Spam

Stefan said:
Are there moderation tools for approving new users / first posts?
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Some seem to go into the approval queue, some don't. I've no idea what governs that. When a user is new, I can spam clean all their threads and delete the user with a button press, but as soon as they've made a certain number of posts that option goes away. So the forum is really bad software tbh. Without @Chris Kelleher 's level of access I doubt there's much I can do without lots and lots of clicks.
 
Check new profile posts and the members... and pfff what a spambot mess, maybe its time to close progresstalk.com down?

You really need some moderation tools, first seen and last seen within a week -> delete. I think you will be left with less than 1% of the current "members".
 
Stefan said:
Check new profile posts and the members... and pfff what a spambot mess, maybe its time to close progresstalk.com down?

You really need some moderation tools, first seen and last seen within a week -> delete. I think you will be left with less than 1% of the current "members".
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I've been on at Chris for a while (years) to say I need more access as ultimately he's not keeping this place alive other than when there's hosting issues.
 
Stefan said:
maybe its time to close progresstalk.com down
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I would hate to see that. Yes, the site could do with some more hands-on administration. But occasional spam aside, historically this site has had a very good signal-to-noise ratio. There is a lot of valuable content in all the posts of the regulars. It would be a shame to see that body of work disappear into the ether.
 
Rob Fitzpatrick said:
I would hate to see that. Yes, the site could do with some more hands-on administration. But occasional spam aside, historically this site has had a very good signal-to-noise ratio. There is a lot of valuable content in all the posts of the regulars. It would be a shame to see that body of work disappear into the ether.
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Luckily the spam hits the posts not too often, but hurray, let's welcome hotty new member Eisha - this new member spam stream is constant. This site has 15 thousand members. I doubt that even 5% is real.
 
Don't forget that there are undoubtedly a very large number of read-only members, not to mention no-longer-working-with-Progress, and other reasons to no longer come here ... including deceased.
 
tamhas said:
Don't forget that there are undoubtedly a very large number of read-only members, not to mention no-longer-working-with-Progress, and other reasons to no longer come here ... including deceased.
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Sure, but very large related to 15 thousand members? Doubtful.

The spam (sleeper) accounts are easily identified by various criteria:

- join date = last visit date
- join date and last visit date are at most a month apart
- zero posts
- member profiles with hyperlinks containing escort or keto or various other terms
 
Today a spambot that had been dormant for TEN years was activated and posted a first spam post. Grabbing some popcorn to see what exciting offers will be presented this weekend.
 
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