footgoose Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 I unfollowed everything in forums and topics. I am spam free today, but not pleased I had to do that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Certainly, then, Followed Content is what creates the notifications. Otherwise, once again, I spoke too soon about the effectiveness of our efforts to stop the leak in the dike. I just flagged ten accounts, that were created in the last four hours, with over four hundred posts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 9 hours ago, pete roper said: @#!#$# me lonesome! Three or four pages in one hit today! Can anyone explain what these idiots are hoping to achieve? Because I can't understand it! @pete roper, Th best explanation for the disruptive tactic was provided by @audiomick: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Jaap Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 I was away for a few days, but I will look into this tomorrow again, but then a bit more thoroughly. this will be my first go-to: https://invisioncommunity.com/4guides/security-and-rules/spam-prevention-r9/ Hopefully this will help, but if not not I will search for a payed spam prevention plugin. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowRyter Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 what the hell was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstallons Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 OMG , I spent 45 good minutes dumping/erasing THE TRAVEL JUNK from my forum this AM . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 18 minutes ago, gstallons said: OMG , I spent 45 good minutes dumping/erasing THE TRAVEL JUNK from my forum this AM . I'm not exactly sure what that means, but if you log on and see obvious, unwanted spam posts, be patient as they will be hidden/deleted as soon as the account is flagged. Unfortunately, I have to get a few hours sleep and these multiple, malicious accounts can create well over 100 posts, each, in that time. Not that your Operator, er, "Moderator" is sleeping much, lately . . . 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstallons Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 IDK how to flag it but I know how to erase it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, gstallons said: IDK how to flag it but I know how to erase it. Understood. If you just wait a while (a few hours in your case), the unwanted posts will just all go away once I flag the mal-user accounts. "Whack-a-Mole" until we can produce a solution to this infiltration. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Seriously, now, if you are getting "notifications"/(i.e. - email) of these malicious posts, change the preferences in your account: Manage Followed Content ("unfollow"). If you are seeing pages of these malicious posts when you log on, be patient and they will be deleted when the intruding account is discovered. This issue is being monitored and responded to, ongoing. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Eight more accounts flagged/blocked today, so far. Waiting for the next to pop its head through the hole . . . 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Jaap Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 All the flagged spammers have been deleted just now, along with their posts. I will investigate further today how we can stop this. Easiest way is to manually validate every new registration before they can post. Not my preference as the forum should be easily accessible, but it is a solution that will work. Any input is appreciated! 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadpen69 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Several other forums I belong to have employed this strategy and it honestly never bothered me. I think it gives an interested individual time to poke around and explore. They still have instant access to the most comprehensive source of V-11 information on the planet. Waiting 12-24 hours to post seems like a small price to pay. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiomick Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 3 hours ago, Admin Jaap said: Easiest way is to manually validate every new registration before they can post. ... That is how it works here: https://www.guzzi-forum.de/Forum/ Also, the forum is only visible to registered members who are logged in. Perhaps not as accessible, but we don't get any spam at all there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Jaap Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 3 hours ago, deadpen69 said: Several other forums I belong to have employed this strategy and it honestly never bothered me. I think it gives an interested individual time to poke around and explore. They still have instant access to the most comprehensive source of V-11 information on the planet. Waiting 12-24 hours to post seems like a small price to pay. Well, I've altered the settings. New members will have to validate their membership themselves an on top of that I have to manually validate them. Furthermore I have blocked posting for pending members. That should suffice. (I hope ;-) ) 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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