Post by Alan on Jan 4, 2024 17:05:34 GMT
Just in case anyone caught sight of the spam posts today. I’ve only just checked the forum for the first time today so hadn’t seen them until now, but could see they’d been there for five hours.
As usual, I’ve banned IP addresses used by guest users posting spam and deleted their posts. Any spammers actually registering (as one did today) I ban both user and IP address and then delete their posts. It’s an ongoing battle though - there are always going to be more spammers!!
I also periodically delete any members that have made no posts. As anyone can see posts on the forum, whether registered or not, there’s no obvious advantage in registering (though I think non-members can’t view members’ profiles - I therefore delete members with no posts for security reasons). To me, the only reason to register is if you want to post something (and as you can still post as a guest user, even this isn’t a requirement). Also, some just register and don’t log in again, which I don’t understand. Why go to that trouble? I don’t ban IP addresses so any such user I delete can re-register. Generally it’s only spammers I ban.
As usual, I’ve banned IP addresses used by guest users posting spam and deleted their posts. Any spammers actually registering (as one did today) I ban both user and IP address and then delete their posts. It’s an ongoing battle though - there are always going to be more spammers!!
I also periodically delete any members that have made no posts. As anyone can see posts on the forum, whether registered or not, there’s no obvious advantage in registering (though I think non-members can’t view members’ profiles - I therefore delete members with no posts for security reasons). To me, the only reason to register is if you want to post something (and as you can still post as a guest user, even this isn’t a requirement). Also, some just register and don’t log in again, which I don’t understand. Why go to that trouble? I don’t ban IP addresses so any such user I delete can re-register. Generally it’s only spammers I ban.