Overwhelmed by spam

[Sam Vimes]

Looks like the Bots are out to play as we've been inundated with Spam this morning. I've had to clean well over 30 attempts and at times they were arriving quicker than I could delete them.

Hope it doesn't continue to ruin our experience here.

 

[otherclive]

Thanks Sam, hope they get bored.

 

[Sam Vimes]

Bots don't get bored - they just run code. And they're still coming. I hope the Admins notice because I can't sit behind this keyboard all day

 

[Beardy]

I feel for you Sam, must be like painting the Forth Bridge.

 

[Andy Norfolk]

Thanks for all your efforts. Hope reporting them isn't making it worse for you?

 

[RogerL]

You and Mel have my sympathies dealing with these Bots - which don't have enough intelligence, artificial or otherwise, to realise that their messages are pointless to a predominantly European caravanning community

 

[RogerL]

Bots don't get bored - they just run code. And they're still coming. I hope the Admins notice because I can't sit behind this keyboard all day

Can you block new members until Admin can offer something better?

 

[Hutch]

Thanks , Sam and Mel, hopefully you will block this lot.
I think I will sign off for today, join back in later.

 

[Jcloughie]

Thanks for doing the work Mel and Sam.

John

 

[Mel]

I have also cleared a load. Thanks to all for their support and patience
Mel

 

[GUMPY]

Quick user hack
On the first spam message
click on the user
Then click on ignore user.
Refresh page.
Bang
all messages from them gone from your display

Means doing it once or twice a day or whenever they change names

 

[Beachball]

Thanks for all of your efforts Mel and Sam

 

[toad a caravan]

Well done (round of applause).. Gary

 

[Steve1962]

Let’s hit them with a 125% tariff……

 

[toad a caravan]

Spam,prefer corned beef

 

[trevormonty]

How about only allowing new members to create one new thread per 24hr.

 

[Sam Vimes]

Nice idea but each one is from a different user and email address. Easy to automate.

It mght be possible to get each new member to verify their email address before posting but even this could be overcome.

The Admins have been informed so we'll see what they can do.

 

[Mr Plodd]

How about will all click on the user and send THEM page full of gobblydegook?

 

[Steve1962]

Forward them all to Trump…

 

[toad a caravan]

Careful he may increase them by 145,%

 

[Hutch]

OMG, really heavy with them now.

 

[Sam Vimes]

What's interesting is that some go into the Approvals section for Mel and I to approve or not, and others go straight to the forum.

I've lost count now.

 

[Andy Norfolk]

I'm putting them on ignore.

 

[Len W]

Is it possible to block the IP address as we do that on our own website ?

 

[Mel]

Is it possible to block the IP address as we do that on our own website ?

When they pop up in the General section; Sam and I hit the Spam button next to their profile. This clears all the spam with the same IP address out of the General section. Spam with a related IP address to that poster then shows up in the Approval section that forumites don’t see. Trouble is they are using multiple unrelated IP addresses ( I think).
We are both checking the forum frequently to try to keep on top of it. Admins have also been alerted and hopefully they will tighten the Spam filter as they did when we had that Temu spam dump.
Mel