The Spam-Bots are KILLIN me, son!

[1963 Owtlaw]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

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.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by 1963 Owtlaw

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!

[1963 Owtlaw]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

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

CTFU! Preach!

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by 1963 Owtlaw

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!

Originally Posted by 1963 Owtlaw

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.

[thetalady]

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

[Nanners52674]

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

[33girl]

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

[carnation]

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.

[hathorlive]

Originally Posted by carnation

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.

[SydneyK]

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?

[TPA85]

Make it stop!!!

[tinydancer]

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.

[thetalady]

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

[ASTalumna06]

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.

[honeychile]

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