SPAM! what can we do about it?

[CornPuff]

AAAGH!

Heya Admins!

I know you are aware of spam that we get from some spam bots or low paid shills. Is there anything we can do about this epedemic? I'm sorta curiious from an academic standpoint of what other boards do about it.

It seems the current approach is Wack-a-mole, in which an admin hits spammers with a hammer whenever they pop-up. Its just that there seems to be more and more spammers...

I just want to know whats going on to combat this plague of the internet, if anything can be done.

[Hahnarama]

well if it's turkey spam you can ad taco seasoning to it and fry up some tasty Turkey Taco burgers.

[LilNewbie]

Originally Posted by Hahnarama

well if it's turkey spam you can ad taco seasoning to it and fry up some tasty Turkey Taco burgers.

Dang it, Hahn! That sounds good....


Thanks for being concerned about this site, CornPuff. We do take spam seriously and take steps to minimize how much gets through but you can't stop it all. We do not allow guests to post which helps. When an account posts spam, the offending account is immediately banned and the thread is deleted. We also have other ways of banning an account. Any ideas for dealing with this issue (and any other issues) are greatly appreciated but place them in the Site Improvement thread linked below:

http://heroscapers.com/community/sho...=846&start=180

Thanks,
Newb.

[D-Dyzzle]

wait did monkeyfish get banned for his quote me thread?

whatever i did, i didnt do it!

[Gambit]

i think(hope really) that he was talking about those @#$%! that join, make only one post,ever,even if they didnt get banned right away, full of links adertising some stupid product that nobody cares about

boo.

[Codeman]

I just open the can and cut a slice about 1/4" thick then then fry it.

[Gambit]

since were on the suject, i pickel it then feed it to my dog, of coarse then she has to stay out side for several hours due to farting



i would never feed spam of any type to my dog, my little bro did once and she thew up that night

[ChaosChild]

What can you do about spam?

Start a thread about spam problems and watch it gravitate to that thread.

Problem solved.

[funrun]

Originally Posted by CornPuff

AAAGH!

Heya Admins!

I know you are aware of spam that we get from some spam bots or low paid shills. Is there anything we can do about this epedemic? I'm sorta curiious from an academic standpoint of what other boards do about it.

It seems the current approach is Wack-a-mole, in which an admin hits spammers with a hammer whenever they pop-up. Its just that there seems to be more and more spammers...

I just want to know whats going on to combat this plague of the internet, if anything can be done.

Wack-a-mole it is! I don't know what else to do as of now. I haven't really noticed it being a problem here, yet I haven't really been here much lately either. If you see a spammer, report it here. I will keep a watch on this thread.

[bunjee]

On of the best things anyone can do about spam threads/links, etc is don't click the links!!!! and pm mods.

[deliverymanxas]

Originally Posted by CornPuff

AAAGH!

Heya Admins!

I know you are aware of spam that we get from some spam bots or low paid shills. Is there anything we can do about this epedemic? I'm sorta curiious from an academic standpoint of what other boards do about it.

It seems the current approach is Wack-a-mole, in which an admin hits spammers with a hammer whenever they pop-up. Its just that there seems to be more and more spammers...

I just want to know whats going on to combat this plague of the internet, if anything can be done.

Throw it all away!!!

Well, I would anyway...I work at Hormel. It gets real old when you work around it.