Spam getting worse here? - WickedFire - Affiliate Marketing Forum

penguinbc · 01-28-2012, 01:34 PM

Is it just me or is spam getting worse around here?

Is there something we can do like not let new members start threads until they have 10 posts or until they have been here a week?

There should be some VB plugins or whatever that are easily implementable.

r3p1v · 01-28-2012, 01:47 PM

Yeah, earlier today the whole shooting the shit section was full of spam threads

pIZZaBOY · 01-28-2012, 01:48 PM

Spammers complaining about spammers hehe

Hale.Pane · 01-28-2012, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by pIZZaBOY

Spammers complaining about spammers hehe

^This.

Dark Cognitive · 01-28-2012, 01:55 PM

It was rediculous earlier on. Whole page full of Watch 'X' streaming online free threads.

I agree that a simple block on allowing brand new members to create threads until they post 'x' amount of times would solve a lot of the automated spam.

Kimberly:P · 01-28-2012, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pIZZaBOY

Spammers complaining about spammers hehe

^^LOL

dtea206 · 01-28-2012, 02:02 PM

Some idiot probably got banned and now is now making WF his personal project.

Fiver · 01-28-2012, 02:02 PM

Why is this section of WF even allowed to be indexed? It can only be contributing to the spam.

mimoza3 · 01-28-2012, 03:53 PM

is was pretty bad today, the whole "shooting the shit" section was full of it.
looks like something personal, it does not make sense to spam the same links over and over again.

DrewEnds · 01-28-2012, 03:56 PM

Yeah, it's getting pretty bad. Last night some person spammed 18 posts.

Simplepro · 01-28-2012, 03:58 PM

Not on the note of spam ... but on the quality of threads. I ve been saying for a long time we need to fuckin ban foreign IP addys ... They can still access it through proxy or VPS but at least make some of these poor quality posters do some work.

seodon · 01-28-2012, 04:20 PM

I used to report spammers and .Hack used to ban their IP too, though they are not stopping...
Agree they should have some posts restrictions to open a new thread.

subigo · 01-28-2012, 07:16 PM

Spam? In STS? Never.

Grindstone · 01-28-2012, 07:19 PM

Anybody got a feed for the fights?

learningcurve · 01-28-2012, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Grindstone

Anybody got a feed for the fights?

lol

No, but I can give you a link to one.

Johnathan · 01-28-2012, 07:29 PM

Why did it take so long for someone to point this out?

harrymouni · 01-28-2012, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnathan

Why did it take so long for someone to point this out?

because people are slowly giving up on WF unfortunately.

seomasterman1 · 01-28-2012, 07:54 PM

I posted this on another section...

Can xRumer and all the other forum posting tools beat out those captcha things where you have to complete the puzzle (Move the little puzzle pieces to depict an image)?

danke · 01-28-2012, 08:02 PM

The only captcha suitable suitable for WF is one that makes you dickroll yourself and report the random number of spins that were shown.

cardine · 01-28-2012, 08:50 PM

Make it so you can't start a thread until you have at least 5 posts.
Problem solved.

Andrew Scherer · 01-28-2012, 08:54 PM

there is no spam here

pIZZaBOY · 01-28-2012, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cardine

Make it so you can't start a thread until you have at least 5 posts.
Problem solved.

Why not more? Low post limits always result in lots of shitty posts, like the BHW 15 post's to PM or something like that, the forum is full of "nice post" replies.

If you go to something like 50-100, you're dealing with threads started by people who are actually invested in the community and deserve some responses to their inquiries or what have you.

theflash · 01-28-2012, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by pIZZaBOY

Spammers complaining about spammers hehe

This ^^

kamired2 · 01-29-2012, 03:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pIZZaBOY

Why not more? Low post limits always result in lots of shitty posts, like the BHW 15 post's to PM or something like that, the forum is full of "nice post" replies.

If you go to something like 50-100, you're dealing with threads started by people who are actually invested in the community and deserve some responses to their inquiries or what have you.

nah people will just do the 50 or 100 posts that it takes them to get more privileges.

I know the staff here are lazy asses and no one really gives a shit but if you want to actually fight this kind of shit you have to look at a whole bunch of characteristics of a user and not make that algorithm public.

cardine · 01-29-2012, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by kamired2

nah people will just do the 50 or 100 posts that it takes them to get more privileges.

xrumer won't be doing that.

Dwight Schrute · 01-29-2012, 03:55 AM

We should start a rule for new members:

No posts until you have at least 10 posts. That should reduce the amount of spam and shit threads.

stumpyb · 01-29-2012, 04:54 AM

lol

kamired2 · 01-29-2012, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cardine

xrumer won't be doing that.

yeah that's what i addressed in my second paragraph. Getting rid of shit posters should be second priority to getting rid of spammers though

mimoza3 · 01-29-2012, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by harrymouni

because people are slowly giving up on WF unfortunately.

what makes you think that?

thosmi · 01-29-2012, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwight Schrute

We should start a rule for new members:

No posts until you have at least 10 posts. That should reduce the amount of spam and shit threads.

Exactly. This way no new member could post at all (vicious cycle).

fixie · 01-29-2012, 07:31 AM

Give me delete thread privileges and I will help in sorting these threads out during AM hours (CET time).

dmnEPC · 01-29-2012, 12:02 PM

funnel all new members to a newbie section, and not allowing them to post on the rest of the site until they have made 10 relavant posts in that new section

AdHustler · 01-29-2012, 12:16 PM

Yea the spam has been bad but it takes so damn long to one touch ban them that its harder to get rid of fast

Dwight Schrute · 01-29-2012, 01:29 PM

I propose that all WF Premium Members have thread delete privileges.

seodon · 01-29-2012, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwight Schrute

I propose that all WF Premium Members have thread delete privileges.

This

kamired2 · 01-29-2012, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwight Schrute

I propose that all WF Premium Members have thread delete privileges.

I think it's a bit unfair to limit such privileges to those that can afford WFP

seohug · 01-29-2012, 03:50 PM

One more vote to x number of posts before you can start a thread.

IceToEskimos · 01-29-2012, 04:01 PM

One more vote to x number of posts before you can start a thread.

Everyone always says "read before you ask"...this would ensure that new members do that, as well as reducing the spam if the threshold was high enough.

ShadowCaster · 01-29-2012, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kamired2

I think it's a bit unfair to limit such privileges to those that can afford WFP

We wouldn't want no poor peasants here anyway..

dmnEPC · 01-29-2012, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kamired2

I think it's a bit unfair to limit such privileges to those that can afford WFP

perhaps you could try e-whoring and you might be able to afford the privileges afforded to WFP members

kamired2 · 01-29-2012, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IceToEskimos

One more vote to x number of posts before you can start a thread.

Everyone always says "read before you ask"...this would ensure that new members do that, as well as reducing the spam if the threshold was high enough.

I vote that only those with less than 10 posts can open new threads.

jeffrey · 01-29-2012, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kamired2

I vote that only those with less than 10 posts can open new threads.

I vote you been slayed by our leader .Hack

dmnEPC · 01-29-2012, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffrey

I vote you been slayed by our leader .Hack

second

01-28-2012, 01:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
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01-28-2012, 03:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
mimoza3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Home Posts: 727 iTrader: 23 / 100%	is was pretty bad today, the whole "shooting the shit" section was full of it. looks like something personal, it does not make sense to spam the same links over and over again. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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01-28-2012, 03:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
Simplepro chicka chicka wassup Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 90 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Not on the note of spam ... but on the quality of threads. I ve been saying for a long time we need to fuckin ban foreign IP addys ... They can still access it through proxy or VPS but at least make some of these poor quality posters do some work. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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01-28-2012, 07:54 PM	#18 (permalink)
seomasterman1 Pimp SEO Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Behind the computer Posts: 541 iTrader: 76 / 100%	I posted this on another section... Can xRumer and all the other forum posting tools beat out those captcha things where you have to complete the puzzle (Move the little puzzle pieces to depict an image)? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Pimp Keywords http://bit.ly/JLHr7k \| Pimp Profile Backlinks http://bit.ly/sDNvc4 \| Pimp Article Submission http://bit.ly/vomo7l

01-28-2012, 08:02 PM	#19 (permalink)
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01-28-2012, 08:50 PM	#20 (permalink)
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01-28-2012, 08:54 PM	#21 (permalink)
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01-29-2012, 03:55 AM	#26 (permalink)
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dmnEPC C.R.E.A.M. Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,868 iTrader: 0 / 0%	funnel all new members to a newbie section, and not allowing them to post on the rest of the site until they have made 10 relavant posts in that new section Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-29-2012, 12:16 PM	#33 (permalink)
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01-29-2012, 01:29 PM	#34 (permalink)
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