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Post by sidney on Dec 15, 2015 3:49:28 GMT -5
MWAH HA HA H AHA HA HA!
I got my first opportunity to show a spamming bot who's boss!
I feel... I feel... I feel SO POWERFUL!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2015 6:27:40 GMT -5
Take that, SPAM! You're not in charge any more!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2015 16:17:57 GMT -5
I've always hated spam. Ever since my mum made me eat is as a little kid ....
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Post by amyk on Dec 15, 2015 18:50:00 GMT -5
Oh, Sidney, I'm also so impressed now with your ranking as "Army Intelligence!"
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Post by sidney on Dec 15, 2015 19:33:27 GMT -5
It probably should have went to you, amyk. I am humbled in your presence, madam. xxoo
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Post by amyk on Dec 15, 2015 20:24:49 GMT -5
Oh, I did not want that kind of responsibility, so I'm very glad that it went to you!
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Post by sidney on Dec 16, 2015 3:09:38 GMT -5
There really isn't any responsibility, is there? I guess I have to check regularly to make sure there isn't anything bad. That could be a problem when I get really busy. A few of you have my private information though, so you'd get my attention easily.
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Post by zania on Dec 16, 2015 6:19:49 GMT -5
Sidney, you might want to IP ban those spammers and delete their accounts, otherwise the bots will continue to try and return and spam the board in spite of the clean up.
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Post by sidney on Dec 16, 2015 6:32:12 GMT -5
I banned their IPs already, but I don't seem to have the ability to delete an account. I am just a mod and not admin so I have various restrictions. I've explored the admin panel, and there are things I don't have access to.
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Post by Morgan on Dec 17, 2015 3:14:30 GMT -5
Good job Sidney! How many of those spammy posts do you delete everyday? Today's attack is pretty big...
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Post by sidney on Dec 17, 2015 3:26:43 GMT -5
Today is only the second time. It was big though. There were eighty. (But it's super easy to delete them. You just click a box and then delete all.) Lucky thing my dog woke me up to let her out. I checked online as I was waiting for her to come in.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2015 6:56:05 GMT -5
80 at once. Wow.
I wonder, once a board gets targeted for spam like this and the bots hit it hard, does it ever go away? Once things constantly keep getting blocked and deleted? I don't know.
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Post by Morgan on Dec 17, 2015 7:21:04 GMT -5
A board I used to go to a looooong time ago got hit by spam too. Luckily the admins reacted quickly. When new members registered, there was a catchphrase to copy or something like that, that (usually) bots couldn't solve.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2015 7:36:14 GMT -5
And I doubt Sidney has the power to do that. Too bad, because i's a great idea and I think we need it.
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Post by amyk on Dec 17, 2015 23:06:47 GMT -5
Oh yes, I've seen those things, or also those things with the funky letters and numbers. Sometimes I cannot even figure out what they are so I have to ask for a new one!
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