Spammers R Us
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:50 am
Regular visitors may have noticed that we've been swamped by spam over the last week or so.
I've deleted dozens of posts, banned a couple of user names and warned a couple more, but it's obviously going to be an ongoing nuisance. They simply register a new account and start over.
Unfortunately, we may have to start moderating new users' posts, at least for the time being. That sucks on a number of levels, not the least of which is generating more work for the moderators. We could require account approval before they can post, but it's impossible to tell who's a spammer and who isn't until the spam's out of the can!
In the meantime, if anyone sees anything that looks suspicious, please don't hesitate to "Report" the post and one of the crew will act on it.
I've deleted dozens of posts, banned a couple of user names and warned a couple more, but it's obviously going to be an ongoing nuisance. They simply register a new account and start over.
Unfortunately, we may have to start moderating new users' posts, at least for the time being. That sucks on a number of levels, not the least of which is generating more work for the moderators. We could require account approval before they can post, but it's impossible to tell who's a spammer and who isn't until the spam's out of the can!
In the meantime, if anyone sees anything that looks suspicious, please don't hesitate to "Report" the post and one of the crew will act on it.