<![CDATA[Forex Software — Zero Tolerance to Spammers]]> 2013-06-14T15:51:18Z PunBB https://forexsb.com/forum/topic/3156/zero-tolerance-to-spammers/ <![CDATA[Re: Zero Tolerance to Spammers]]> I recall getting the message myself quite a while ago......  can't recall what I did about it.

I am sure it will get resolved soon

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2491/ 2013-06-14T15:51:18Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/20419/#p20419 <![CDATA[Re: Zero Tolerance to Spammers]]> Blaiserboy wrote:

Do you get the same weird message on the home computer.?

Yes, same message about being a bot.  I also received the message when I tried to sign up using my work computer, and ended up having to sign up using my iPhone.

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/7512/ 2013-06-14T15:46:16Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/20418/#p20418 <![CDATA[Re: Zero Tolerance to Spammers]]> themaxx wrote:

When I try to post in the office (using chrome), I get this message:

Sorry, but we think you are bot. You can not post message on this forum.

But I can post fine on the same computer with firefox.  At home, I can't post with firefox, but can post with chrome.  What am I doing wrong?

Do you get the same weird message on the home computer.?

Seems most confusing.!

I think the message  refers to blocked ISP's in most cases.....

I am wondering if there would be browser settings that can be adjusted, I am no expert.

Popov will see the message and have a reply, I am sure.

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2491/ 2013-06-14T15:40:09Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/20416/#p20416 <![CDATA[Re: Zero Tolerance to Spammers]]> When I try to post in the office (using chrome), I get this message:

Sorry, but we think you are bot. You can not post message on this forum.

But I can post fine on the same computer with firefox.  At home, I can't post with firefox, but can post with chrome.  What am I doing wrong?

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/7512/ 2013-06-14T14:05:27Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/20412/#p20412 <![CDATA[Re: Zero Tolerance to Spammers]]> I do have to admit, that this forum is probably one of the cleanest forums I've come across - especially for a FOREX forum.  Good job to the staff!

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/6188/ 2012-05-21T13:15:33Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/14574/#p14574 <![CDATA[Re: Zero Tolerance to Spammers]]> people wanting to enhance their search engine ranking want to get their url in as many places as possible, that is why so many url's in spam posts..  There is actually software available for going to forums, complete profile and then later go back in and add URL....... ( I have that software)

There is not a lot of reasons to post url's in this forum. perhaps posts and personal details can be scanned for urls and deleted immediately.

I can see what footon means regarding that profile......

Perhaps delete any facility for url from profile and posts.

I marked as spam a new post today, new user... he posted spam even though there is a warning. I suggest spam isp's be blocked on first occurrence.

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2491/ 2012-04-01T00:22:17Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/13546/#p13546 <![CDATA[Re: Zero Tolerance to Spammers]]> Check this new user - http://forexsb.com/forum/user/6051/about/

Surprise-surprise it says United States, actually it is Bangladesh, look at those titles and websites addresses, just a matter of time when it starts spamming. That user should be banned now before any spam "gets out".

EDIT: user by that IP has been marked in various blacklists as spammer, immediate action needed in my opinion.

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/1242/ 2012-03-31T21:15:26Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/13542/#p13542 <![CDATA[Re: Zero Tolerance to Spammers]]> as most spammers do not return....... moderating the first, say, ten posts, will eliminate most of the problem

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2491/ 2012-03-31T19:46:52Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/13540/#p13540 <![CDATA[Re: Zero Tolerance to Spammers]]> krog wrote:

One idea I saw - one forum site added a script to block any user whose time from registration to first post was humanly impossible, eg 500 ms, as this indicated it was a spam bot. I wonder if the spammers are real people or bots?

It seems they are people mainly, but in blacklists some IPs which are active here too are marked as spam bots.

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/1242/ 2012-03-31T19:30:11Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/13539/#p13539 <![CDATA[Re: Zero Tolerance to Spammers]]> I agree with footon, if you remove the forums that attract the most spam, they will then post in other forums. How about a forum that is a "spam magnet" -- to attract most of the spam posts? For the server/storage costs, could it be set to a maximum size and automatically delete posts that go over the max size?

One idea I saw - one forum site added a script to block any user whose time from registration to first post was humanly impossible, eg 500 ms, as this indicated it was a spam bot. I wonder if the spammers are real people or bots?

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/1692/ 2012-03-31T19:18:41Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/13537/#p13537 <![CDATA[Re: Zero Tolerance to Spammers]]> Blaiserboy wrote:

If we delete the post........ can the administrator still ban the offender afterwards......?

Administrator can ban the authors if he knows who they are.

I usual first ban the author and after that delete him together with all his posts.

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2/ 2012-03-31T17:40:53Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/13533/#p13533 <![CDATA[Re: Zero Tolerance to Spammers]]> If we delete the post........ can the administrator still ban the offender afterwards......?

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2491/ 2012-03-31T17:25:50Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/13532/#p13532 <![CDATA[Re: Zero Tolerance to Spammers]]> Moderators, do you see "Spam" link in the lower right corner of a post field? Can you use it?

I think every forum user can report a post. Moderators can directly delete the post and eventually ban spammers.

I'm checking the forum several times daily so I can delete reported spams quickly.

What no FSB / FST forums to maintain?

Do we have to remove Market Analysis, Forex Trading and Forex Brokers forums?

Can we rename "Forex Brokers" to "Forex Brokers with Relation to FSB / FST" or something like this?

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2/ 2012-03-31T17:18:02Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/13531/#p13531 <![CDATA[Re: Zero Tolerance to Spammers]]> ISP ban definitely, should start from banglalionwimax. But a word of caution - it seems that one user did use a proxy server today - to prove his really from USA as he wrote. Some spammers think they are more trustworthy if they say they are from USA, or Chicago, or NY etc, actually they come mainly from 3 countries - Bangladesh, India, Pakistan. Don't get me wrong - I hold nothing against these countries (except the spammers originating from there). I reckon at least 50% of spammers are "regular" visitors - block their ISP, and we can catch a breath for a while, that is until they find a proxy...

There should be a commercial section - it will help to keep the main sections clean, take that possibility away from spammers, and they'll post their s..t under FSB/FST section.

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/1242/ 2012-03-31T16:32:20Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/13527/#p13527 <![CDATA[Re: Zero Tolerance to Spammers]]> Banning a user..............

I think it may be best to ban the ISP instead of the user.....

This morning, about 40 percent of the new posts were spam.

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2491/ 2012-03-31T13:58:08Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/13520/#p13520