Xenforo is lacking ways to fight spam

[Kaiser]

If you read announcements on vb or ipb they both have acknowledged ways to firght spam in their announcements recently, we still have yet to see one from xenforo...

This is very frustrating to me as I was hit by major spam yesterday and today. In total I was hit by 15 spam registrations which managed to bypass the Captcha... they Posted a whole bunch of hardcore gay porn, and even managed to PM members porn. I deleted the PM's through phpmyadmin, there were a good 20 PMs sents out, and a few of them were read by the members. It was easy to take care of posts thanks to the spam cleaner.

Although I did install the StopForumSpam mod, they were still able to register. I find it very annoying that xenforo dosent have the Q and A's... im sure that would do a better job along with Captcha or even better than captcha because of Captcha getting cracked.

I hope the devs can come up with something in a short period of time to address the spam. Those of you who didnt have to deal with spam recently wouldnt know but its really stressing.. specially when its gay porn being mass posted and Pm'd to members, Made me want to close my board for good. Please dont post some rude reply or something of no use which I see happening here on xenforo alot because you didnt have to go through the **** I had to go through yesterday and today.

SO please add the Q and A's field for registration.

Thanks.

 

[Digital Doctor]

Deep breathing is good for stress

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She says she doesn't use her benzos by trying this

 

[Kaiser]

lol

Sorry guys if I was rude. I saw some very nasty things that I thought I would never have to see

I mean very nasty.

 

[Shelley]

Deep breathing is good for stress

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She says she doesn't use her benzos by trying this

Have you a link to a more simplistic guide. That one went right over my head, Far to complicated for me.

 

[AnthonyCea]

Xrumer morons have been known to drive forum admins insane, that is their goal, to take over your forum via automated spamming.

 

[Kaiser]

Xrumer morons have been known to drive forum admins insane, that is their goal, to take over your forum via automated spamming.

I had thoughts of closing the forum for good, I was really f'ing pissed. I was going crazy.

 

[steven s]

I had thoughts of closing the forum for good, I was really f'ing pissed. I was going crazy.

I closed my first UBB forum when it was hacked. I was so pissed.

 

[Russ]

I had thoughts of closing the forum for good, I was really f'ing pissed. I was going crazy.

What do you think they want you to do?

Anywho... I don't feel I should have to remind folks, but I will, B-E-T-A

Put a suggestion, don't get upset, if you have manual approval of accounts on Kaiser then it's not effecting you're forum, just what you see. So... hang tight

 

[Ranger375]

Custom registration fields that I can approve or deny a member on would make my life so much better

 

[Carlos]

Why don't you have a few moderators who can delete porn threads on the spots?
It doesn't matter what tools you have in place, if the posters are human, you can't stop them.

The problem is choosing the right moderators, tho.

 

[AnthonyCea]

Now that you have forced admin approval on, when you look at the member (or spambot), you can run the IP they use through Google, they are good about showing you if it is a malicious IP used by spammers.

 

[Peggy]

lol

Sorry guys if I was rude. I saw some very nasty things that I thought I would never have to see
I mean very nasty.

IF you were rude?? Yeah, you have been rude, and nasty, and hateful, and unappreciative. I can understand that you're frustrated and angry, but dammit STOP taking it out on people here who take their precious time to stop and attempt to help you. Displaying this kind of attitude is NOT going to make people want to help you in the future, I can promise you that.

In short, GROW UP.

 

[Kaiser]

IF you were rude?? Yeah, you have been rude, and nasty, and hateful, and unappreciative. I can understand that you're frustrated and angry, but dammit STOP taking it out on people here who take their precious time to stop and attempt to help you. Displaying this kind of attitude is NOT going to make people want to help you in the future, I can promise you that.

In short, GROW UP.

And that isn't being rude? I made this thread just as a suggestion.. I wasnt in anyway nasty and unappreciative.

 

[Carlos]

I tried helping Kaiser on these things, but he just wouldn't listen. I just left him well alone.

And that isn't being rude? I made this thread just as a suggestion.. I wasnt in anyway nasty and unappreciative.

Dude. Stop. You're digging your own grave; let her give you advice. And don't react that way, she will only turn on you at some point.

So quit while you're at it.

A ban hammer will come down, eventually, so chill the hell out. Now.

 

[Kaiser]

I tried helping Kaiser on these things, but he just wouldn't listen. I just left him well alone.

When was that?

 

[Carlos]

When was that?

Oh, nononono. No. NO. Don't go there.

 

[Kaiser]

Oh, nononono. No. NO. Don't go there.

What do you mean dont go there? If you are making up stupid lies of course I am going to, in what way did you try to help me?

 

[steven s]

This is what Private Conversation is for.

 

[Peggy]

Dude. Stop. You're digging your own grave; let her give you advice. And don't react that way, she will only turn on you at some point.

Naw I don't turn on anyone. I just stop talking to them if the tick nme off enough.

 

[Carlos]

What do you mean dont go there? If you are making up stupid lies of course I am going to, in what way did you try to help me?

Oh. NOW I am lying? Oh, NOW I am making things up!? Okay. Go get banned for all I freakin' care.

 

[Kier]

Bye bye this thread.