Enough of the spam bots!

[allfj]

Hoping Dan will see this, There should be something in the terms and conditions that you must reply to at least 1 thread before starting your own, because i come to tabletennisdaily to learn about table tennis, not northern Carolina universities

 

[GregorTT425]

Unfortunately, in such famous forums related to almost anything (in this case ping pong) are usually flooded with spam bots / accounts. I don't think there is an effective solution to the problem, as if you delete or ban an account like that, another one or more will come back. Maybe from different IPs or something. I'm not an expert, but a solution could be if we checked which countries does the spam accounts' activities come from, then maybe rangeban that whole country for the sake of the website. This might not be a proper solution of the problem, just a random idea.

 

[turbozed]

Maybe a new user needs to obtain one like or post 5 replies (or something similar) before being able to post any threads.

 

[Dan]

Hey guys, we're working on a solution to this issue. Thanks for reporting etc. Hopefully we will have a fix to stopping all these spam bots. As @GregorTT425 has mentioned its not easy. We are going to try a few more tweaks. Will keep you posted.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Hey guys, we're working on a solution to this issue. Thanks for reporting etc. Hopefully we will have a fix to stopping all these spam bots. As @GregorTT425 has mentioned its not easy. We are going to try a few more tweaks. Will keep you posted.

Easy one @Dan
Before they join, they need to be able to return one of your serves (physical or digital)

 

[Dan]

Easy one @Dan
Before they join, they need to be able to return one of your serves (physical or digital)

Haha now there is an idea!!

 

[JeffM]

Easy one @Dan
Before they join, they need to be able to return one of your serves (physical or digital)

How many attempts do they get?

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

How many attempts do they get?

USD10 per attempt. To me nice, max 10 attempt and Dan award membership for effort (So we cap it to USD100)
I will get 10% for advisory share
I will also make sure Dan learns the best serve EVER to make sure I get the max out of my investment

 

[JeffM]

The bots are still coming through the cracks

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

The bots are still coming through the cracks

Dan's serve needs to improve

 

[Gozo Aruna]

So many choices. Now I know that the number of choices for Higher Education is just as many as the number of blades and rubber in the TT universe. I see the correlation now...

 

[codebop]

Dan, you should make it so users have to do CAPTCHA before their comment/post is submitted. It should cut down on the vast majority of spam/bot posts.

 

[allfj]

Dan, you should make it so users have to do CAPTCHA before their comment/post is submitted. It should cut down on the vast majority of spam/bot posts.

Thats a good one

 

[WingTT]

WTF, this is getting really out of hand. The entire front page is filled with spam. it's more like a DOS attack now.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Dan, you should make it so users have to do CAPTCHA before their comment/post is submitted. It should cut down on the vast majority of spam/bot posts.

My understanding is that CAPTCHA has already been added. They have done a bunch of things. But they will find a solution to these guys who are slipping past the spam catcher software.

I honestly think it would not be a bad idea to have a few more moderators on the forum. I have deleted 100s and 100s of spam and spam accounts from the site in the past few days.

 

[Der_Echte]

Carl been at work a LOT.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Carl been at work a LOT.

Not on the site. But at work. Yep. If I just watched the site all day, I would get them as they come up. But, I am out, at work.

 

[latej]

I honestly think it would not be a bad idea to have a few more moderators on the forum. I have deleted 100s and 100s of spam and spam accounts from the site in the past few days.

It's a shit work.

Why is not so that first say 3 posts are not visible to "normal" users. Only to you - admin? So you can decide. That delay alone may significantly increase the barrier for getting the reward, and decrease their motivation Suga Suga Suga

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

It's a shit work.

Why is not so that first say 3 posts are not visible to "normal" users. Only to you - admin? So you can decide. That delay alone may significantly increase the barrier for getting the reward, and decrease their motivation Suga Suga Suga

what happens for post 4 to post 400?
will it go directly to normal users?

 

[latej]

what happens for post 4 to post 400?
will it go directly to normal users?

If the admin(s) say/decide: OK, you seem to "TTD-valid" . Then yes. If not, then not.

I meant it so that when a new user comes, he is in "entering" state. Admin(s) decide if he get to "accepted" or "rejected" state. Normal users see posts only from "accepted" users.

This doesn't make the life better for USDC, but for others maybe...

And my speculation was, that it may increase the barrier and decrease the amount of idiots who try, so after a while, it perhaps would even make it better for admin.