INPUT NEEDED - Spam
Cloudy 19 Nov 2012
Hello!
As you've noticed we've been getting spam lately. One way to fix that would be to enable a captcha upon forum registration. Does anyone have a problem with that?
As you've noticed we've been getting spam lately. One way to fix that would be to enable a captcha upon forum registration. Does anyone have a problem with that?
billysback 19 Nov 2012
Nope; to be honest it won't effect everyone who will be able to post here as they will all already have an account, this is silly.
EDIT: btw I meant "Nope" as in "Nope I don't have a problem with that", just to clear things up
EDIT: btw I meant "Nope" as in "Nope I don't have a problem with that", just to clear things up
Bubba 19 Nov 2012
I think this is a great idea. Spam can and does end up ruining otherwise great forums, and it also leads to new users thinking that we are unreliable.
In fact I would also suggest adding a captcha for the first few posts a user makes if that is possible.
In fact I would also suggest adding a captcha for the first few posts a user makes if that is possible.
KaoS 19 Nov 2012
this is a great idea. we need to sort out the spamming problem. is there no way to record the IP of someone who posts? if I ever ran a forum server I definitely would record all IPs... DDOS />
Cloudy 19 Nov 2012
billysback, on 19 November 2012 - 04:52 AM, said:
Nope; to be honest it won't effect everyone who will be able to post here as they will all already have an account, this is silly.
I know this. My point is, I'm asking your opinion as to whether it would bother you if you were signing up for this forum.
KaoS 19 Nov 2012
nah, it is one quick test that actually shows that the forums are making an effort to keep spammers out. wouldn't bug me at all
BigSHinyToys 19 Nov 2012
seams a completely reasonable requirement for sign up. It's not like you are asking for mobile numbers. I have never had a problem with human intelligence recognition programs when singing up on other boards.
Leo Verto 19 Nov 2012
Challenge.Accepted, on 19 November 2012 - 04:55 AM, said:
In fact I would also suggest adding a captcha for the first few posts a user makes if that is possible.
I think a captcha is definitely a good idea, a lot of other forums have it too and as long as the captcha isn't too hard, it should be fine.
kazagistar 19 Nov 2012
Are there really people who don't sign up if there is a captcha involved? I think the biggest inconvenience is email verification, but that still won't stop me from signing up for a forum.
Cloudy 19 Nov 2012
I THINK it could have actually been broken - I don't remember there being one either (although I was only the 6th user ever to sign up). Regardless, it is enabled - and I haven't seen any spam since!
Sammich Lord 19 Nov 2012
MechaTallon, on 19 November 2012 - 11:34 AM, said:
I haven't seen spam on the forums since... hmm... October? xD but on the contrary I'm surprised the forum board lasted so long without being heavily spammed... and it didn't even have a capcha.
Another thing you could try doing is allow Email based verification of your account. This would prevent some people from creating a billion accounts under fake names.
Another thing you could try doing is allow Email based verification of your account. This would prevent some people from creating a billion accounts under fake names.
PixelToast 19 Nov 2012
D3matt 19 Nov 2012
KaoS, on 19 November 2012 - 04:55 AM, said:
this is a great idea. we need to sort out the spamming problem. is there no way to record the IP of someone who posts? if I ever ran a forum server I definitely would record all IPs... DDOS />
djblocksaway 19 Nov 2012
yea i think its worth enabling a captcha it cant hurt anyone, and will stop account spammers ^.^