
Do something against the bot spam...
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Re: Do something against the bot spam...
The bot spam army has declared war 


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Re: Do something against the bot spam...
but they are always good for a laugh when a specific bot posts in a topic about them 

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Re: Do something against the bot spam...
It's possible to add a Captcha like this : http://breizh-portal.com/captcha-avec-i ... -t684.html?
Because spam everyday begin to be very annoying

Because spam everyday begin to be very annoying


Re: Do something against the bot spam...
especially today it got really bad 

Re: Do something against the bot spam...
When you delete the spammers accounts, you can flag that all their posts are deleted in one go.
Saves having to go through the dozens of individual posts in their history.
Good luck, this onslaught might require an all-nighter.
Saves having to go through the dozens of individual posts in their history.
Good luck, this onslaught might require an all-nighter.

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Re: Do something against the bot spam...
Unfortunately moderators are not able to delete accounts.Xymph wrote:When you delete the spammers accounts, you can flag that all their posts are deleted in one go.
Saves having to go through the dozens of individual posts in their history.
Good luck, this onslaught might require an all-nighter.
We basicly remove the posts and ban the users.
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Re: Do something against the bot spam...
finished for the current wave... good luck to tomorrow's spam fighters 

Re: Do something against the bot spam...
Well, if the problem remains as bad as this evening, you guys may want to ask Nadeo for the tools to fight the problem effectively -- e.g. forum permission for the above.TheM wrote:Unfortunately moderators are not able to delete accounts.Xymph wrote:When you delete the spammers accounts, you can flag that all their posts are deleted in one go.
Saves having to go through the dozens of individual posts in their history.
We basicly remove the posts and ban the users.
Better prevention (through captchas and what have you) for the spammers to get in in the first place would also be a Good Ideaâ„¢.
Developer of XASECO for TMF/TMN ESWC & XASECO2 for TM²: see XAseco.org
Find your way around the Mania community from the TMN ESWC hub, TMF hub, TM² hub, and SM hub
Find your way around the Mania community from the TMN ESWC hub, TMF hub, TM² hub, and SM hub
Re: Do something against the bot spam...
That's right, also Nadeo admin guys have acknowledged, but they also have "promised" a change of the forum after MP3 release... 

Re: Do something against the bot spam...
Prevention has been proposed for quite some time and is planned, but doesn't seem to be a priorityXymph wrote:Well, if the problem remains as bad as this evening, you guys may want to ask Nadeo for the tools to fight the problem effectively -- e.g. forum permission for the above.TheM wrote:Unfortunately moderators are not able to delete accounts.Xymph wrote:When you delete the spammers accounts, you can flag that all their posts are deleted in one go.
Saves having to go through the dozens of individual posts in their history.
We basicly remove the posts and ban the users.
Better prevention (through captchas and what have you) for the spammers to get in in the first place would also be a Good Ideaâ„¢.

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