Official Site Question Dump

[A3n]

I just received a "spam" private message. How can they do that?

Ban hammer needs to fall on SarahRori.

 

[IAmBatman]

Got it.

 

[Yodaking]

I got it too and opened it. It was a thesis on something or another. Like who do they think is going to read a book sent to them by a stranger that they didn't ask for?

 

[Ninja Status]

I've noticed multiple new accounts popping up on the website recently, most with inappropriate bios/signatures advertising adult sites.

One just posted these in my repaint thread. If an admin could delete these posts I'd appreciate it, didn't see an active mod in the forum.

 

[Taeblewalker]

I've noticed multiple new accounts popping up on the website recently, most with inappropriate bios/signatures advertising adult sites.

One just posted these in my repaint thread. If an admin could delete these posts I'd appreciate it, didn't see an active mod in the forum.

The same thing happened in our NYC Gang of Four thread.

 

[TGRF]

I've noticed multiple new accounts popping up on the website recently, most with inappropriate bios/signatures advertising adult sites.

One just posted these in my repaint thread. If an admin could delete these posts I'd appreciate it, didn't see an active mod in the forum.

The same thing happened in our NYC Gang of Four thread.

@Xotli or @Dysole or @IAmBatman should be able to blast them into oblivion shortly.

~TGRF.

 

[Agent Minivann]

The best practice is always to report the post(s).

 

[Dysole]

Report Card

When you report a post (or private message), admins are notified and one of us will resolve it as soon as we're able.

~Dysole, informationally

 

[flameslayer93]

Wait, you can report PMs? Never noticed that.

 

[Xorlof]

Reporting spam PMs is VERY helpful to us. PM spam is the reason our email notifications of PMs, mentions, replies, subscriptions, digests, etc stops working sometimes. (How this causes that effect is kinda long for a phone post).

Pretty please DO report any and all PM spam you receive!

 

[TGRF]

I never actually knew PM spam was a thing until now... never received any.

~TGRF.

 

[superfrog]

Is it possible to auto-ban anybody with a username ending in -"fuh"?

Or alternatively is it possible to have some kind of bot filtering system like "name any heroscape character" to stop their registration?

This site is getting hit really hard these days and it's getting noticeably annoying.

 

[Ninja Status]

Or alternatively is it possible to have some kind of bot filtering system like "name any heroscape character" to stop their registration?

I thought a questionnaire was already in place? I remember having to choose a HeroScape character upon registration, but perhaps that system changed.

 

[superfrog]

Huh. I just tried creating a new account, and I had to answer a question about how much defense Deadeye Dan would roll in some scenario. Really weird that bots are getting through.

 

[Muskie]

Soulborgs trying to take over everything!!! Q9 is on the loose in the internet!!

 

[TGRF]

Is it possible to auto-ban anybody with a username ending in -"fuh"?

Or alternatively is it possible to have some kind of bot filtering system like "name any heroscape character" to stop their registration?

This site is getting hit really hard these days and it's getting noticeably annoying.

I have noticed an upspike in bot numbers too. Virus giving botters more time at the computer I guess...

~TGRF.

 

[OEAO]

Looks like “subrekesk plus some numbers” is the new wave of bots. Saw about 20 online when I woke up this morning.

 

[lefton4ya]

Huh. I just tried creating a new account, and I had to answer a question about how much defense Deadeye Dan would roll in some scenario. Really weird that bots are getting through.

@Xorlof, @Xotli, @truth

Maybe some spam server saved the answer to above either by a person figuring it out or brute force. If you change the question and answer to be a word (maybe name of figure that is not in dictionary) it might cut down on bot creation.

 

[TGRF]

Huh. I just tried creating a new account, and I had to answer a question about how much defense Deadeye Dan would roll in some scenario. Really weird that bots are getting through.

@Xorlof, @Xotli, @truth

Maybe some spam server saved the answer to above either by a person figuring it out or brute force. If you change the question and answer to be a word (maybe name of figure that is not in dictionary) it might cut down on bot creation.

Or double down and put two questions. Like make one the name of a Valkyrie and one the name of a wave or something. Throwing out ideas...

~TGRF.

 

[Porkins]

Or ask an open ended question like: Who is your favorite HS figure and why?