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    We going to do anything about these spammers?

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    • obsidianspiderO
      obsidianspider
      last edited by

      Flag the posts as spam with the little vertical three dot thing on the bottom right of a post.

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      The admins and moderators get notified about them and can address the problem.

      šŸ“· @obsidianspider

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      • SgtJimmyRustlesS
        SgtJimmyRustles
        last edited by

        I don't have the time to flag them all. The admins need to ban the accounts. Maybe go on a manual verification system instead.

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        • SuperFromNDS
          SuperFromND
          last edited by

          They seem to have been banned now, but I'd keep one eye open.

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          • SgtJimmyRustlesS
            SgtJimmyRustles @SuperFromND
            last edited by

            @supercatfooz

            Hasn't even been an hour and they're back at it.

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            • SuperFromNDS
              SuperFromND @SgtJimmyRustles
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              @sgtjimmyrustles Wonderful.

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                phulshof
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                I had the same problem on the RetroFE forums. I'm not sure if it's an option here, but I got rid of practically all of them by adding a few simple questions to the registration process involving simple mathematical problems using letters only, e.g. "How much is two times two?" with the correct answer being "Four". Practically any human can answer those; the bots so far cannot.

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                • BuZzB
                  BuZz administrators
                  last edited by

                  The spammers are not bots. They use people. I disabled some of our anti spam stuff due to it flagging legit posts. The issue will likely improve in a few days. Happened before.

                  To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                  • HyruleslinkH
                    Hyruleslink
                    last edited by

                    One way that may assist in stopping spammers is to not allow new users to post for a few days. That may also help reduce the amount of "HELP!! HOW DO I..." posts as well by forcing users to look up common issues that have been answered numerous times.

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                    • RookervikR
                      Rookervik Global Moderator
                      last edited by

                      This is how Kim Jong Un is attacking the US :D

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                      • PokeEngineerP
                        PokeEngineer @Rookervik
                        last edited by PokeEngineer

                        @rookervik said in We going to do anything about these spammers?:

                        This is how Kim Jong Un is attacking the US :D

                        More like the UK! Bwahahaha!

                        Don't sweat it.
                        When in doubt, take a BYTE out of life.

                        šŸ˜Ž

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                        • meleuM
                          meleu @BuZz
                          last edited by

                          @buzz downvoting and flagging for moderation as spam is a good practice for us, regular users, or there's no difference?

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                            phulshof @BuZz
                            last edited by

                            @buzz said in We going to do anything about these spammers?:

                            The spammers are not bots. They use people. I disabled some of our anti spam stuff due to it flagging legit posts. The issue will likely improve in a few days. Happened before.

                            Are you sure about that? I had them breaking through my captchas as well, but as soon as I added these simple questions they were all gone. Bots are quite clever these days, but apparently understanding the English language is still a tad too much to ask. :)

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                            • dankcushionsD
                              dankcushions Global Moderator
                              last edited by

                              https://retropie.org.uk/forum/user/jghfgff05 managed to get 40 posts of junk through.

                              i'd be tempted to ban all chinese(?) character posts, if that's possible. this stuff seems to appear with some regularity.

                              ideally there would be a 'delete all posts' option for moderators to use, as going through each post and deleting takes ages :(

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                                AndrewH
                                last edited by

                                If there's a need for an additional moderator or two, I'd gladly step forward to provide some additional coverage.
                                As long as the vetting procedure isn't too invasive :-)

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                                • mituM
                                  mitu Global Moderator @dankcushions
                                  last edited by

                                  @dankcushions said in We going to do anything about these spammers?:

                                  ideally there would be a 'delete all posts' option for moderators to use, as going through each post and deleting takes ages :(

                                  Doesn't deleting an user automaticaly delete his/her posts ? That might be an option for proven spammer accounts.

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                                  • jonnykeshJ
                                    jonnykesh @mitu
                                    last edited by

                                    @mitu Banned users comments remain. I see them from time to time with the red Banned flag beside them.

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                                    • mituM
                                      mitu Global Moderator @jonnykesh
                                      last edited by

                                      @jonnykesh Not banning, but deleting the account completely.

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                                      • BuZzB
                                        BuZz administrators @dankcushions
                                        last edited by

                                        @dankcushions Admins can quickly delete a user and all posts - perhaps not available for moderators. I'm surprised akismet didn't catch them either. I will see if there is a way to allow mods to do this as it takes just a few seconds. I have little time for working on the forum right now though.

                                        To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                        • herb_fargusH
                                          herb_fargus administrators @BuZz
                                          last edited by

                                          @buzz I've deleted at least 5 accounts. Seems at least a new one each evening :/

                                          If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                                          Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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