.Chris Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I just logged on in here after receiving a PM from a recently joined spammer. There are also a number of other spammers currently posting on the board. Where can I report these members to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Injection Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Ya, what the hell is going on. I got some free porn PM, and All the forums have a thread about some Iphone crap now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phychotron Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 i too was sent a pm for porn. Singlegirl or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJGB3 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I just logged on in here after receiving a PM from a recently joined spammer. There are also a number of other spammers currently posting on the board. Where can I report these members to? i too was sent a pm for porn. Singlegirl or something like that. Yeah me three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Just do what I did guys. I forwarded a copy of my PM to Ashely (the only active mod) with a cc to Drew and typed a short message letting them know it was a spam message I received. Then let her take care of it. This is the easiest way in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixshooter Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I received this PM also. Please do something, we do not need this kind of crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Have a little patience guys. HF is always good about cleaning this stuff up once a mod logs in, but there is only 1 active mod these days (they should really think about adding another) so you'll have to wait until she logs in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 one active mod who doesnt have time to devote 24 hours of her day to HF isnt enough and is someone just making new accounts to respond in here.. not cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex37211 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 i too was sent a pm for porn. Singlegirl or something like that. back off she's mine! She pm'd me first! I'll kill you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallhamer88 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Im applying to be a moderator i could of had this spam gone by yesterday when i first saw it. Im on here everyday almoset all day somdays ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick B. Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 You guys are acting like it's easy to be a mod. I've done modding on other sites and you guys don't understand what a headache it van be. All the scrutiny, everyone thinks they can do your job better, Ect. Don't apply to be a mod, it would be a wasted effort, if hf needs another mod, drew will pic the right candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallhamer88 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 im a admin on another forum. I kno what it takes to be a moderator on a forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 The funniest part is that the topic starter for this thread has a whopping 2 posts so he's hardly even an active member of the boards to be complaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallhamer88 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Yah ive noticed that lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pballer2005 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 i too was sent a pm for porn. Singlegirl or something like that. lol popped ur post cherry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 stupid spammer. account is suspended. I'm going to figure out how to delete the offending PM from everybody's inbox... This should be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Drew, anyway you can add a captcha to the registration process. It will stop bots from being able to register. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_adbell Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 stupid spammer. account is suspended. I'm going to figure out how to delete the offending PM from everybody's inbox... This should be fun. no worries, i deleted mine the old fashioned way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Drew, anyway you can add a captcha to the registration process. It will stop bots from being able to register. There is a captcha on registrations and actually it is now reCaptcha I believe. Supposed to be much better. This however was a single spammer spamming through PM messages. Currently, there is no captcha in place for sending PM's. That might have to change soon. I just ran an update on the database and changed the content of the spam message to remove the bad link. If you still have the message in your inbox, go take a look and you'll see what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 There is a captcha on registrations and actually it is now reCaptcha I believe. Supposed to be much better.This however was a single spammer spamming through PM messages. Currently, there is no captcha in place for sending PM's. That might have to change soon. I just ran an update on the database and changed the content of the spam message to remove the bad link. If you still have the message in your inbox, go take a look and you'll see what I mean. Shows how long ago I registered. I got the PM spam as well, but since I get so few PMs it was kind of nice...if not a bit annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Chris Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 im a admin on another forum. I kno what it takes to be a moderator on a forum I've come to appreciate the agony unique to each, although I prefer admin because it is awesome to have the final say. Spamming is a universal evil. It is an aggravation for an admin to have to individually validate new members, but in my experience it takes less time collectively than the individual time it takes to clean up the mess caused by each spammer. You can root out most spammers and other malcontents fairly quickly by googling the IP address they registered with before deciding whether or not to activate their accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick B. Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 i love how everyone is trying to jump the gun and be a mod. lol. just because you all spend so much time on hf doesnt make you a good candidate. if there needs to be a new mod. im sure the current mods will give recommendations to drew, then he will decide. thats even if we need a new mod. so honestly, stop campaigning. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Injection Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 i love how everyone is trying to jump the gun and be a mod. lol.just because you all spend so much time on hf doesnt make you a good candidate. if there needs to be a new mod. im sure the current mods will give recommendations to drew, then he will decide. thats even if we need a new mod. so honestly, stop campaigning. lol Don't try and fool us with your hidden agenda for HF domination. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRG7 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 if there needs to be a new mod. im sure the current mods will give recommendations to drew, then he will decide. that's how it's done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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