Not sure what is going on but.....
#31

Another dandy. I ran the signature link through net tools. The server comes back as being located in Romania. Kinda figured as much since .bg is Bulgaria
https://www.huntingnet.com/forum/members/belahris.html
https://www.huntingnet.com/forum/members/belahris.html
Last edited by Gm54-120; 06-25-2018 at 04:33 PM.
#32

It appears as long as you can post links in your sig they just flock here like moths to a flame.
https://www.huntingnet.com/forum/mem...eeloffler.html
https://www.huntingnet.com/forum/mem...eeloffler.html
#34
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 557

Hi guys,
How much spam are we talking about? Since you are here a lot more than any admin, I thought I would get an idea of the volume. Are we talking a few spam posts a day? Or a lot more than that?
No site is spam free. We are an open community that anyone can sign up for. Spam comes with the territory. We have a lot of technology that eliminates 99% of the spam before you ever even see it! So, if there is a LOT coming through, maybe something is broken. But I can tell you, looking around, there is not a lot being reported. Which leads me to believe that it's working as designed. But you tell me -- what's the daily volume?
How much spam are we talking about? Since you are here a lot more than any admin, I thought I would get an idea of the volume. Are we talking a few spam posts a day? Or a lot more than that?
No site is spam free. We are an open community that anyone can sign up for. Spam comes with the territory. We have a lot of technology that eliminates 99% of the spam before you ever even see it! So, if there is a LOT coming through, maybe something is broken. But I can tell you, looking around, there is not a lot being reported. Which leads me to believe that it's working as designed. But you tell me -- what's the daily volume?
#35
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 557

...also this is the wrong place for a thread dealing with technical issues or mod issues. If you keep posting stuff randomly around the site, nobody will see it (which is why this is the first reply from admin that you're seeing).
Please post in the technical support forum, thank you!
I'll move this there.
Please post in the technical support forum, thank you!
I'll move this there.
#36

Well Ibobi if you look back up at post #4 you will see i reported 2 spammers that took more than 5 days before anyone did anything about them. I also know you were logged in after i reported them. Im certain i reported one of them twice.
Since that post i have listed several new profile links that are almost certainly spammers but they haven't posted yet. They just have "spam links" in their profile. I thought the ability to post signature links was somehow addressed before the last forum software update. Since they havent broken any rules (technically) and they haven't posted its pretty hard to report them.
Since that post i have listed several new profile links that are almost certainly spammers but they haven't posted yet. They just have "spam links" in their profile. I thought the ability to post signature links was somehow addressed before the last forum software update. Since they havent broken any rules (technically) and they haven't posted its pretty hard to report them.
#37
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 557

Software changes require admin or site admin privileges although you can grant a person certain access with some forum software. Prevention is mostly a admin duty unless its something like responding to an email to get registration/post approval. Ive seen very active forums use things including email and a certain post count in a "newbie" section before they can post anywhere else. If spammers are forced to post in a "newbie zone" first they are easy to spot.
No signature line until you reach 25 posts
No posting links, photos or videos until you reach 25 posts
No access to classifieds until you reach 25 posts
All of the above can be set to where a mod or more commonly a super mod must grant permission. The person just needs to PM or email them. It pretty easy to spot some guy that claims to be from NY but his IP comes back as China or India....This aint rocket science.
First 5 posts need to be in the newbie section before you can post anywhere else. (This can be setup through a software extension) Some forums call this things like "Introduce Yourself"
No signature line until you reach 25 posts
No posting links, photos or videos until you reach 25 posts
No access to classifieds until you reach 25 posts
All of the above can be set to where a mod or more commonly a super mod must grant permission. The person just needs to PM or email them. It pretty easy to spot some guy that claims to be from NY but his IP comes back as China or India....This aint rocket science.
First 5 posts need to be in the newbie section before you can post anywhere else. (This can be setup through a software extension) Some forums call this things like "Introduce Yourself"
We already have some restrictions on posting links and photos as a new member. I will review them.
I will explore creating a new usergroup for newbies that does not have a signature. It's not as easy as you describe, and involved more than flipping a switch or two.
Overall, there might be a few things we can do to tighten the spam up a bit, but as has been pointed out, the reason you're noticing a relatively small amount of spam is because the forums are not very active right now, not because there is so much spam. As hunting season returns, you'll notice it less.
#38
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 557

I would bet money this is a spammer that just registered.
https://www.huntingnet.com/forum/mem...webstudio.html
https://www.huntingnet.com/forum/mem...webstudio.html
#39

As a moderator this is one of the more frustrating issues that we deal with .And it's been an issue for a while .
I see spam and I erase it. Members report spam, etc. But admin essentially tells us that it's not a big deal, or that it's normal.
I'm not smart enough to know what's normal or not. So I have to take admins word on that.
For the members: erasing spam is time consuming. I really do wish I could do more. But sometimes there really isn't enough time to go through all the threads and new members to try to catch them all.
You can easily spend over an hour a day doing this and still not keep up... I honestly don't have an hour a day to do that . But I try to do what I can.
C.I. can vouch for the time it takes if he returns to this thread .
-Jake
I see spam and I erase it. Members report spam, etc. But admin essentially tells us that it's not a big deal, or that it's normal.
I'm not smart enough to know what's normal or not. So I have to take admins word on that.
For the members: erasing spam is time consuming. I really do wish I could do more. But sometimes there really isn't enough time to go through all the threads and new members to try to catch them all.
You can easily spend over an hour a day doing this and still not keep up... I honestly don't have an hour a day to do that . But I try to do what I can.
C.I. can vouch for the time it takes if he returns to this thread .
-Jake
#40

As a moderator this is one of the more frustrating issues that we deal with .And it's been an issue for a while .
I see spam and I erase it. Members report spam, etc. But admin essentially tells us that it's not a big deal, or that it's normal.
I'm not smart enough to know what's normal or not. So I have to take admins word on that.
For the members: erasing spam is time consuming. I really do wish I could do more. But sometimes there really isn't enough time to go through all the threads and new members to try to catch them all.
You can easily spend over an hour a day doing this and still not keep up... I honestly don't have an hour a day to do that . But I try to do what I can.
C.I. can vouch for the time it takes if he returns to this thread .
-Jake
I see spam and I erase it. Members report spam, etc. But admin essentially tells us that it's not a big deal, or that it's normal.
I'm not smart enough to know what's normal or not. So I have to take admins word on that.
For the members: erasing spam is time consuming. I really do wish I could do more. But sometimes there really isn't enough time to go through all the threads and new members to try to catch them all.
You can easily spend over an hour a day doing this and still not keep up... I honestly don't have an hour a day to do that . But I try to do what I can.
C.I. can vouch for the time it takes if he returns to this thread .
-Jake
Edit: I'll add this and then go fishing...one suggestion I will make is to develop a way for the mods to access the latest members who have signed up. To eliminate a spammer they have to be seen by a mod and right now only the last new member is visible at the bottom of the screen as well as current members still on line. If a spammer signs up at 2 am and another signs up at 3 am by the time any mod comes on line the first will be gone from view and possibly many others since they were replaced at the bottom newest member slot. Once they sign generally they access their profile a few times then sign off and come right back and sign on another membership and so on. If the mods had a tool to see any member who signed up in the last 24 hours they could quickly go through them and sift the spammers out. Right now if anyone clicks on the membership lists thousands of pages come up and they are listed 0 posts first but in alphabetical order. If you click posts it changes the filter and shows the top posters by count. If there was something that sorted by time of membership starting with the newest it would be easier for a mod to look at them and deal with spammers. Good luck
Last edited by Champlain Islander; 06-27-2018 at 04:19 AM.