05-13-2009, 11:48 PM
05-14-2009, 12:29 AM
sorry... I updated the registration and testing out the spam filter... guess there's still some kinks.
Unfortunately, it's hard to manually approve people and catch everyone who's not spam. I hate missing legitimate new registrants.
Unfortunately, it's hard to manually approve people and catch everyone who's not spam. I hate missing legitimate new registrants.
05-14-2009, 03:24 AM
I wonder, can you set up a custom challenge / response type registration system with this forum software? :huh:
NefCanuck
NefCanuck
05-14-2009, 04:21 AM
darkpuppet,May 13 2009, 09:29 AM Wrote:sorry... I updated the registration and testing out the spam filter... guess there's still some kinks.
Unfortunately, it's hard to manually approve people and catch everyone who's not spam. I hate missing legitimate new registrants.
[right][snapback]287273[/snapback][/right]
Is there any way to set up an invitation system that facilitates joining (bypasses some of the hurdles) ... I come across lots of guys who might be interested and sending them a link would make it easy.
05-14-2009, 06:44 AM
right now, I've opened up the registration once again... for the time being.
I've been working on a prototype anti-spam thing that any user of the board could mark as spam and lock out spam users, e-mails and IPs... with an admin override.
So basically, everyone who first registers gets a button that displays with their first 50 posts that lets you report them as spammers.
Once 2 hits are made, the account is restricted until a mod reviews the account -- if the mod confirms the spam, the user is deleted, the IP, e-mail and whatnot are banned and life goes on.
If a mod approves the post, the profile is flagged as good and the button goes away.
As things stand, I have a prototype board setup, and I've started the development of the feature... hopefully sometime in July I can roll it out.
Another anti-spamming technique is to put several generated images and quiz the user on their orientation and order -- two things bots aren't very good at... I'm hoping some board devs implement it, because that's more complicated than I have time for.
I've been working on a prototype anti-spam thing that any user of the board could mark as spam and lock out spam users, e-mails and IPs... with an admin override.
So basically, everyone who first registers gets a button that displays with their first 50 posts that lets you report them as spammers.
Once 2 hits are made, the account is restricted until a mod reviews the account -- if the mod confirms the spam, the user is deleted, the IP, e-mail and whatnot are banned and life goes on.
If a mod approves the post, the profile is flagged as good and the button goes away.
As things stand, I have a prototype board setup, and I've started the development of the feature... hopefully sometime in July I can roll it out.
Another anti-spamming technique is to put several generated images and quiz the user on their orientation and order -- two things bots aren't very good at... I'm hoping some board devs implement it, because that's more complicated than I have time for.