I found this site many years ago because I'm a GLO alum. I noticed the spam thread and decided to mention that there are ways to mitigate the problem, in case the "administrator dude" wasn't aware. And since this has been an on-going issue, I thought I would share my experience.

Seriously though, who talks like this? Homes?

Actually, my sorority does this on our website. Whenever you register for something, pay dues, etc. it has a simple addition problem to solve and there's a message like: to prove you are a human, please answer this question.

Folks post how they talk, home's.

If you seen this site years ago, why didn't you join then?

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Please leave 1963 Owtlaw alone. We need him here for entertainment value :rolleyes:

For real, tho. Dude started that fundraiser. Dude also said he would start giving mofos avatars in exchange for some loot. I remember dude sayin some shit like "Due to the high demands of payroll I need y'all to sow a seed of whatever y'all can..." Or some shit like that. Then he said he was hittin mofos up either through PayPal or a credit card. That's why I assumed moderators got a paycheck. I'll bet dude will eventually start charging muthafuggas because he said the shit is high as hell to keep active. Dude probably got overdraft fees coming out his ass LOL!

Moderators and super moderators DO NOT get paid to serve as such on GC.

So all this time, dude wasn't payin y'all? That's scandalous as hell. Forget I said I wanted to be a moderator then LOL. I thought y'all had set times that y'all would log on to moderate and every two weeks dude would direct deposit y'all some loot for y'alls services of at least 6 hunnid in the bank.

The way some people act over being a moderator you'd think they got paid!

CTFU! Preach!

Ahhhhhh make it stop!

THANK YOU to whichever mod got rid of the spammer who bumped a gillion threads today!!

Would it be possible to block the introduction section on the main list of updated threads that shows on the homepage?

That's what I've proposed several times (here and in MC).

That's good but some of those guys start spamming all the forums once they become regular members, like that michellewhoever from last week or all those medical spammers in 2012. I'd like to know what that guy hathor was talking about--how there are some more tools available now for owners of these boards to block spammers.

The owner of the board can just google "vbulletin spambots fix" and get instructions on how to add things to the mix that make it hard for spambots to get around. I personally have a forum running on PHPBB, which has the same issues with spammers. I just added a line in the registration about something specific to my forum that everyone knows, but spammers usually don't. It could be something as easy as "what does 1 plus 1 equal". Or a Greek themed question that everyone knows.

I'm a computer girl, but most non computer programmer types can add these measures fairly easily, by following instruction guides that the VBulletin gurus have created for non techies.

We went from having to moderate every new user account and getting 15 spam accounts a day to having NONE. It's really a great way to fix the problem.

Again, not selling anything. I have no motive for suggesting this, other than past experience. And not wanting to sort thorough tons of spam every morning.

So. Much. Spam. UGH.
Did something change recently? It just seems like we've seen more than usual lately.

John, are you familiar with what hathorlive talked about? Can Nanner's and 33girl's suggestion be implemented?

Make it stop!!!

I am reporting all the spam I see and will continue until this problem is fixed. It just makes GC less enjoyable when we have to wade through all the crap.

UGH... 23 spam threads on the home page now :-(

Ahhhhhh honestly.. this is really annoying now. In the last few days, I've come to GC on more than one occasion and immediately left because of all the spam.

I am pointing my virtual Uzi at the spammers at this point!

Ditto. I really want the ability to block/ignore the Introductions threads.

I don't look at the introductions threads at all. Why do you go there? I have it bookmarked to go to a list of all the forums. This link here: http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/

I don't see any spam.

Thanks for the tip! I always go to the homepage, so I see the threads with the newest posts, including all of the new spammers who each have started a separate thread in Introductions..

Can we at least get rid of all the symbol crap messages?

(Answering my own question - obviously we can't)

Thanks to the current spamer who has posted to multiple discussion threads, you've blocked your idiotic content from my work computer. I wish these people would find a more productive hobby. :rolleyes:

Cue the spam bots... 3.....2.....1....

OK guys, let's push down the spam by posting!

Whomp whomp whomp, spam-tastic!

Wow - stopped counting at 60 spam threads today ...

It's really bad right now. John, help!

Yikes!!! This is really bad. I guess the spam jam irritators have nothing else to do today.

has it ever gone on this long?

No! So thank you, James!

Not again!!

Well at least I can practice my French...

It's never ending tonight. Yikes!

I'm sure it is pointless for me to say that other boards I frequent have NO SPAM EVER so it is possible. I'll just say it anyway.