blog Entries: 1	sorry be a noob but where exactly is the report post button? Ususally on other forums it an exclaimation point under the post but i didnt find one.