Forum Suggestion: Required posts to start a new topic

[Pazzmon 64]

I agree you are doing a good job as 95% of the time, the forum stays clean. 

[leefriendfield 438]

Hello DayZ forum users, as we have all seen there is a problem with forum spamming by a supposed "love doctor". I propose a fix to this problem that is we disallow any post containing the love doctors phone number number that is spammed accross the forums.

 

Edited May 7, 2014 by LeeFriendField

[EndOfDayZ 36]

I was just looking for a way to bring this to admins attention but not having any luck doing it on my phone.

[captain_finnish 134]

Speak of the devil :D it is back!

[solodude23 649]

It's actually been quite convenient for me because I keep forgetting to save the dang number into my contacts

[captain_finnish 134]

It's actually been quite convenient for me because I keep forgetting to save the dang number into my contacts

Pretty useful for everyday love problems. Black magic FTW

[Pandafish 60]

that pesky love doctor spraying his love all over the dayz forums

[liquidsnake 275]

Or IP ban? It's the fiercest measure they can take, but imo this guy definitely qualifies

Edited May 7, 2014 by The End.

[pilgrim* 3514]

Good idea

When a spammer opens an account using "sfdsfdsfdsfd" you know this is some poor sucker doing it by hand, keyboard entry. For instance a 10 year old kid in Mumbai getting paid nothing a day. Bad bad.

 

For myself - I just trace it back and then block anything from that IP. I put the source IP on my machine's Hosts file. If its a city access provider, you may be blocking all users in 10 city blocks from communicating with you, but the access provider server for real pain-in-the-neck spam is usually 90 or 100% a spam source, because that's the local industry, so I do that.

Edited May 7, 2014 by pilgrim

[pilgrim* 3514]

Do you use the Question and Answer Challenge for new accounts?- I'm sorry I don't even remember if you do or not, from when I opened my account. That tends to slow down spammers - particularly if you set your own good questions - specially as ATM you have just one particular visible charlie who is getting through persistently. See if he reacts to that.

 

Facing you, you have maybe 2 college grad level people (or under-grad) making a living, with 2 or 3 PCs and some very cheap labor. You are smarter than they are. And you have the moral high ground for sure.

 

Beanz

 

 

[edit]: you have IP blocker function in IP.Board, instead of using your Hosts file (natch). And 'love doctor' will be def listed already - the IP and his e-mail adds - in the Stop Forum Spam blacklists, with an IP.Board plugin available for that, and the option to block either. But blocking e-mail adds. causes less hassle for the spammer than blocking his IP. I don't use IP.Board but I think this is all correct.

Edited May 7, 2014 by pilgrim

[Evil Minion 943]

How to completely stop any spamming from new users and "users"?

Require 100 posts before you can post in any topic. Problem solved.

That's the same method as stopping server hopping by separating all servers and stopping peeking by removing the third person view.

Edited July 1, 2015 by Evil Minion

[pale1776 375]

I find it hilarious that the guy above Minion posted that as his first post. On his first day here. In a topic requiring accounts to have certain post numbers.

[gibonez 3633]

I wish the

• Where can I find X item, Is it still spawning
• Where is all the pvp now

Threads were also considered spam.

[byrgesen 1341]

online stock trading

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http://online-stock-exchange.com

 

This guy.... LOL!

Its to ironic.

 

EDIT:

Btw, i did notice the spam has pretty much stopped now, but i also spend less time here because of work.

Has it decreased?

Did you do something or did it just stop?

Edited July 1, 2015 by Byrgesen

[Evil Minion 943]

Btw, i did notice the spam has pretty much stopped now, but i also spend less time here because of work.

Well...

 

There is still spam but the topics don't last very long. Similar to the topics about hackers and the developers being <random insult here>.