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Reporting spam posts

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Thank you all for helping us by reporting the random spam posts. We are doing our best to stay on top of deleting them in a timely manner and blocking the posters. Your assistance in reporting them is appreciated.
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Does the registration process have anti-spam stuff?

I’ve seen other forums use team trivia. How many Super Bowl wins do the XYZ have? Or maybe a captcha that needs completed.
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They're multiplying up in here.
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Snake wrote: Tue Oct 12, 2021 8:12 am Does the registration process have anti-spam stuff?

I’ve seen other forums use team trivia. How many Super Bowl wins do the XYZ have? Or maybe a captcha that needs completed.
It works until the bots figure out the answer, then the answer is spread and you're inundated again.

The most foolproof way is to manually approve each and every new member before they're allowed to post. But that has a ton of drawbacks, too.
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nybf wrote: Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:37 am
Snake wrote: Tue Oct 12, 2021 8:12 am Does the registration process have anti-spam stuff?

I’ve seen other forums use team trivia. How many Super Bowl wins do the XYZ have? Or maybe a captcha that needs completed.
The most foolproof way is to manually approve each and every new member before they're allowed to post. But that has a ton of drawbacks, too.
Seems like the best way to go.

Do it Dom!
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We are working on it today as we nuke the current spam as well.
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The old board appeared possessed by spammers and hackers. I hope that does not happen here. Thanks for all your hard work in keeping this place free of that.
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New measures seem to be working for now.

Please make sure to report any spam threads.
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