We have been under assault by "bot spammers". These are programs that get past the registration verification and then post spam. We have banned literally hundreds of users in the last few weeks. Jeff Pearce is on a mission...
We have taken several very strong steps.
These guys aren't going to screw this place up.
Carry on...
We have taken several very strong steps.
- Currently all registrations require manual approval.
- Any email ending in @gmail.com just isn't getting in here. Half of our spammers use @gmail.com This creates a problem for legitimate new registrations but we don't have a choice right now. They will have to find a new email.
- We banned several @.ru (russian domain) emails also.
- We changed from image verification to 2 challenge questions.
- We have been adding dozens of IPs to the banned list.
- I have contacted the host and a vbulletin consultant for some assistance.
These guys aren't going to screw this place up.
Carry on...