XF 1.1 Should I Remove "General Talk" Forum?

[imlps]

Hi,

If spammers attack only my General Talk forum, does this means I shouldn't actually maintain this forum? I often see spammers attack Off Topic or General Talk or something like that.

Thank you.

 

[Russ]

I don't think the problem is your General Talk, it's the spammers, what sort of anti-spam methods do you have in place.

 

[imlps]

I use Q&A Captcha which my questions aren't those simple ones and I have a total of 5 questions (4 older, 1 just added). These spammers were able to verify themselves and become registered users.

May I know if you can suggest which addon can play quite an important role for spammer issue?

Thank you

 

[oman]

I use Q&A Captcha which my questions aren't those simple ones and I have a total of 5 questions (4 older, 1 just added). These spammers were able to verify themselves and become registered users.

May I know if you can suggest which addon can play quite an important role for spammer issue?

Thank you

I suggest using this instead of Q&A. Put this in, and you should be fine.

 

[oman]

I suggest using this instead of Q&A. Put this in, and you should be fine.

And then get rid of the current spammer accounts. None should register after that. (Hopefully)

 

[oman]

Other tips for dealing with Spam - http://xenforo.com/community/resources/dealing-with-forum-spam.980/

 

[imlps]

Thank you Harry Fox for pointing out the KeyCaptcha and the tips by Jake. I will install it right away